Do You Know Jehovah as Did Noah, Daniel, and Job? - NOAH WALKED WITH GOD N A WICKED WORLD

How Noah came to know Jehovah.  Since early human history, men and women of faith have learned about God in three primary ways: by observing the visible creation, from other God-fearing humans, and by experiencing the blessings of living in harmony with God's principles and standards.  (Isaiah 48:18)   By observing the physical creation, Noah would have seen abundant evidence not only of God's existence but also of his many invisible qualities, such as "his eternal power and Godship." (Romans 1:20) As a result, Noah did more than believe in God; he developed strong faith in him. 

Faith "follows the thing heard."(Romans 10:17) How did Noah hear about Jehovah?  He no doubt learned much from his relatives.  These included his father, Lamech, who was a man of faith and whose life overlapped Adam's  They also included his grandfather Methuselah and his great-grandfather Jared, who life overlapped Noah by 366 years. (Luke 3:36, 37) Perhaps from these men and possibly from their wives, Noah learned about mankind's start, God's purpose that a righteous human family  fill the earth, and the rebellion in Eden-the result of which Noah could see for himself.  (Genesis 1:28; 3:16-19, 24)   In any event, what Noah learned touched his heart, moving him to serve God. - GENESIS 6:9.

Faith is reinforced by hope. Imagine, then, how Noah must have felt when he learned that his name, which probably means "Rest; Consultation," embodied hope! (Genesis 5:29)  Under inspiration, Lamech said: "This one [Noah] will bring us comfort from . . . the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that Jehovah has cursed."  Noah had hope in God.  Like Abel and Enoch before him, he believed in the "offspring" who would bruise the serpent's head. - GENESIS 3:15. 

Next time: Do You Know Jehovah as Did Noah, Daniel, and Job? - Conclusion of NOAH WALKED WITH GOD IN A WICKED WORLD

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