John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:19
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth ,.... All went out, not one was left, and they went out after their kind ; not in a confused disorderly manner, mixing with one another; but as they went in by pairs, male and female of every sort, so they came forth in like manner, or, "according to their families" F3 למשפחתיהם "juxta familias suas", Tigurine version, Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; by which it seems as if the creatures... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 8:15-19
Here is, I. Noah's dismission out of the ark, Gen. 8:15-17. Observe, 1. Noah did not stir till God bade him. As he had a command to go into the ark (Gen. 7:1), so, how tedious soever his confinement there was, he would wait for a command to go out of it again. Note, We must in all our ways acknowledge God, and set him before us in all our removes. Those only go under God's protection that follow God's direction and submit to his government. Those that steadily adhere to God's word as their... read more