What did Noah's neighbors think of him when they saw he was building the ark and accommodating animal pairs?

Question

Did they think he was MAD??

Yahoo suggested I post this in Zoology!!! lol

Don't you just wish you were there?

Watching the man sweat, and then letting the animals in the ark. It must have been one hell of a party!

Answer 1

I am certain he was the joke of the region. Yet the Bible does not give any information on this.

Genesis 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Answer 2

Well, considering the people at that time had never seen rain before, they more than likely did laugh and make fun of Noah and his family as they built the ark. It took Noah and his family between 50 and 60 years to construct the ark and gather all of the animals and food they would need. During this time, the Bible indicates he also preached to the people around him, telling them that the flood was coming. (2 Peter 2:5)
Unfortunately, the Bible also indicates that the people 'took no note'. Luke 17:26, 27 tells us they were eating and drinking, just going about their daily lives. There is a warning that goes along with this.
For more information on what the flood of Noah's day means for us today, read the following article:
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20020301/article_01.htm

Answer 3

Matt.24:3,14; WHO IS MAKING SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT JESUS PLANS?

In the days of Noah no one cared about his plans, Jesus says, he says it will be the same with him some time in the years after Noah, Jesus will be coming a second time, can years be known? Yes, years can be known, but not the day and the hour.

EXAMPLE: Satan has 6130 years, Eden to Rev.20:1-6; No satan 1000 years,
But when Satan Rev.12:3,4,6-11,12; is cast down, has a short time in the end time of 150 years.
Jesus in heaven has a place prepared for the heavenly and Jesus for this 150 years redeems his heavenly body and he is very active in the heavens doing this.
If we know all these years, can we know any part of a day or an hour? 1Thes.5:1-9,21; to children of the light, Jesus does not with his second coming, come as a thief in the night, and they know the times and the seasons that the raised up John 6:39,40,44; the gathered Mark 13:27; the caught up 1Thes.4:15-17; means Jesus has been on the job in heaven for some length of time before his second coming after his enemies Satan and 1/3 angels are gone Matt.22:42-44; Acts 2:27-35; WHEN DID HIS ENEMIES GET CAST DOWN TO BE UNDERFOOT Rom.16:20; What prophecy?

Matt.24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Answer 4

What do You mean by Rain Noah? Never Rained before,You are ignorant Noah to be wasting all Your time on ark Bldg;You been saying that for Years,No Rain,Uh oh I used the "R" Word (Rapture) Where are You going Noah ?after You get in the Ark?-------------------------And one Day God shut the Door, Where will You be when God closes the Door,?He will no longer Plead with Man;The Church can be Your Ark of Safety,But I assure You,;,God is going to Shut the Door on this Generation ;

Answer 5

They would say "There goes that crazy Noah again. I bet he's been talking to God again (snicker, snicker) Hey Noah what did God tell you to do this time(snicker, snicker) What's that build a giant boat? And What? Gather (2) of every animal (HA HA HA HA ). Make sure you pack a shovel (Snicker, Snicker)" "Hey was that rain I just felt? Oh wow it's starting to come down pretty hard. Oh man this thing looks like it could last (40) days and nights. "Hey Noah. You know we were just kidding about the big boat right? How bout you give us a ride in it ole buddy. Noah.. NOAH!!!!
GIRGGLE, GIRGGLE, GIRGGLE

Answer 6

They thought he mad(crazy) cause the Bible says it had never rained before. Therefore, it was a foreign concept to them. They couldn't understand why it would rain. I'm not even sure why they knew what it was. Unless, they shut up long enough to let Noah explain. The Bible says everyone thought he was crazy and made fun of him, til it happened. He preached for 120 yrs. He followed God's orders exactly to the letter. Therefore, only 8 people were saved. Noah, Mrs.Noah(her only name in the Bible), Ham, Shem, Japheth, and their 3 wives.

Answer 7

They laughed and mocked, just like the non-believers and sceptics do today. People never learn.
Vast beds of fossilised clams at the summit of mount Everest are conclusive evidence for the reality of the worldwide flood, as are the stories of a great flood in the folk-lore of nations and tribes all around the world.

Answer 8

The sad thing was that he was building it for 100 years and warning the neighbors that a flood was coming and they couldn't believe it because it had never rained before, so instead of listening to the prophet they went by their own understanding and guess what?
There are those today who use "logic" and reasoning and debate to prove they are right, and say, "where is the promise of His coming"? guess what?
He will come again and soon

Answer 9

At first they thought he was crazy but later as they were seeing how long they could tread water,they wanted to get on board.

Answer 10

Didn't think anything, it was only in noahs dreams