Genesis 7:10-11 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:11

Genesis 7:11. In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, second month, the seventeenth day It must be observed here, that the year among the Hebrews was two-fold: the one sacred, for the celebration of feasts, beginning in March, Exodus 12:12; the other civil, for men’s political or civil affairs, beginning in September. Accordingly this second month has been thought by some to have been part of April and part of May, the most pleasant time of the year, when a flood was least expected... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:1-24

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 7:11

deep. Hebrew. tehom = the waters of the abyss, as in Genesis 1:2 ; Genesis 49:25 .Deuteronomy 33:13 .Psalms 104:6 . windows. Not challon, a small aperture (Genesis 8:6 ), or zohar, an opening for light (Genesis 6:16 ), but 'arubah, lattice or net-work, not glass. Here "floodgates". Only here, and Genesis 8:2 . 2 Kings 7:2 , 2 Kings 7:19 . Ecclesiastes 12:3 .Isaiah 24:18 ; Isa 24:60 , Isaiah 24:8 . Hosea 13:3 .Malachi 3:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 7:10-12

"And it came to pass after the seven days that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights."Genesis 7:11 here, is for the purpose of precisely dating the coming of the Flood. Of course, the exact manner of counting years... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 7:11

Genesis 7:11. Second month—seventeenth day, &c.— The sacred historian is exact in pointing out the period of this awful event; which came to pass on the seventeenth day of the second month of that year, which was the six hundredth of Noah's life. Now, before the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, the second month was Marchesvan, which begins about the middle of our October, and ends about the middle of November: so that the seventeenth day of the second month, according to the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 7:1-10

God graciously invited Noah to enter the ark with his family (Genesis 7:1). This is the first occurrence of the offer "come" in the Bible. This invitation continues throughout Scripture, the last offer being in Revelation 22:17. God extends the invitation to people, He urges them to take advantage of the perfect provision He has made for their preservation, and He offers it in a time of impending judgment and gloom."It is not that Noah’s works of righteousness gains [sic] him salvation, for... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 7:11-24

The Flood proper 7:11-24There are two views among evangelicals as to the extent of the Flood.1. The flood was universal in that it covered the entire earth. Here is a summary of the evidence that supports this view.a. The purpose of the Flood (Genesis 6:5-7; Genesis 6:11-13).b. The need for an ark (Genesis 6:14).c. The size of the ark (Genesis 6:15-16).d. The universal terms used in the story (Genesis 6:17-21; Genesis 7:19; Genesis 7:21-23). Context must determine whether universal terms are... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 7:1-24

The Flood (continued)2. By sevens] RV ’seven and seven,’ or seven pairs. The clean animals might be used for food, and would also be required for sacrifice. Observe that in Genesis 6:19 this distinction between clean and unclean is not noticed, and that there also the animals are chosen in single pairs, ’two of every sort.’ Lists of ’clean’ and ’unclean’ animals are given in Leviticus 11.11. The second month] The year is here supposed to begin in autumn (cp. Exodus 34:22), so that the second... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 7:10

(10) After seven days.—Said, in Jewish tradition, to have been the seven days of mourning for Methuselah, who died in the year of the flood. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 7:11

(11) In the second month.—That is, of the civil year, which commenced in Tisri, at the autumnal equinox. The flood thus began towards the end of October, and lasted till the spring. The ecclesiastical year began in Abib, or April; but it was instituted in remembrance of the deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 12:2; Exodus 23:15), and can have no place here. The year was evidently the lunar year of 360 days, for the waters prevail for 150 days (Genesis 7:24), and then abate for 150 days (Genesis... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 7:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 7:10-12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 7:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 7:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 7:11-24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 7:1-24

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 7:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 7:11

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