Starke Reality: Question of the Week: Wasn't the Ark built by just eight people?

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Q: Wasn't the Ark built by just eight people?

A: It is true that only eight people were on board the Ark during the Flood. Genesis 7:13 states, "On the very same day Noah and Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark." This number is confirmed by the Apostle Peter in the New Testament, who stated that only "eight souls" were saved from the Flood (1 Peter 3:20; see also 2 Peter 2:5).
Notice that the Bible tells us how many people were on board the Ark, but it does not tell us how many people were involved in building it. God told Noah to build it and gave him specifications regarding the Ark's construction materials (Genesis 6:14), size (Genesis 6:15), and cargo (Genesis 6:18-21).
It is likely that Noah hired people to help him build the Ark. The Bible does stress the wickedness of man prior to the Flood, but just like today, ungodly people may have been willing to work for a godly man. Answers in Genesis had several unbelieving contractors who helped at different stages of the Creation Museum's construction, and we praise God that we had opportunities to witness to them and that some of them trusted in Christ. As a preacher of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5), Noah would have certainly used this opportunity to proclaim God's message to unbelievers working for him.

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