Genesis 7:18 KJV

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:17-19

And the flood was forty days upon the earth . Referring to the forty days' and nights' rain of Genesis 7:4 ( τεσσαρα ì κοντα η ̔ με ì ρας και Ì τεσσαρα ì κοντα νυ ì κτας , LXX .), during which the augmentation of the waters is described in a threefold degree. And the waters increased . Literally, grew great . The first degree of increase, marked by the floating of the ark. And bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth . Literally, it was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 7:17-24

The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground.Genesis 7:19Upon the land. - The land is to be understood of the portion of the earth’s surface known to man. This, with an unknown margin beyond it, was covered with the waters. But this is all that Scripture warrants us to assert. Concerning... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 7:17-20

"And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth; And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.""The waters increased, and bare up the ark..." "The... 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 7:17-19

(17-19) The waters increased . . . —The swelling of the flood is told with great power in these verses but every stage and detail has reference to the ark, as if the author of the narrative was one of those on board. First, the “waters increased,” and raised up the ark till it floated. Next, “they became strong and increased exceedingly”—the word rendered “prevailed” really signifying the setting in of mighty currents (see on Genesis 8:1), as the waters sought the lower ground—and at this stage... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 7:1-24

The Story of the Flood Genesis 7:8 It has been remarked that though the narrative [of the Flood] is vivid and forcible, it is entirely wanting in that sort of description which in a modern historian or poet would have occupied the largest space. 'We see nothing of the death-struggle; we hear not the cry of despair; we are not called upon to witness the frantic agony of husband and wife, and parent and child, as they fled in terror before the rising waters. Nor is a word said of the sadness of... read more