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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:14

The way of safety. Prediction of deluge and way of escape were alike trials of faith; beyond reach of foresight; rejected or neglected by the world. Key to the typical meaning, 1 Peter 3:20 , 1 Peter 3:21 . Baptism the initial seal of the Christian covenant. Text therefore sets forth salvation through Christ. I. "Make thee an ark." Why? BECAUSE SENTENCE OF DEATH RESTS UPON ALL MEN ( Romans 5:12 ). As in the destruction of first-born ( Exodus 11:5 ). No exceptions.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:15

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of . The shape of it is not described, but only its dimensions given. The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits ,—a cubit = the length from the elbow to the middle finger ( Deuteronomy 3:11 ); nearly twenty-two inches, if the sacred cubit; if the common, eighteen inches,—the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. With a cubit of twenty-one inches, the length would he 525 feet, the breadth 87 feet 6... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:16

A window — עֹהַר , from עָהַר , to shine, hence light ( עָהֲרַיִם , double light, or light of midday— Genesis 43:16 ; Jeremiah 6:4 ). Not the window which Noah afterwards opened to let out the dove, which is called הַלּוֹן ( Genesis 8:6 ), but obviously a lighting apparatus, which may have been a series of windows (Gesenius), scarcely one (Theodotion, θυ ì ραν ; Symmachus, διαφανε ì ς ; Vulgate, fenestram ; Kimchi, Luther, Calvin); or an opening running... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I. More correctly, "And I , behold, I ," an emphatic assertion that what was coming was a Divine visitation, and not simply a natural occurrence. Do bring . Literally, bringing, the participle standing in place of the finite verb to indicate the certainty of the future action. A flood of waters upon the earth. מַכּוּל , pronounced by Bohlen "far-fetched," "is an archaic word coined expressly for the waters of Noah ( Isaiah 44:9 ), and is used nowhere else... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant . בְּרית ( διαθη ì κη , LXX .; foedue, Vulgate; testamentum, N . T .), from בָּרַא , to cut or carve; hence a covenant, from the custom of passing between the divided pieces of the victims slain on the occasion of making such solemn compacts (cf. Genesis 15:9 ; Gesenius); from בָּרַה , to eat, hence an eating together, a banquet (cf. Genesis 31:54 ; Lee). On the Bible idea of covenant see Genesis 15:9 . My covenant =... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:9-22

- Section VI - The Deluge- XXIII. The Ark9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time.14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah’s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst, means “to be hollow.” אבה 'ēbeh a cognate word,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 6:13

Genesis 6:13. The end, or ruin, of all flesh is come before me Is approaching, is at the very door. It is come in my purpose and decree, and shall as certainly take place, as if it were come already, in what manner soever vain men may flatter themselves with hopes of longer impunity. I will destroy them with the earth; but make thee an ark I will take care to preserve thee alive. This ark was like the hulk of a ship, fitted not to sail upon the waters, but to float, waiting for their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 6:17-18

Genesis 6:17-18 . Behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth I, who am infinite in power and therefore can do it; infinite in justice, and therefore will do it. But with thee will I establish my covenant 1st, The covenant of providence, that the course of nature should be continued to the end of time, notwithstanding the interruption which the flood would give to it: this promise was immediately made to Noah and his sons, Genesis 9:8, &c.; they were as trustees... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

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 6:13

God = the Creator in connection with the two beasts for preservation (verses: Genesis 6:13 , Genesis 6:22 , Genesis 6:9 ). Jehovah in Genesis 7:1 , in connection with the seven clean for sacrifice. See note on Genesis 6:19 . read more

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