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
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