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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:12

And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you ,.... Meaning the bow in the cloud, and which might be formed in the cloud at this time, that Noah might see it, and know it when he saw it again, and seems to be pointed unto: "this is the token"; or sign of the covenant made between God and Noah, and his sons: and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations ; which more clearly shows and proves, that this covenant reaches to all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:13

I do set my bow in the cloud ,.... Or "I have given", or "have set it" F16 נתתי "dedi", Montanus; so Ainsworth; "posui", Pisator, Drusius, Buxtorf. ; which seems as if it was at that instant set; this is the same we call the "rainbow": and so Horace F17 De Arte Poetica, ver. 18. calls it "arcus pluvius": it is called a "bow", because of its form, being a semicircle, and a "rainbow", because it is seen in a day of rain, and is a sign of it, or of its being quickly over, Ezekiel... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth ,.... Or "cloud a cloud" F21 בענני ענן "cum obnubilavero nubem", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Schmidt. , cause the clouds to gather thick in the heavens, and to hang over the earth ready to pour down great quantities of water; by reason of which the inhabitants might dread another flood coming upon them: wherefore, in order to dissipate such fears, it shall be so ordered: that the bow shall be seen in the cloud ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:15

And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you, and every living creature of all flesh ,.... See Genesis 9:11 . and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh ; this is repeated to remove those fears which would naturally arise, upon the gathering of the clouds in the heavens; but as God would remember his covenant, which he can never forget; and is always mindful of, so men, when they see the bow in the cloud, may be assured, that whatever waters are in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:16

And the bow shall be in the cloud ,.... Not whenever there is a cloud, but at some certain times, when that and the sun are in a proper position to form one, and when divine wisdom sees right there should be one; then it appears and continues for a time, and as the cloud becomes thinner and thinner, it disappears: and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth ; not that forgetfulness, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:17

And God said to Noah, this is the token of the covenant ,.... Which is repeated for the greater confirmation and certainty of it, since the fears of men would be apt to run very high, especially while the flood was fresh in memory: which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth : see Genesis 9:9 , it is highly probable, that from the rainbow being the token of the covenant between God and Noah, and the creatures, sprung the fable of the Chinese concerning... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:5

Surely your blood - will I require; at the hand of every beast - This is very obscure, but if taken literally it seems to be an awful warning against cruelty to the brute creation; and from it we may conclude that horse-racers, hare-hunters, bull-baiters, and cock-fighters shall be obliged to give an account to God for every creature they have wantonly destroyed. Instead of חיה chaiyah , "beast," the Samaritan reads Yod Kaph chai , "living," any "living creature or person;" this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:6

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood - Hence it appears that whoever kills a man, unless unwittingly, as the Scripture expresses it, shall forfeit his own life. A man is accused of the crime of murder; of this crime he is guilty or he is not: if he be guilty of murder he should die; if not, let him be punished according to the demerit of his crime; but for no offense but murder should he lose his life. Taking away the life of another is the highest offense that can be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:13

I do set my bow in the cloud - On the origin and nature of the rainbow there had been a great variety of conjectures, till Anthony de Dominis, bishop of Spalatro, in a treatise of his published by Bartholus in 1611, partly suggested the true cause of this phenomenon, which was afterwards fully explained and demonstrated by Sir Isaac Newton. To enter into this subject here in detail would be improper; and therefore the less informed reader must have recourse to treatises on Optics for its... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:17

This is the token - אות oth , The Divine sign or portent: The bow shall be in the cloud. For the reasons above specified it must be there, when the circumstances already mentioned occur; if therefore it cannot fail because of the reasons before assigned, no more shall my promise; and the bow shall be the proof of its perpetuity. Both the Greeks and Latins, as well as the Hebrews, have ever considered the rainbow as a Divine token or portent; and both of these nations have even deified... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:17

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