Genesis 6:8-10 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.… I. THAT GOOD MEN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMES ARE NOT OVERLOOKED BY GOD. II. THAT GOOD MEN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMES ARE OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY SIGNAL PIETY. Piety at such times is — 1. A contrast. 2. A rebuke. 3. A testimony. 4. A duty. III. THAT GOOD MEN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMES ARE ANXIOUS THAT THEIR FAMILY CONNECTIONS MAY BE PRESERVED FROM MORAL DEFILEMENT. IV. THAT GOOD MEN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMES RECEIVE THE COMMUNICATIONS OF HEAVEN IN REFERENCE TO THE DESTINY OF MEN. 1. This is a dignity. 2. This is a discipline. LESSONS: (1) The good man is worth the mention and commendation of God. (2) That true piety can survive the darkest ages and live through the most arduous toils. (3) That good men know most of the mind of God in reference to the world's future. (4) That good men will not be included in the destructions which overtake the wicked. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. |
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