Genesis 8:21-22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 8:20-22

Here is, I. Noah's thankful acknowledgment of God's favour to him, in completing the mercy of his deliverance, Gen. 8:20. 1. He built an altar. Hitherto he had done nothing without particular instructions and commands from God. He had a particular call into the ark, and another out of it; but, altars and sacrifices being already of divine institution for religious worship, he did not stay for a particular command thus to express his thankfulness. Those that have received mercy from God should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:21

And the Lord smelled a sweet savour ,.... Or a "savour of rest" F5 ריח הניחח "odorem quietis", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, &c.; ; he was delighted and well pleased with his sacrifice, which was offered up in the faith of the sacrifice of Christ; the apostle says, "is for a sweetsmelling savour", Ephesians 5:2 referring to this passage; that being a satisfaction to the justice of God, an appeasing of his wrath, and a propitiation for the sins of men: and the Lord said in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth ,.... Which as to its substance may remain for ever, Ecclesiastes 1:4 yet as to its form and quality will be changed; that and all in it will be burnt up; there will be an end of all things in it, for so the words are in the original, "as yet all the days of the earth", or "while all the days of the earth" are F9 עד כל ימי הארץ "cunctis diebus terrae", V. L. "adhuc omnes dies terrae", Pagninus, Montanus; so Drusius, Cocceius. ; which shows that there... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled a sweet savor - That is, he was well pleased with this religious act, performed in obedience to his own appointment, and in faith of the promised Savior. That this sacrifice prefigured that which was offered by our blessed Redeemer in behalf of the world, is sufficiently evident from the words of St. Paul, Ephesians 5:2 ; : Christ hath loved us, and given himself for its an offering and a sacrifice to God for a Sweet-Smelling Savor; where the words οσμην ευωδιας of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, etc. - There is something very expressive in the original, הארץ ימי כל עד od col yemey haarets , until all the Days of the earth; for God does not reckon its duration by centuries, and the words themselves afford a strong presumption that the earth shall not have an endless duration. Seed-time and harvest - It is very probable that the seasons, which were distinctly marked immediately after the deluge, are mentioned in this place; but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:21

Verse 21 21.And the Lord smelled a sweet savor (282) Moses calls that by which God was appeased, an odour of rest; as if he had said, the sacrifice had been rightly offered. Yet nothing can be more absurd than to suppose that God should have been appeased by the filthy smoke of entrails, and of flesh. But Moses here, according to his manner, invests God with a human character for the purpose of accommodating himself to the capacity of an ignorant people. For it is not even to be supposed, that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:22

Verse 22 22.While the earth remaineth (285) By these words the world is again completely restored. For so great was the confusion and disorder which had overspread the earth, that there was a necessity for some renovation. On which account, Peter speaks of the old world as having perished in the deluge, (2 Peter 3:6.) Moreover, the deluge had been an interruption of the order of nature. For the revolutions of the sun and moon had ceased: there was no distinction of winter and summer. Wherefore,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:15-22

The saint and the Savior. I. THE SAVIOR 'S INJUNCTION TO THE SAINT ( Genesis 8:15 ). The command which God addressed to Noah and the other inmates of the ark to go forth and take possession of the renovated earth may be regarded as emblematic of that Divine instruction which shall yet be given to the saints to go forth and take possession of the now heavens and the new earth, when the great gospel ship of the Christian Church, now floating on the troubled sea of life, shall have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:20-22

The sanctification of the earth. The sweet savor of man's burnt offerings— I. RELIGIOUS LIFE IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD when it is II. UNION and COMMUNION between God and man is the foundation on which all earthly happiness and security rest. III. The FORBEARANCE AND MERCY OF GOD in his relation to those whose hearts are yet full of evil is at once probation and grace. The ground is not cursed any more for man's sake, but, the more evidently, that which falls upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:21

And the Lord (Jehovah) smelled —as is done by drawing the air in and out through the nostrils; from the root ruach, to breathe; high; to smell— a sweet savor . Reach hannichoach literally, an odor of satisfaction, acquiescence, or rest; from nuach, to rest, with an allusion to Noah's name (vide Genesis 5:29 ); ο ̓ σμη Ì ν ευ ̓ ωδι ì ας ( LXX .); (cf. Le Genesis 2:12 ; Genesis 26:31 ; Numbers 15:3 ; Ezekiel 6:13 ). The meaning is that the sacrifice of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 8:20-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 8:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:15-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:20-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:21

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