Genesis 7:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:1-4

Here is, I. A gracious invitation of Noah and his family into a place of safety, now that the flood of waters was coming, Gen. 7:1. 1. The call itself is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children, to come in doors, when he sees night or a storm coming: Come thou, and all thy house, that small family that thou hast, into the ark. Observe, (1.) Noah did not go into the ark till God bade him; though he knew it was designed for his place of refuge, yet he waited for a renewed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:2

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens ,.... From hence it appears, that the distinction of clean and unclean beasts, at least for sacrifice, if not for food, was known before the flood, and so before the law of Moses; though some think this is said by anticipation, and as providing a large stock of such creatures for the propagation of their species; because they would be most serviceable to men both for food and sacrifice: but as it is certain that sacrifices were offered... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 7:2

Of every clean beast - So we find the distinction between clean and unclean animals existed long before the Mosaic law. This distinction seems to have been originally designed to mark those animals which were proper for sacrifice and food, from those that were not. See Leviticus 11. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 7:2

Verse 2 2.Of every clean beast. He again repeats what he had before said concerning animals, and not without occasion. For there was no little difficulty in collecting from woods, mountains, and caves, so great a multitude of wild beasts, many species of which were perhaps altogether unknown; and there was, in most of them, the same ferocity which we now perceive. Wherefore, God encourages the holy man, lest being alarmed with that difficulty, and having cast aside all hope of success, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:1-6

God the Savior inviting faith. "Come thou and all thy house into the ark," &c.; Covenant mercy. A type of the Christian Church, with its special privilege and defense, surrounded with the saving strength of God. I. DIVINE PREPARATION . Providence . The ark. 1. Human agency under inspired direction. The word of God. The institutions of religion. The fellowship of saints. 2. A preparation made in the face of and in spite of an opposing world The history of the Church... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:1-9

The ark entered. I. THE INVITATION OF JEHOVAH . "Come thou and all thy house into the ark." This invitation was— 1. Timely . It was given on the finishing of the ark, and therefore not too soon; also seven days before the Flood, and therefore not too late. God's interventions in his people's behalf are always opportune: witness me exodus from Egypt, the deliverance at the Red Sea, the destruction of Sennacherib's army; Christ's walking on the sea, sleeping in the boat, rising... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:2

Of every clean beast . That the distinction between clean and unclean animals was at this time understood is easier to believe than that the writer would perpetrate the glaring anachronism of introducing in prediluvian times what only took its rise several centuries later (Kalisch). That this distinction was founded on nature, "every tribe of mankind being able to distinguish between the sheep and the hyena, the dove and the vulture" ('Speaker's Commentary'), or "on an immediate conscious... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 7:1-9

- The Ark Was Entered2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.”4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.”Genesis 7:1-4Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preceding chapter was given many years ago, before the ark was commenced. Now, when it is completed, a more specific command is issued. “For thee have I seen righteous before me.” Noah has accepted the mercy of God, is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 7:2

Genesis 7:2. Here are necessary orders given concerning the brute creatures that were to be preserved alive with Noah in the ark. He must carefully preserve every species, that no tribe, no, not the least considerable, might entirely perish out of the creation. Even the unclean beasts, that were least valuable, were preserved alive in the ark. For God’s tender mercies are over all his works, and not only over those that are of most use; yet more of the clean were preserved than of the... 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

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