Noah's motivation for ornamenting the temple was not because of his reverent feelings for the Lord but for his unending desire for extravagance. Like king Herod, who built the last great Jewish temple, his temple-building extravagance was designed to win the hearts of the people and demonstrate his riches and power. In spite of these evil intentions, the temple remains holy. For example, even though Herod was a terribly wicked man, the Savior recognized this edifice as his father's house (Jn 2:16).