Read 1 Peter 3:20–22
In it [the ark] only a few people, eight in all, were saved through
water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you
also.
1 Peter 3:20–21
Noah was a “preacher of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5) during a very
difficult time in history. The early Christians knew that Jesus had
promised that, before His return, the world would become like the
“days of Noah” (Matt. 24:37–39), and they were expecting Him soon
(2 Peter 3:1–13). As they saw society decay around them and persecution begin, they would think of the Lord’s words.
Noah was a man of faith who kept doing the will of God even
when he seemed to be a failure. If we measured faithfulness by results,
then Noah would get a very low grade. Yet God ranked him very high!
The Flood is a picture (type) of death, burial, and resurrection.
The waters buried the earth in judgment, but they also lifted Noah
and his family up to safety. The early church saw in the ark a picture
of salvation. Noah and his family were saved by faith because they
believed God and entered into the ark of safety. So sinners are saved
by faith when they trust Christ and become one with Him.
Something to Ponder
If Noah were to offer you advice about being a godly example in a
sinful world, what do you think he might tell you?