Noah's Faith Condemns the World - Conclusion of " Faultless Among His Contemporaries

What would building the ark involve?  Jehovah directed Noah to construct a huge watertight three-story, wooden chest, 437 feet long by 73 feet wide by 44 feet high [about 133 meters by 22 meters by 13 meters]. (Genesis 6:15, 16) Such a vessel would have the capacity similar to that of various present-day cargo vessels. 

What a  colossal undertaking!  Very likely, it mean felling thousands of trees, hauling them to the construction site and cutting them into planks or beams. It mean building scaffolding, making pins or pegs, obtaining tar for waterproofing, procuring containers and tools, and so on.  The work may have required negotiations  with merchants and payment for goods, and services.  It apparently called for skill in carpentry so as to fit the timbers accurately and build an adequately strong structure.  And just think-construction probably  lasted some 50 or 60 years! 

Noah's attention would next have to be the preparation of sufficient food and fodder.  (Genesis 6:21)  He would have to assemble and marshal a host of animals into the ark. Noah carried out all that God had commanded, and the work was finished.  (Genesis 6:22) Jehovah's blessing ensured its complete success. 

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