Noah Obeyed God

1. The Wickedness of Humanity:
– The Lord sees that the wickedness of man is great on the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
– God decides to destroy the world with a flood, but Noah finds favor in the eyes of the Lord.

2. God’s Instructions to Noah:
– God tells Noah that He will destroy the earth with a flood, but that He will establish a covenant with Noah and his family.
– God instructs Noah to build an ark to save himself, his family, and representatives of every kind of animal.

3. Noah’s Obedience:
– Noah does everything that God commands him to do. He builds the ark exactly as God specifies, down to the last detail.
– Noah gathers his family and the animals into the ark, just as God had instructed.

4. The Flood and Noah’s Preservation:
– The flood comes and covers the entire earth, destroying all living things outside the ark.
– But Noah and his family, along with the animals, are safely preserved in the ark.

5. God’s Covenant with Noah:
– After the flood waters recede, God establishes a covenant with Noah, promising never again to destroy the earth with a flood.
– God sets a rainbow in the sky as a sign of this everlasting covenant.

The key aspects of this story are Noah’s unwavering faith and obedience to God, despite the overwhelming nature of the task God gave him. It demonstrates God’s justice in dealing with human sin, as well as His mercy in preserving a righteous remnant through Noah’s family.