Genesis 9:9 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 9:8-11

Here is, I. The general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Gen. 9:9, 10. Here observe, 1. That God is graciously pleased to deal with man in the way of a covenant, wherein God greatly magnifies his condescending favour, and greatly encourages man's duty and obedience, as a reasonable and gainful service. 2. That all God's covenants with man are of his own making: I, behold, I. It is thus expressed both to raise our admiration??Behold, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:9

And I , behold, I establish my covenant with you ,.... Not the covenant of grace in Christ, but of the preservation of the creatures in common, a promise that they should not be destroyed any more by a flood; to which promise it seems an oath was annexed, as appears from Isaiah 54:9 which passage refers to this covenant, as Aben Ezra on the place observes; and both to raise attention to what is here affirmed, and to show the certainty of it, the word "behold" is prefixed to it; nor is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:8-17

The new Noachic covenant established. I. It is a COVENANT OF LIFE . It embraces all the posterity of Noah, i.e. it is— 1. The new foundation on which humanity rests. 2. It passes through man to all flesh, to all living creatures. 3. The sign of it, the rainbow in the cloud, is also the emblem of the salvation which may be said to be typified in the deliverance of Noah and his family. 4. The background is the same element wherewith the world was destroyed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:9

And I, behold, I establish —literally, am causing to rise up or stand ; α ̓ νι ì στημι ( LXX .)— my covenant (cf. Genesis 6:18 ) with you, and with your seed after you. I .e. the covenant contemplated all subsequent posterity in its provisions, and, along with the human family, the entire animal creation. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 9:8-17

- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah13. קשׁת qeshet, “bow; related: be bent.”14. ענן ‛ānan, “cover, cast over; noun: cloud.”The covenant made with Noah Genesis 6:18 is now formally confirmed. The purpose conceived in the heart Genesis 8:21 now receives significant expression. Not only a new blessing is bestowed, but also a new covenant is formed with Noah. For he that has offered an acceptable sacrifice is not only at peace with God, but renewed in mind after the image of God. He is therefore a fit... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 9:9

Genesis 9:9. Behold, I establish my covenant, &c. We have here the general establishment of God’s covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:8-17

God’s covenant with Noah (9:8-17)A covenant was an agreement between two parties that carried with it obligations and possibly benefits or punishments, depending on whether a person kept or broke the covenant. Covenants to which God was a party, however, differed from covenants between people in that they were not agreements between equals. God was always the giver and the other person the receiver. The covenant promises originated in the grace of God and were guaranteed solely by him.Earlier... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 9:9

I, behold, I. Figure of speech Epizeuxis, for emphasis. covenant. Mentioned seven times in verses: Genesis 9:9-17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 9:8-13

THE RAINBOW COVENANT"And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I, establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 9:9

Genesis 9:9. And I, behold, I establish my covenant, &c.— Before Noah entered the ark, ch. Genesis 6:18. we read, that the Almighty declared his purpose of "establishing his covenant with him;" which he here fulfils, and takes into it Noah's seed after him, as well as all living creatures. Now, that the covenant certainly implies the promise of the future preservation of the earth from destruction by a deluge, is plain from Genesis 6:11. See also Isaiah 54:9. And that the rainbow was... read more