New arrangements for a new era. I. PROVISION FOR THE INCREASE OF THE HUMAN FAMILY . 1. The procreate instrumentality— the ordinance of marriage ( Genesis 9:1 , Genesis 9:7 ), which was - 2. The originating cause—the Divine blessing ( Genesis 9:1 , Genesis 9:7 ), without which— II. PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN FAMILY . 1. Against the world of animals . 2. Against the world of men . Ever since the fall man has... read more
The new life of man on the earth under a new revelation of the Divine favor. The chief points are— I. UNLIMITED POSSESSION OF THE EARTH , and use of its inhabitants and products, whether for food or otherwise; thus supplying— 1. The scope of life. 2. The enjoy-meat of life. 3. The development of life. II. Absolute RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE , and preservation of the gentler feelings (the blood being forbidden as injurious to man in this case), promoting— 1. The... read more
And the fear of you and the dread of you . Not simply of Noah and his sons, but of man in general. Shall be . Not for the first time, as it could not fail to be evoked by the sin of man during the previous generations, but, having already been developed, it was henceforth to be turned back upon the creature rather than directed against man. Upon . The verb to be is first construed with עַל , and afterwards with בְּ . The LXX . render both by ε ̓ πι Ì , though perhaps... read more
Every —obviously admitting of "exceptions to be gathered both from the nature of the case and from the distinction of clean and unclean beasts mentioned before and afterwards" (Poole)— moving thing that liveth —clearly excluding such as had died of themselves or been slain by other beasts (cf. Exodus 22:31 ; Le Exodus 22:8 )— shall be meat for you . Literally, to you it shall be for meat . Though the distinction between unclean and clean animals as to food, afterwards laid clown in... read more
- The Blessing of Noah2. מורא môrā', “fear, reverence, awful deed.” חת chat, “dread, breaking of the courage.”Noah is saved from the deluge. His life is twice given to him by God. He had found grace in the sight of the Lord, and now he and his family have been graciously accepted when they approached the Lord with burnt-offerings. In him, therefore, the race of man is to be begun anew. Accordingly, as at the beginning, the Lord proceeds to bless him. First. The grant of increase is the same... read more
Genesis 9:1. God blessed Noah and his sons He assured them of his good- will to them, and his gracious intentions concerning them. The first blessing is here renewed, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and repeated, Genesis 9:7; for the race of mankind was, as it were, to begin again. By virtue of this blessing mankind were to be both multiplied and perpetuated upon earth; so that in a little time all the habitable parts of the earth should be more or less inhabited; and... read more
Genesis 9:3. Every moving thing Which is wholesome and fit for food, shall be meat for you: That liveth This may be added to exclude the use of those creatures which died of themselves, or were killed by wild beasts. These, which were afterward expressly forbidden to be eaten, (see Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 22:8,) may here be forbidden implicitly. Hitherto man had been confined to feed only upon the products of the earth, fruits, herbs, and roots, and all sorts of corn and milk; such... read more
A new beginning (8:20-9:7)On returning to the earth now cleansed from sin, Noah first offered sacrifices to God. God’s promise not to destroy the earth by a flood again was not because he expected people to improve. He knew they would be as sinful as ever. If God always dealt with people as they deserved, such floods would occur constantly. But in his mercy God would allow sinful people to continue to live on his earth (20-22).With this new beginning, God gave Noah the same sorts of commands as... read more
God. Hebrew. 'elohlm, the Creator, because in connection with creation (Genesis 9:2 ) and the earth. replenish = fill, as in Genesis 6:11 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:1
And God — Elohim , not because belonging to the Elohistic document (Block, Tuch, Colcnso); but rather because throughout this section the Deity is exhibited in his relations to his creatures— blessed —a repetition of the primal blessing rendered necessary by the devastation of the Flood (cf. Genesis 1:28 )— Noah and his sons ,—as the new heads of the race,— and said unto them ,—audibly, in contrast to Genesis 8:21 , Genesis 8:22 , which was not addressed to the patriarch,... read more