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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:9

Verse 9 9.These are the generations of Noah. The Hebrew word תולדות (toledoth) properly means generation. It has, however, sometimes a more extended sense, and applies to the whole history of life; this indeed seems to be its meaning in the present place. (271) For when Moses had stated that one man was found whom God, — when he had determined to destroy the whole world, — would yet preserve, he briefly describes what kind of person he was. And, in the first place, asserts, that he was just and... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:11

Verse 11 11.The earth also was corrupt before God. In the former clause of this verse Moses describes that impious contempt of God, which had left no longer any religion in the world; but the light of equity being extinct, all men had plunged into sin. In the second clause he declares, that the love of oppression, that frauds, injuries, rapines, and all kinds of injustice, prevailed. And these are the fruits of impiety, that men, when they have revolted from God, — forgetful of mutual equity... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

The days that were before the flood ( Matthew 24:38 ). I. SIN INCREASING . 1. Licentiousness raging . The special form it assumed was that of sensuous gratification, leading to a violation of the law of marriage. In the seventh age Lamech the Cainite became a polygamist. By and by the sons of God, captivated by the charms of beauty, cast aside the bonds of self-restraint, and took them wives of all whom they chose. 2. Violence prevailing . Those who begin by breaking the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

The work of sin. The moral chaos out of which the new order is about to be evolved. We find these features in the corrupt state depicted. I. ILL - ASSORTED MARRIAGES . The sons of God— i.e. the seed of the righteous, such men as the patriarchs described in Genesis 5:1-32 ; men who walked with God, and were his prophets—fell away from their allegiance to the Divine order, and went after the daughters of the Cainites, The self-will and mere carnal affections are denoted by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:8

But Noah found grace . Hēn ; the same letters as in Noah, but reversed (cf. Genesis 18:3 ; Genesis 39:4 ; 1 Kings 11:19 ). The present is the first occurrence of the word in Scripture. "Now for the first time grace finds a tongue to express its name" (Murphy); and it clearly signifies the same thing as in Romans 4:1-25 ; Romans 5:1-21 ; Ephesians 2:1-22 ; Galatians 2:1-21 ; the gratuitous favor of God to sinful men. HOMILETICS read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9

§ 4. THE GENERATIONS OF NOAH ( CH . 6:9-9:29). EXPOSITION These are the generations of Noah . "Novi capitis initium = "haec est historia Noachi (Rosenmüller; cf. Genesis 5:1 ). Noah ( vide Genesis 5:29 ) was a just man . צַדִּיק : not of spotless innocence (Knobel); but upright, honest, virtuous, pious ( vir probus ); from צָדַּק , to be straight, hence to be just; Piel to render just or righteous (Eccl. Lat; justificare ) , to declare any one just... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

The building of the ark. I. THE MAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES . A common saying, and one possessed of a show of wisdom, that a person seldom rises far above the average goodness, or sinks far below the average wickedness, of the age in which he lives. Yet it is precisely in proportion as individuals either excel or fall beneath their generation that they are able to affect it for good or evil. All epoch-making men are of this stamp. Noah, it is obvious, was not a man whose character... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

Righteousness and peace. The description of Noah is very similar to that of Enoch, just and perfect in his generation, that is, blameless in his walk before men, which is saying much of one who lived in a time of universal corruption. And he walked with God, i.e. devout and religious, and, from the analogy of the preceding use of the words, we may say, a prophet. He preached righteousness both with lip and life. To this good and great prophet the announcement is made of the coming... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (cf. Genesis 5:32 ). Here (in the story of the Flood) if anywhere, observes Rosenmüller, can traces be detected of two distinct documents ( duorum monumentorum ), in the alternate use of the names of the Deity, the frequent repetitions of the same things, and the use of peculiar forms of expression; and in Genesis 6:9-13 , compared with Genesis 6:5-8 , Bleek, Tuch, Colenso, and others find' the first instance of needless repetition,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:11

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:11

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