Hebrews 11:7

  I.  By faith we follow in obedience while waiting for what isn't seen.

    a.  Noah believed God's warning about what was unseen.

-warned = chrematizo = give divine instruction, divine warning

-Gen. 6:5-7

-favor = chen = favor, grace; LXX favor = charis = grace

    b.  Noah faithfully acted to prepare for God's warning.

-prepared = kataskeuazo = prepare, build, construct

-MacArthur "One of the greatest practical acts of faith in all history was Noah’s cutting down the first gopher tree for wood to make the ark.”

-reverence = eulabeo = be afraid, reverance, respect

 

  II.  By faith we proclaim testimony of God's Word.

    a.  Noah proclaimed testimony of coming judgment.

-II Pet. 2:5,

-preacher = kerux = herald, preacher

    b.  Noah showed the contrast between walking by faith rather than by sight.

 

  III.  By faith we receive the inheritance of righteousness.

Hebrews 11:5-6

I.  Faith is a living walk.

-Gen. 5:21-24

-walked = halak = to go, come, walk

-Micah 6:8

-Jude 14-15

-taken up/took up = metatithemi = remove, take back, take up

-taken up = metathesis = to change, remove

 

  II.  Faith is necessary to please God.

-impossible = adunatos = not able, not possible

(verse 6 is two parallel statements)

and                        for

without faith           believe

impossible             must

please God           who seek Him

    a.  We must believe He is and trust Him.

-believe = pisteuo = have faith in, believe in, trust in

-Prov. 1:7

    b.  We must believe He rewards those who seek Him.

-Ps. 34:4, 10

-Gen. 15:1