Genesis 7:15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 7:13-16

Here is repeated what was related before of Noah's entrance into the ark, with his family and creatures that were marked for preservation. Now, I. It is thus repeated for the honour of Noah, whose faith and obedience herein shone so brightly, by which he obtained a good report, and who herein appeared so great a favourite of Heaven and so great a blessing to this earth. II. Notice is here taken of the beasts going in each after his kind, according to the phrase used in the history of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 7:15

And they went in unto Noah into the ark ,.... Noah went in first, and the creatures of themselves came to him, or were conducted by the ministry of angels; and they were delivered into his hands, and he placed them in the ark as was most convenient for them: it is very likely he went in and out as occasion required, for the better management and disposition of things; for he seems to be the last of all that went in, see Genesis 7:16 , two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 7:15

And they went in, etc. - It was physically impossible for Noah to have collected such a vast number of tame and ferocious animals, nor could they have been retained in their wards by mere natural means. How then were they brought from various distances to the ark and preserved there? Only by the power of God. He who first miraculously brought them to Adam that he might give them their names, now brings them to Noah that he may preserve their lives. And now we may reasonably suppose that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:7-16

Realized salvation. "And Noah went in," &c.; "And the Lord shut him in" ( Genesis 7:7 , Genesis 7:10 , Genesis 7:16 ). I. The CONTRAST between the position of the BELIEVER and that of the UNBELIEVER . The difference between a true freedom and a false. " Shut in" by the Lord to obedience, but also to peace and safety. The world's judgment shut out . The restraints and privations of a religious life only temporary. The ark will be opened hereafter. II. THE METHOD... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 7:15

And they went in unto Noah into the ark (cf. Genesis 6:20 , which affirmed they should come), two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Cf. the three expressions for an animated creature— חַיָּה ( Genesis 1:30 ), יְקוּס : ( Genesis 7:4 ), אֲשֶׂר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חיִּיס . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 7:10-16

- XXV. The FloodThe date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The primeval year commenced about the autumnal equinox; we may say, on the nearest new moon. The rains began about a month or six weeks after the equinox, and, consequently, not far from the seventeenth of the second month. “All the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of the skies.” It appears that... 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 7:15

breath. Hebrew. ruach. See note on Genesis 6:17 , and App-9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 7:13-16

"In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark; two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and... 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

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