Genesis 7:17-24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:17-20

We are here told, I. How long the flood was increasing?forty days, Gen. 7:17. The profane world, who believed not that it would come, probably when it came flattered themselves with hopes that it would soon abate and never come to extremity; but still it increased, it prevailed. Note, 1. When God judges he will overcome. If he begin, he will make an end; his way is perfect, both in judgment and mercy. 2. The gradual approaches and advances of God's judgments, which are designed to bring... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:21-24

Here is, I. The general destruction of all flesh by the waters of the flood. Come, and see the desolations which God makes in the earth (Ps. 46:8), and how he lays heaps upon heaps. Never did death triumph, from its first entrance unto this day, as it did then. Come, and see Death upon his pale horse, and hell following with him, Rev. 6:7, 8. 1. All the cattle, fowl, and creeping things, died, except the few that were in the ark. Observe how this is repeated: All flesh died, Gen. 7:21. All in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth ,.... This is said with respect to what follows, and the meaning is, that when and after the flood had been upon the earth so long, then the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth ; after this they were so many and so strong that they lifted up the ark from the place where it stood, and bore it up, that it touched not the earth; and Aben Ezra from hence infers, that the ark did not remove from its place after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:18

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth ,.... Still they became greater and more powerful, as to bear up the ark, so to cast down houses, trees, &c.; by the continual rains that fell, though perhaps they were not so violent as before, and by the constant eruptions of water out of the earth: and the ark went upon the face of the waters ; it floated about upon them, in an easy gentle manner; for there were no storms of wind or tempests raised, which might... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth ,.... Yet more and more, so that the people without the ark were obliged to remove, not only from the lower to the higher rooms in their houses, and to the tops of them, but to the highest trees; and when these were bore down, to the highest hills and mountains; and to those it was in vain to fly, by what follows: and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered : whence it appears there were hills before the flood,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:20

Fifteen cubits upwards did the waters prevail ,.... Either to such an height above the earth, upwards from that, or from the high hills; for though the words do not necessarily imply that, yet it may be allowed, since there was water enough to cover the highest of them; and fifteen cubits of water were enough to drown the tallest man, or largest beast that should be upon the top of any of them: and the mountains were covered , with water, even it may be allowed fifteen cubits high; nor... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:21

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth ,.... That had animal life in them, of which motion was a sign: both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth ; excepting those that were in the ark. This general destruction of the creatures, as it was for the sins of men, whose they were, and by whom they were abused, and is expressive of God's hatred of sin, and of his holiness and justice in the punishment of it; so, on the other hand, it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:22

All in whose nostrils was the breath of life ,.... Whether of fowls, beast, cattle, or creeping things: of all that was in the dry land, died ; by which description fishes were excepted, since they breathe not, having no lungs, and are not on the dry land, where they cannot live, but in the waters. Some pretend it to be the opinion of some Jewish writers, that the fishes did die, the waters being made hot, and scalded them; but this fable I have not met with. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:23

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground ,.... Not everything, particularly trees; for after the flood was abated there was an olive tree, a leaf of which was brought to Noah by the dove, Genesis 8:11 but all animals: both men and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven, and they were destroyed from the earth ; this is repeated, partly for explanation of the preceding clause, and partly for confirmation of this general... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:24

And the waters prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days. Which is to be reckoned not from the end of the forty days' rain, but from the beginning of the flood; for from the seventeenth day of the second month, when the fountains of the deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, unto the seventeenth day of the seventh month, when the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat, and the waters decreased, were just five months, or one hundred and fifty days; until which... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:17-20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:21-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:24

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