John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:21
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten ,.... By man and beast; of which see Genesis 1:29 . and thou shall gather it to thee ; to lay up in the ark: and it shall be for food for thee, and for them : during the flood, a quantity sufficient for them: and according to the calculation of learned men F14 Buteo de Area Noe, Wilkins's Essay towards a real Character, Bedford's Chronology, &c.; , well versed in mathematics, there was room enough in the ark, and to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 6:13-21
Here it appears indeed that Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. God's favour to him was plainly intimated in what he said of him, Gen. 6:8-10, where his name is mentioned five times in five lines, when once might have served to make the sense clear, as if the Holy Ghost took a pleasure in perpetuating his memory; but it appears much more in what he says to him in these verses?the informations and instructions here given him. I. God here makes Noah the man of his counsel, communicating to... read more