Genesis 9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:13

I do set my bow in the cloud ,.... Or "I have given", or "have set it" F16 נתתי "dedi", Montanus; so Ainsworth; "posui", Pisator, Drusius, Buxtorf. ; which seems as if it was at that instant set; this is the same we call the "rainbow": and so Horace F17 De Arte Poetica, ver. 18. calls it "arcus pluvius": it is called a "bow", because of its form, being a semicircle, and a "rainbow", because it is seen in a day of rain, and is a sign of it, or of its being quickly over, Ezekiel... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth ,.... Or "cloud a cloud" F21 בענני ענן "cum obnubilavero nubem", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Schmidt. , cause the clouds to gather thick in the heavens, and to hang over the earth ready to pour down great quantities of water; by reason of which the inhabitants might dread another flood coming upon them: wherefore, in order to dissipate such fears, it shall be so ordered: that the bow shall be seen in the cloud ;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:15

And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you, and every living creature of all flesh ,.... See Genesis 9:11 . and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh ; this is repeated to remove those fears which would naturally arise, upon the gathering of the clouds in the heavens; but as God would remember his covenant, which he can never forget; and is always mindful of, so men, when they see the bow in the cloud, may be assured, that whatever waters are in... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:16

And the bow shall be in the cloud ,.... Not whenever there is a cloud, but at some certain times, when that and the sun are in a proper position to form one, and when divine wisdom sees right there should be one; then it appears and continues for a time, and as the cloud becomes thinner and thinner, it disappears: and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth ; not that forgetfulness, or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:17

And God said to Noah, this is the token of the covenant ,.... Which is repeated for the greater confirmation and certainty of it, since the fears of men would be apt to run very high, especially while the flood was fresh in memory: which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth : see Genesis 9:9 , it is highly probable, that from the rainbow being the token of the covenant between God and Noah, and the creatures, sprung the fable of the Chinese concerning... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:18

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth ,.... These were born before the flood, and went into the ark with Noah, and came out with him; see Genesis 5:32 . and Ham is the father of Canaan ; this is observed for the sake of the following history, concerning the behaviour of the one to Noah, and of the curse of the other by him, which would not have been so well understood if this remark had not been made: the father and the son, as they were,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:19

These are the three sons of Noah ,.... And his only ones; and if he had any more, they left no posterity behind them, since it follows: and of them was the whole earth overspread , with inhabitants, by them and their posterity only: Berozus F26 Antiqu. l. 2. fol. 13. 2. indeed says, that Noah, after the flood, begat more sons, and giants; and his commentator, Annius, talks of seventeen of them, among whom was Tuiscon, the father of the Germans; and the author of Juchasin F1 ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:20

And Noah began to be an husbandman ,.... Or "a man of the earth" F3 איש האדמה "vir terrie", Montanus. , not lord of it, as Jarchi, though he was, but a tiller of the earth, as he had been before the flood, and now began to be again; he returned to his old employment, and which perhaps he improved, having invented, as the Jews F4 Zohar, apud Hottinger, Smegma Oriental. p. 253. say, instruments of husbandry; it may be, the use of the plough, which made the tillage of the ground... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:21

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken ,.... Either not being acquainted with the strength of it, as is thought by many; or having been used to weaker liquor, as water; or through the infirmity of his age; however, he was overtaken with it, and which is recorded, not to disgrace him, but to caution men against the evil of intemperance, as well as to encourage repenting sinners to expect pardon: and this shows that the best of men are not exempted from sin, nor secure from falling; and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:22

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father ,.... Which, had it been through surprise, and at an unawares, would not have been thought criminal; but be went into his father's tent, where he ought not to have entered; he looked with pleasure and delight on his father's nakedness: Ham is represented by many writers as a very wicked, immodest, and profligate creature: Berosus F9 Antiqu. l. 3. fol. 25. 1. makes him a magician, and to be the same with Zoroast or... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:22

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