genesis-7:20-24-asv

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:20

Fifteen cubits upward —half the height of the ark— did the waters prevail . Literally, become strong ; above the highest mountains obviously, and not above the ground simply; as, on the latter alternative, it could scarcely have been added, and the mountains were covered. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:21-22

describe the effect of the Deluge in its destruction of all animal and human life. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth . A general expression for the animal creation, of which the particulars are then specified. Both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth. Literally, in fowl, and in cattle, &c.; (cf. Genesis 7:14 ). And every man . i.e. all the human race (with the exception of the inmates of the ark), which is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:23

And every living substance was destroyed —literally, wiped out (cf. Genesis 6:7 ; Genesis 7:4 )—w hich was upon the face of the ground, both man, and —literally, from, man urge— cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the hearten; and they were destroyed —wiped, out by washing (cf. Genesis 6:7 )— from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark . The straits to which the advocates of the documentary hypothesis are sometimes reduced... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:23

The Deluge. I. A STRIKING TESTIMONY TO THE DIVINE FAITHFULNESS . 1. In respect of threatenings against the wicked . Whether the faith of Noah ever betrayed symptoms of wavering during the long interval of waiting for the coming of the Flood it is impossible to say; it can scarcely be doubted that the men who for six score years had seen the sun rise and set with unwearied regularity, that had watched the steady and continuous movement of nature's laws and forces... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:24

And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. Additional to the forty days of rain (Murphy), making 190 since the commencement of the Flood; or more probably inclusive of the forty days (Knobel, Lange, Bush, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Comment.' Inglis),which, reckoning thirty days to the month, would bring the landing of the ark to the seventeenth day of the seventh month, as stated in Genesis 8:4 . HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 7:17-24

The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground.Genesis 7:19Upon the land. - The land is to be understood of the portion of the earth’s surface known to man. This, with an unknown margin beyond it, was covered with the waters. But this is all that Scripture warrants us to assert. Concerning... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:19-20

Genesis 7:19-20 . All the high hills, and the mountains were covered Therefore, there were hills and mountains before the flood. Deists, and other infidels, would persuade us that this was impossible, because of the vast height of divers hills and mountains. But, not to mention here that this fact has been established by the universal consent of all nations, that there was a general deluge which over-flowed the whole world, and that it has been demonstrated by different writers that there... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:21

Genesis 7:21. All flesh died; all that was on the dry land And why so? Man only had done wickedly, and justly is God’s hand against him, but these sheep, what have they done? I answer, 1st, We are sure God did them no wrong. He is the sovereign Lord of all life; for he is the sole fountain and author of it. He that made them as he pleased, might unmake them when he pleased, and who shall say unto God, What dost thou? 2d, God did admirably serve the purposes of his own glory by their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:1-24

The flood (6:9-8:19)Amid the corruption, there was one man, Noah, who remained faithful to God. Therefore, God promised to preserve Noah, along with his family, so that when the former evil race had been destroyed, he could use Noah and his family to build a new people (9-12; cf. Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:4-5; 2 Peter 2:4-5).God’s means of destruction was a great flood. Besides preserving Noah and his family, God preserved a pair of each kind of animals in the region, thereby helping to maintain... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 7:21

And. Note the Polysyndeton ( App-6 ) in verses: Genesis 7:21-23 , solemnly emphasizing the complete extinction of life. Many other examples in this narrative to emph. its complete details. Heaps of animals and birds found together, mostly on hills. Bones not gnawed or exposed to the weather. There is also a break and a fresh beginning in Egyptian monuments. died = ceased to breathe. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 7:17-24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:19-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 7:21

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