Genesis 9:3, Genesis 9:4 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 9:3

Every . . . all. Figure of speech Epanadiplosis ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Same word in Hebrew. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 9:1-3

"And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. Every living thing that moveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all."Here is the repetition of exactly the same commission that was given to Adam... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 9:3

3. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you—The third part concerns the means of sustaining life; man was for the first time, it would seem, allowed the use of animal food, but the grant was accompanied with one restriction. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 9:1-7

At this new beginning of the human family, God again commanded Noah and his sons to fill the earth with their descendants (Genesis 9:1; cf. Genesis 1:28; Genesis 9:7). [Note: See Bernhard W. Anderson, "Creation and Ecology," American Journal of Theology and Philosophy 4:1 (January 1983):14-30; and Waltke, Genesis, pp. 155-56.] As with Adam, He also gave them dominion over the animals and permission to eat food with only one prohibition (cf. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 1:28-29; Genesis 2:16-17).God... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 9:1-17

2. The Noahic Covenant 9:1-17Following the Flood, God established human life anew on the earth showing His high regard for it. He promised to bless humanity with faithfulness, and He prohibited murder. He also promised with a sign that He would not destroy His creation again with a flood."The Noahic covenant’s common allusions to Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:3 show that Noah is the second Adam who heads the new family of humanity, indicating that the blessing continues through the progeny of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:1-17

The FloodThis narrative records the judgment of God upon the sinful forefathers of mankind, and His preservation of a righteous family, in whom the divine purposes for men might be carried out. The spiritual teaching of Noah's deliverance has always been recognised by Christians, who see in the ark a symbol of the Church into which they are admitted by baptism, God thereby graciously providing for their deliverance from the wrath and destruction due to sin. The story of the Flood was fittingly... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:1-29

The Divine Blessing and Covenant. Noah and the Vine. The Curse of Canaan1-7. The primeval benediction of man (Genesis 1:28) is now repeated and enlarged. Animal food is allowed (cp. Genesis 1:29), but blood is forbidden. The blood makes the life manifest, as it were, to our senses, and the life belongs to God, and must, therefore, be offered to Him.5, 6. The ground of the sacredness of human life here is the existence of the divine image in man. It is not conceived as being wholly destroyed by... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 9:1-29

The Bow in the Cloud Genesis 9:11 In the midst of wrath God remembered mercy. Upon the subsidence of the Flood and the restoration of the family of Noah to their accustomed avocations, the great Ruler and Lord graciously renewed to the human race the expression of His favour. I. The Covenant was established between, on the one hand, the Lord Himself; on the other hand, the sons of men, represented in the person of Noah. ( a ) Its occasion. It was after the vindication of Divine justice and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:1-29

THE FLOODGenesis 5:1-32; Genesis 6:1-22; Genesis 7:1-24; Genesis 8:1-22; Genesis 9:1-29THE first great event which indelibly impressed itself on the memory of the primeval world was the Flood. There is every reason to believe that this catastrophe was co-extensive with the human population of the world. In every branch of the human family traditions of the event are found. These traditions need not be recited, though some of them bear a remarkable likeness to the Biblical story, while others... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 9:1-29

CHAPTER 9 The Earth Replenished 1. The divine commission (Genesis 9:1-7 ) 2. The covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:8-11 ) 3. The token of the covenant (Genesis 9:12-17 ) 4. The family of Noah (Genesis 9:18-19 ) 5. Noah’s drunkenness (Genesis 9:20-24 ) 6. Noah’s prophecy (Genesis 9:25-27 ) 7. Noah’s death (Genesis 9:28-29 ) A new start is made after the judgment by water and Noah is blessed by God. Like Adam and Eve they are commissioned to fill the earth, but nothing is said of... read more