Genesis 6:8-9
What is written? (ESV)
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
What does it say?
But Noah found approval by God. These are the generations of Noah, who was a righteous man and blameless in his generation and he walked with God.
What is its immediate context?
After creation, mankind had come to a state “that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (vs 5) and God was sorry that He had created him (vs 6). However, Noah was one that was righteous and “walked with God” (vs 9). Subsequently, God gave Noah instructions to build the ark and “Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him” (vs 22).
How Genesis 6:8-9 is applied across Bible answers
How are works defined in the Bible?
Noah was "a righteous man" who "walked with God".
Subsequently, God would save him from the flood (God's grace), but not before Noah built the ark according to "all that God commanded him" (vs 22).
