20Everything mortal on dry land expired and became as if they had never existed, because they did 21their own will, and did not keep the commandments of their Maker, until finally His anger was aroused against them. Col. 3 1By it the sons of Noah and their families went astray, and by it they were exterminated. 2Abraham did not live by it and was considered God’s friend, because he observed the commandments of God and he did not choose to follow 3the will of his own spirit; and he passed them