John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 6:14
Gen 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. Ver. 14. Make thee an ark. ] Or chest, or coffin. And indeed by the description here set down, the ark, in shape, was like to a coffin for a man’s body, six times so long as it was broad, and ten times so long as it was high: and so fit to figure out, saith an interpreter, a Christ’s death and burial, and ours with him, by mortification of the old man: as the apostle... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 6:13
Gen 6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Ver. 13. The end of all flesh is come before me. ] I will surely, and swiftly ( certissime citissimeque ) destroy them. A like threatening there is used in Ezekiel 7:2-3 ; Ezekiel 7:6 , against Israel, when once their sins were full ripe, and "hanged but for mowing," as we say: "The end is come," "is come," "is come," and... read more