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By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
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Faith in the Unseen
Noah's faith is a powerful example because it was based solely on God's word, not on visible evidence. Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Calvin stress that for 120 years, with no natural signs of a flood and facing immense ridicule, Noah acted on a divine warning about "things not seen as yet." His faith trusted God's declaration over the unchanging course of nature and the mockery of the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By faith Noah. It is less difficult to see that Noah must have been influenced by faith than that Abel and Enoch were. Everything…
Being warned of God (χρηματισθεις). First aorist passive participle of χρηματιζω, old word for oracular or divine communications a…
19th Century
Anglican
Being warned of God.—(See Hebrews 8:5.)
Moved with fear.—The marginal rendering “being wary” (or better, <…
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Baptist
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he cond…
Attention moves to Noah. He was “warned” (GK 5976; a verb used frequently of divine communications) by God himself; he was not acting on a hunch or…
16th Century
Protestant
By faith Noah, etc. It was a wonderful example of magnanimity that when the whole world was promising itself impunity, and securely and un…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By faith Noah, being warned of God In the Greek text, Noah is called "Noe", and so the Septuagint interpreters of th…
Here are some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowl…
13th Century
Catholic
Having given a description, the Apostle now clarifies it with an example. In this regard, he does two things:
