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.
Ent isegi siis, kui Jehoova usaldas Noale kaheosalise ülesande — ehitada laev ja kuulutada oma rahvapõlvele Jumala sõnumit —, ei avaldanud ta temale oma ajakava.