DISCOURSE 23. The firmness of the righteous Noah, the great blessings contained in virtue. Noah found grace before the Lord God; Praise from all men is not a proof of virtue. The Scriptures deprive the wicked of the name "man." The righteousness and godliness of Noah. The best way of genealogy. In the matter of virtue, after the highest grace, everything depends on the free cry of man.

DISCOURSE 24. Everything in the Divine Scriptures must be carefully examined. The long-term chastity of Noah and the corruption of the whole earth. The announcement of the divine sentence to Noah and the command to build an ark for the salvation of the righteous man and his entire family to eat with pairs of various animals. The basis for distinguishing between clean and unclean animals and the purpose of this command. The purpose of the divine proclamation of the day of the flood. Inducing listeners to fulfill the divine commandments.

DISCOURSE 25. God's love for mankind at the time of the coming of the flood; The shortening of the time given for repentance made it easier to punish sinners. The forty-day increase of the flood water and the closure of the ark by God from without. Noah's great faith and the return of his original power over animals. Destruction of all that dwelleth on the earth, except that which are in the ark. Exhortation to feats of virtue by hope in God and the infinite blessings promised by Him.

DISCOURSE 26. God's blessings to the human race and the beneficence of remembering this. The sacrifice of Noah and the reason for God's permission of sacrifices and the institution of circumcision. The high price of good will. The Divine promise to Noah, naked, the ancestor of mankind, and the commandment not to eat blood. Exhortation to correction, repentance and forgiveness of offenses.

DISCOURSE 27. God's blessings to the human race and the beneficence of remembering this. The sacrifice of Noah and the reason for God's permission of sacrifices and the institution of circumcision. The high price of good will. The Divine promise to Noah, naked, the ancestor of mankind, and the commandment not to eat blood. Exhortation to correction, repentance and forgiveness of offenses.

DISCOURSE 28. The purpose of Chrysostom's discourses. God's covenant with Noah and its sign. God's condescension to sinners and goodwill to the virtuous. And Ham was the father of Canaan. The origin of post-flood mankind from the three sons of Noah is a matter of special divine providence, as is the spread of Christianity. An exhortation to love God and to direct the eyes of faith to Him.

DISCOURSE 29. The Scriptures depict not only the virtues, but also the sins of the righteous. Scripture gives healing to all who suffer. What explains Noah's drunkenness? Compassion of the righteous for their neighbors. It is not the wine that is to blame, but the abuse of it. Why is the son cursed for his father's sin? The beginning of slavery. Prophetic blessing to Shem and Japheth.

DISCOURSE 30. Continuation of the exhortation to those who went to the spectacle; the heavy responsibility of those Christians who, by their behavior, give cause for temptation to unbelievers. An explanation of the work of creation on the fifth day and a rebuke of those who do not think righteously about the origin of the universe and the purpose of creating certain creatures. The dumb creatures created on the sixth day, and their divine approval. An exhortation to stir oneself up to the praise of the Lord and to bring to the truth others who are stagnant in error.

DISCOURSE 31. It is especially necessary to beware of carelessness at the end of the Holy Forty Days. Why is its end called Great Week? The building of the city and the pillar and the moral lesson are from here. Divine judgment over the builders and perpetuation of the memory of it. Exhortation to fasting and fervent prayer.

DISCOURSE 32. A Christian must be vigilant and careful, avoiding human glory and self-conceit. The agreement of the words of the Book of Kings. Genesis with the words of the first martyr Stephen about the migration of Abram from Mesopotamia. Abram's feat when he left his father's house. Why did he take Lot with him? Arrival in Canaan and the resignation of the patriarch. A warning against attachment to earthly wealth.

DISCOURSE 33. Return to the subject of the discourses interrupted by the onset of the Holy Feast. Abram's arrival at the place of the former altar between Bethel and Haggah. Humility, peacefulness and unselfishness of Abram. Inducing listeners to humility before others.

DISCOURSE 34. The lofty dignity and God-pleasing humility and meekness; the divine reward to Abram for these virtues and the Christian's inducement to almsgiving. The Patriarch's Exercises in Firm Hope in God. Imitation of the Patriarch in hope and motivation to live not for ourselves, but for Him Who died and rose for us.

DISCOURSE 35. It is suggested to read the Divine Scriptures, even if without sufficient understanding at the beginning; an instructive example of the eunuch Queen Candace. Abram's love for Lot, who was captured by the kings of the East, and his extraordinary victory over the latter. Glory to the Patriarch and his blessing from Melchizedek. The instructive unselfishness of the conqueror of the Eastern kings. At the foundation of all our deeds we must put humility, love for eternal blessings instead of transient ones, which, like alms to the poor, serve to acquire the former.

DISCOURSE 36. The richness of the Patriarch's virtues and a brief overview of his deeds and divine mercies to him. Retribution to Abram for not accepting the gifts of the king of Sodom; Abram's great faith in the divine promise and its imputation to righteousness. An Inspiration to Believe in the Words of God and to Trust in His Promises.