John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:9
And I , behold, I establish my covenant with you ,.... Not the covenant of grace in Christ, but of the preservation of the creatures in common, a promise that they should not be destroyed any more by a flood; to which promise it seems an oath was annexed, as appears from Isaiah 54:9 which passage refers to this covenant, as Aben Ezra on the place observes; and both to raise attention to what is here affirmed, and to show the certainty of it, the word "behold" is prefixed to it; nor is... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:8
And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him ,.... Not only what is contained in the preceding verses, but in the subsequent ones: saying ; as follows. read more