Genesis 9:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:8-17

The new Noachic covenant established. I. It is a COVENANT OF LIFE . It embraces all the posterity of Noah, i.e. it is— 1. The new foundation on which humanity rests. 2. It passes through man to all flesh, to all living creatures. 3. The sign of it, the rainbow in the cloud, is also the emblem of the salvation which may be said to be typified in the deliverance of Noah and his family. 4. The background is the same element wherewith the world was destroyed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token — אוֹת ( vide Genesis 1:14 ; Genesis 4:15 )— of the covenant which I make —literally, am giving (cf. Genesis 17:2 )— between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations . Le'doroth ( vide Genesis 6:9 ); 'olam (from 'alam , to hide, to conceal), pr. that which is hidden ; hence, specially, time of which either the beginning or the end is uncertain or undefined, the duration being usually... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:13

I do set . Literally, I have given, or placed, an indication that the atmospheric phenomenon referred to had already frequently appeared (Syriac, Arabic, Aben Ezra, Chrysostom, Calvin, Willet, Murphy, Wordsworth, Kalisch, Lange). The contrary opinion has been maintained that it now for the first time appeared (Bush, Keil, Delitzsch), or at least that the historian thought so (Knobel); but unless there had been no rain, or the laws of light and the atmospheric conditions of the earth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:13

The bow in the cloud, with deep joy and yet with awe must Noah have looked around him on leaving the ark. On every side signs of the mighty destruction; the earth scarcely dried, and the busy throng of men ( Luke 17:27 ) all gone. Yet signs of new life; the earth putting forth verdure, as though preparing for a new and happier chapter of history. His first recorded act was sacrifice—an acknowledgment that his preserved life was God's gift, a new profession of faith in him. Then God gave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pan, when I bring a cloud over the earth. Literally, in my clouding a cloud, i.e. gathering clouds, which naturally signify store of rain ( 1 Kings 18:44 , 1 Kings 18:45 ). Clouds are often used to denote afflictions and dangers (cf. Ezekiel 30:3 , Ezekiel 30:18 ; Ezekiel 32:7 ; Ezekiel 34:12 ; Joel 2:2 ). That the bow shall be seen in the cloud . Literally, and the bow is seen, which it always is when the sun's rays fall upon it, if the spectator's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:15

And I will remember (cf. Genesis 8:1 ). An anthropomorphism introduced to remind man that God is ever faithful to his covenant engagements (Calvin). " God is said to remember, because he maketh us to know and to remember" (Chrysostom). My covenant ( vide on Genesis 9:11 ), which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood— hayah with le— to become (cf. Genesis 2:7 ); literally, shall no more be ( i.e. grow)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:16

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant. Literally, the covenant of eternity . One of those pregnant Scripture sayings that have in them an almost inexhaustible fullness of meaning, which does not at first sight dis. close itself to the eye of the unreflecting reader. In so far as the Noachic covenant was simply a promise that there should be no recurrence of a flood, the covenant of eternity had a corresponding limit in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:16

The covenant renewed. I. THE AUTHOR OF THE COVENANT . God. This is evident from the nature of the case. In ordinary language a covenant signifies "a mutual contract between two (or more) parties"; cf. Genesis 21:27 (Abraham and Abimelech); Joshua 24:25 (Joshua and Israel); 1 Samuel 18:3 (Jonathan and David); 1 Kings 20:34 (Ahab and Benhadad);' com prehending a promise made by the one to the other, accompanied with a condition, upon the performance of which the accepter... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 9:8-17

- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah13. קשׁת qeshet, “bow; related: be bent.”14. ענן ‛ānan, “cover, cast over; noun: cloud.”The covenant made with Noah Genesis 6:18 is now formally confirmed. The purpose conceived in the heart Genesis 8:21 now receives significant expression. Not only a new blessing is bestowed, but also a new covenant is formed with Noah. For he that has offered an acceptable sacrifice is not only at peace with God, but renewed in mind after the image of God. He is therefore a fit... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 9:13

Genesis 9:13. I set my bow in the clouds The rainbow, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now. Now, observe, 1st, This seal is affixed with repeated assurances of the truth of that promise, which it was designed to be the ratification of; I do set my bow in the cloud, Genesis 9:13. It shall be seen in the cloud, Genesis 9:14, and it shall be a token of the covenant, Genesis 9:12-13. And I will remember my covenant, that the waters... read more

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