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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
This is what the ancients were commended for.
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
Unpack the Story
Verse 7 in Hebrews is a great summary statement for us as we think about the intersection of faith and obedience. We don’t have time to go through verse by verse Genesis chapters 6-9 today we can hit on the high points in the account to help paint the picture of Noah’s story.
In we find that human society was in awful conditions. gives us a clear picture of what sin had done in the heart of man.
The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
The Scripture goes on to say that
The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 6:6-
God saw the wickedness of man and how every impulse, desire and thought was to do wickedness.
You see this again in
Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.
God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
The beautiful amazing creation that God had made just a few chapters ago was ruined.
You look back and you begin to understand why God said not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God’s judgement is about to come on the entire earth on all except Noah.
From a human perspective we read a passage of Scripture like this and we think man that seems harsh.
But we have to understand that we are worshipping Jesus who is both Lord and Saviour. A God who is filled with both grace and truth.
We don’t get to define what God is like - otherwise we are creating a god in our own image - a golden calf an idol.
What does this passage of Scripture teach us about the Lord?
God hates sin - Sin ruins what God created to be awesome, amazing and beautiful.
Sin has consequences - God doesn’t just turn a blind eye on sin, especially when humanity is at the point where every persons thoughts, desire and impulses are willingly towards wickedness. This God who is Saviour is also Judge.
God deserves our reverence - Rather than cause us to run away from God in fear this passage of Scripture should cause us to humble ourselves before him. Last week I talked about how the fear of the Lord is not just reverance but a fear of missing out on the things of God. Well this passage of Scripture shows us both sides but specifically the reverence for God. Getting a little heavy here - one day we all will stand before the Lord Jesus and give an account for who we live and be judged. That should cause us to have a reverence for God and cause us to walk in obedience in reverance to him.
God grants favour - despite the fact that all the world was willfully chosing to reject God’s way and live wicked, wicked lifestyles God grants favour to those who humble themselves under God’s hand and walk in reverance and obedience before God.
The Bible says that God told Noah
So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Genesis 6:13-
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,