Genesis 8:6-12 ASV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:6

Verse 6 6.At the end of forty days. We may hence conjecture with what great anxiety the breast of the holy man was oppressed. After he had perceived the ark to be resting on solid ground, he yet did not dare to open the window till the fortieth day; not because he was stunned and torpid, but because an example, thus formidable, of the vengeance of God, had affected him with such fear and sorrow combined, that being deprived of all judgment, he silently remained in the chamber of his ark. At... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:4-18

Mount Ararat, or the landing of the ark. That disembarkment on the mountain heights of Ararat was an emblem of another landing which shall yet take place, when the great gospel ship of the Christian Church shall plant its living freight of redeemed souls upon the hills of heaven. Everything that Mount Ararat witnessed on that eventful day will yet be more conspicuously displayed in the sight of God's believing people who shall be counted worthy of eternal life. I. SIN PUNISHED . Mount... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:6-7

And it came to pass , literally, it was— at the end of forty days. Delaying through combined fear and sorrow on account of the Divine judgment (Calvin); to allow sufficient space to undo the effect of the forty days' rain (Murphy); probably just to be assured that the Deluge would not return. That Noah opened the window — chalon , a window, "so called from being perforated, from chalal , to bore or pierce" (Gesenius); used of the window of Rahab's house ( Joshua 2:18 ); not the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:6-12

The dispensations of righteousness and love. The raven and the dove. While this passage has its natural, historical fitness, we cannot overlook its symbolical significance. It seems to set forth the two administrations of God, both of them going forth from the same center of his righteousness in which his people are kept safe. The one represented by the carrion bird, the raven, is THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUDGMENT , which goes forth to and fro until the waters are dried up from off the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:8-9

Also he sent forth —per. 10 seems to Warrant the inference that this was after an interval of seven days (Baumgarten, Knobel, Keil, Lange)— a dove . Literally, the dove. The Scriptural references to the dove are very numerous: cf. Psalms 68:14 (its beautiful plumage); Le Psalms 5:7 ; Psalms 12:6 (its sacrificial use); Isaiah 38:14 ; Isaiah 59:11 (its plaintive notes); Psalms 55:6 (its power of flight); Matthew 10:16 (its gentleness); vide also the metaphorical usage of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:10

And he stayed. וַיָחֶל , fut. apoc; Hif. of חוּל , to turn, to twist, to be afraid, to tremble, to wait (Furst); fut. apoc. Kal (Gesenius). Yet other seven days . עוֹד , prop. the inf. absol, of the verb עוּט , to go over again, to repeat; hence, as an adverb, conveying the idea of doing over again the action expressed in the verb (cf. Genesis 46:29 ; Psalms 84:5 ). And again he sent forth —literally, he added to send (cf. Genesis 8:12 , Genesis 8:21 )— the dove... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:10-12

Hoping and waiting. I. The PATIENCE Of Noah's hope. 1. Patience a characteristic of all true hope ( Romans 8:25 ). 2. Faith in the Divine covenant is the secret of hope's patience ( Hebrews 11:1 ). 3. The patience of hope is always proportioned to the brightness of faith's vision. II. The EAGERNESS of Noah's hope. 1. While waiting God's time he kept a steady outlook for the coming of the promise. 2. He employed different methods to discover its approach—the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:11

And the dove came in unto him . Literally, to him . As the manner of doves is, partly for better accommodation both for food and lodging than yet he could meet with abroad, and partly from love to his mate (Poole). In the evening (of the seventh day). And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off . Not as if "Deo jubente, uno die germinavit terra" (Ambrose), but because the olive leaves kept green under water (Chrysostom). Rosenmüller, Lange, and Kalisch quote Pliny (13. 50)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:12

And he stayed . וַיִּיָּחֶל ; Niph. fut. of יָחַל (Gesenius); cf. וַיָּחֶל . ( Genesis 8:10 ), Hiph. fut. of חוּל (Furst, Delitzsch). Tayler Lewis, following Jewish authorities, would derive both from יָחַל ; with Aben Ezra making the first a regular Niphal, and with Rashi the second a contracted Piel. Yet other seven days . The frequent repetition of the number seven clearly points to the hebdomadal division of the week, and the institution of Sabbatic rest ( vide ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 8:1-14

- The Land Was Dried1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.”3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.”4. אררט 'ărārāṭ, “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37, and Isaiah 37:38, as the retreat of Adrammelek and Sharezer after the murder of their father; and in Jeremiah 51:27 as a kingdom.8. קלל qālal, “be light, lightened, lightly esteemed, swift.”10. חוּל chûl, “twist, turn, dance, writhe, tremble, be strong, wait.” יהל yāchal “remain, wait, hope.”13. חרב... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 8:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:4-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 8:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 8:1-14

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