Genesis 8:2

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 8:1-22

Upborne on the billows of judgment, the Ark rode securely, holding within it the nucleus of a new departure in human history. When the work of judgment was fully accomplished, the waters decreased, and the voice that had commanded Noah to build the Ark and to enter therein called him forth. What a stupendous moment it was in the history of the race and in the experience of this man when he emerged from what had been practically a prison, and yet the vantageground of God for the continuity of... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 8:1-22

The Assuaging of the Waters Genesis 8:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. There is a striking verse in 2 Peter 3:6-7 , which reads: "Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." The people of old willingly were ignorant. They knew not until the flood came and destroyed them all, and yet they should have known because... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:1-3

The Creator Remembers His Creatures (Genesis 8:1-3 ) Genesis 8:1-3 ‘And God (Elohim the Creator) remembered Noah and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark, and God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters began to subside. The fountains also of the deep, and the openings in the heavens were stopped, and the rain from the heavens was restrained, and the waters receded continually from the earth, and after one hundred and fifty days the waters had... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:1-22

“The Histories of the Sons of Noah” - The Flood (Genesis 6:9 b - Genesis 10:1 a) - TABLET IV It has been common practise among a large number of scholars to seek to split the flood narrative into different so-called ‘documents’. This has partly resulted from not comparing them closely enough with ancient writings as a whole and partly from over-enthusiasm for a theory. There is little real justification for it. Repetitiveness was endemic among ancient writings, and is therefore not a hint of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:1-22

Genesis 8:1-Song of Solomon : . The mention of the rain ( Genesis 8:2 b) comes from J, and since Genesis 8:3 b with its dating belongs to P, Genesis 8:3 a may be assigned to J. With Genesis 8:6 we resume J’ s story; after the forty days’ rain, he means, Noah sends forth a raven. This went to and fro till the waters abated, because being an unclean carrion bird it could alight on the floating trees or corpses and eat the latter. Then after seven days (as may be inferred from “ yet other... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 8:1-5

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 8:4. Ararat] “A region nearly in the middle of Armenia, between the Araxes and the lakes Van and Urumia (2 Kings 19:37, Isaiah 37:38 : [‘land of Armenia,’ lit. ‘of Ararat’], even now called by the Armenians Ararat, on the mountains of which the Ark of Noah rested; sometimes used in a wider sense of the whole of Armenia (Jeremiah 51:27) itself.” (Gesenius.) “It is especially the present Aghri Dagh or the great Ararat (Pers. Kuhi Nuch, i.e. Noah’s mountain, in the classics... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:1-22

The eighth chapter begins with the words,And God remembered Noah ( Genesis 8:1 ),Let me tell you this, God never forgot him. It is important that we realize that in the Bible, there are terms that are used for God that are anthropomorphic type terms; in other words, describing God in human language. Really it's impossible to do but we don't have anything else. We don't have the divine terms to describe God's divine character. Thus, we must define or describe God's actions and God's character in... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 8:1-22

Genesis 8:3. The waters returned from off the earth continually. The Hebrew, חלוךְ ושׁוב cha-loveck ve-shou. Montanus renders eundo et redeundo, the going and coming of the waters. The word is used, Genesis 8:7, for the going and coming of the raven; and Isaiah 60:8, for the flight and return of doves to their windows. Moses here in plain words designates the flux and reflux of the waters, which twice in little less than twenty five hours overflowed the mountains, desolating and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 8:1-5

Genesis 8:1-5The waters assuagedThe gradual cessation of Divine retributionI.THAT IT IS MARKED BY A RICH MANIFESTATION OF DIVINE MERCY TO THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED THE TERRIBLE RETRIBUTION. 1. God’s remembrance of His creatures during the cessation of retribution is merciful. 2. God’s remembrance of His creatures during the cessation of retribution is welcome. 3. God’s remembrance of His creatures during the cessation of retribution is condescending. II. THAT IT IS MARKED BY THE OUTGOING AND... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 8:2

Gen 8:2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; Ver. 2. And the rain from heaven was restrained. ] These four keys, say the Rabbis, God keeps under his own belt: 1. Of the womb; 2. Of the grave; 3. Of the rain; 4. Of the heart. "He openeth, and no man shutteth; he shutteth and no man openeth". Rev 3:7 read more