[Noah] proved himself faultless among his contemporaries. Noah
walked with the true God. —Gen. 6:9.
Noah was not content just to lead
a good life. He also became a bold
“preacher of righteousness,” publicly confessing his faith in Jehovah. (2 Pet. 2:5) “Through this faith he condemned the world,”
wrote the apostle Paul. (Heb. 11:7)
It stands to reason, therefore, that
Noah faced ridicule and opposition, perhaps even threats of violence. But he was not “trembling at men.” (Prov. 29:25) Rather, he had
the courage that Jehovah gives to
his faithful servants. After Noah
had walked with God for more than
five centuries, Jehovah told him to
build an ark for the saving of human and animal life. (Gen. 5:32; 6:
14) How difficult that project must
have seemed—and not just from the
construction point of view! Noah
surely knew that it would bring on
even more ridicule and opposition.
Still, he obediently went ahead in
faith. “He did just so.”—Gen. 6:22.
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