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such objections, Noah by faith got over. His obedience was ready and resolute: Thus did Noah, willingly and cheerfully, without murmuring and disputing. God says, Do this, and he does it. It was also punctual and persevering: he did all exactly according to the instructions given him, and, having begun to build, did not leave off till he had finished it; so did he, and so must we do.
3. As an instance of wisdom for himself, thus to provide for his own safety. He feared the deluge, and therefore prepared the ark. Note, When God gives warning of approaching judgments, it is our wisdom and duty to provide accordingly. See Ex 9:20-21, Eze 3:18. We must prepare to meet the Lord in his judgments on earth, flee to his name as a strong tower (Pr 18:10), enter into our chambers (Isa 26:20, 21), especially prepare to meet him at death and in the judgment of the great day, build upon Christ the Rock (Mt 7:24), go into Christ the Ark.
4. As intended for warning to a careless world; and it was fair warning of the deluge coming. Every blow of his axes and hammers was a call to repentance, a call to them to prepare arks too. But, since by it he could not convince the world, by it he condemned the world, Heb 11:7.
Genesis -7
The Flood
1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the
ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Here is, a gracious invitation of Noah and his family into a
place of safety, now that the flood of waters was coming, Ge 7:1.
1 The call itself is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children, to come in doors, when he sees night or a storm