Noah was chosen because he was the most righteous man on earth.(Genesis 7:1)
(Ezekiel 14:14)
He 'walked faithfully with God' (Genesis 6:9NIV)
He was a "preacher of righteousness"(2 Peter 2:5 NIV)
He showed 'godly fear'(respect)and faith(Hebrews 11:7ASB)
Noah was a man who followed God and His ways so of course Noah was obedient to God. God told Noah to build the ark and that's what Noah did.
Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Gen 6:9 .......................Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
Noah is mentioned in the New Testament book of Hebrews as being a man of faith:
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
A person's faith is revealed by their works this is another reason Noah did as God told Him, Noah had faith in God.
God told Noah to build it in order to save him from the Flood. Noah was the most righteous person at that time (Genesis 6).See also the Related Links.
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God told him to build it because God was angry with sinful man , and was going to destroy the whole earth.
Because he was going to destroy the earth with a great flood and everyone in it except Noah and his family
God told Noah to build the Ark, as he was going to destroy the earth by a mighty flood.
God wanted to start over with man because only Noah and his family followed God, so he saved them from the flood.
It was mainly built to save mankind and the animals after the flood.
Noah listened to god and built the Ark accordingly to what God said.
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I think God told Noah to build the ark. Haven't you ever heard of Noah's Ark? It's a Bible story I think.
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He didn't Jonah ran away from god. god told noah to build the ark.
Gopher wood. After God gave Noah the directive to build the Ark. Noah went to his sons (Shem, Ham and Japheth) and said "GO FOR WOOD" and they did.
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We would not be here today.
Abraham was not yet born.
noah's ark is such an important symbol because through the earth new generation came to existence. futhermore the if not for the ark where would we have been. in conclusion god is a perfect god he turned the minds of all the people not to enter the ark Noah's ark is a symbol of God's salvation. The way of salvation is provided by God. The ark is a picture of Christ.
The ark was the way of salvation (from the flood) for Noah and his family. This was the only way Noah and his family would escape God's judgment. God communicated to Noah exact instructions to build the ark. Noah acted in faith and built the ark. God's way of salvation is specific today = the death of His son as a sacrifice for sin. This is the only way of salvation from the judgment that is coming. People accept this by faith.
in the book of Genesis where God tells Noah how big to build the ark.