Even then, though Noah was entrusted with the dual commission of building the ark and preaching to his contemporaries, Jehovah did not reveal his time schedule to him. — Genesis 6: 14; 2 Peter 2: 5.
Mozus 6: 9 — 13, 18.) Bet arī tad Jehova nepateica Noam, kad tieši sāksies plūdi, kaut gan viņš uzdeva Noam būvēt šķirstu un sludināt saviem laikabiedriem. ( 1. Mozus 6: 14; 2. Pētera 2: 5.)