Hebrews 11:7
What is written? (ESV)
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
What does it say?
By faith Noah, after God warned him about events not yet seen, reverently built an ark to save his household. By doing so he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
What is its immediate context?
The Hebrews writer accounting many of the “heroes of faith.” The account of Noah building the ark is from Genesis 6, where the last verse sums up his building, “Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.”
How Hebrews 11:7 is applied across Bible answers
What is the fear of the Lord?
Noah's "reverent fear" led him to construct the ark exactly as God had instructed. Scripture tells us he obeyed "all that God commanded him".
