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Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 6:9-22

Genesis THE SAINT AMONG SINNERS Gen_6:9 - Gen_6:22 . 1. Notice here, first, the solitary saint. Noah stands alone ‘in his generations’ like some single tree, green and erect, in a forest of blasted and fallen pines. ‘Among the faithless, faithful only he.’ His character is described, so to speak, from the outside inwards. He is ‘righteous,’ or discharging all the obligations of law and of his various relationships. He is ‘perfect.’ His whole nature is developed, and all in due symmetry and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 6:9-22

Noah Builds the Ark Genesis 6:9-22 Human sin had reached an awful climax. Sooner or later its results must have swept the human race from the earth, as smallpox will slay every native on some infected island. God only hastened by the Flood the inevitable result of wrong-doing. Amid the universal corruption and violence, one man stood out as precious in the sight of God. His name meant Rest; he was righteous toward man and “blameless” toward God; he walked in fellowship with God; His ear was... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

With the passing of the centuries, the degeneration of the individual and the family became that of society. There had been intermixture between the descendants of Cain and those of Seth, resulting in the Nephilim. These were strong and godless men, ultimately swept away by the Flood. The description of life is a terrible one. "The wickedness of man was great" that describes the outward condition; "every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" that describes the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 6:11-22

Noah and the Ark Genesis 6:11-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a verse in the New Testament which reads: "As the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." 1. One cannot but marvel that the Lord went on and specified the eating and drinking, the marrying and giving in marriage, as certain parallelisms between Noah's day and the day of the Lord's Return. He was, of course, speaking not merely of the fact that they ate, or that they married. He referred to the method and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

“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

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:14-22

The Command to Prepare for the Flood (Genesis 6:14-22 ) Genesis 6:14-16 ‘Make yourself an ark of gopher wood, make rooms (or alternatively ‘reeds’ - which involves the same consonants, but different vowel signs which were a later addition) in the ark and cover it with pitch both inside and out. And you will make it like this, the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. Make a slit for the entry of light for the ark, and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:5-22

Genesis 6:5-Song of Solomon : . J gives no explanation of the universal wickedness which caused God to repent man’ s creation, but the previous narrative has prepared for it. Probably, however, the story, which begins abruptly, has lost something at the beginning. Observe the strong anthropomorphism in Genesis 6:6, characteristic of J but combined with a lofty conception of God. P’ s narrative begins with Genesis 6:9. This writer does not account for the prevalence of violence. The ark or... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 6:19

Of all flesh two; i.e. either, 1. By couples, or male and female; but this is mentioned as a distinct thing in the close of the verse. Or rather, 2. Two at least of every sort, even of the unclean; but of the clean more, as is noted Genesis 7:2. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 6:20

After their kind, i.e. according to their several kinds. They shall come unto thee of their own accord, by my impulse, or by the conduct of angels, as Genesis 2:19. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 6:14-22

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 6:14. Gopher wood.] Probably, “cypress” (Conant, Davies); “pitch-trees, resinous trees” (Gesenius); “a hard, strong tree, precise kind unknown” (Fürst).—Genesis 6:18. Establish.] Or, “set up again,” “restore,” as in Amos 9:11; cf. 1 Peter 4:19.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Genesis 6:14-22THE DIVINELY-ACHIEVED SAFETY OF THE GOOD, AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE LIFE-GIVING AGENCIES OF THE MATERIAL UNIVERSEI. That God is never at a loss for a method whereby to achieve the... read more

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