1 The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath, and caused the flood.
8 Noah finds grace.
9 His generations, etc.
14 The order, form, dimensions, and end of the ark.

A.M. 1556. B.C. 2448. to multiply. 1:28

2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

the sons. 4:26 Ex 4:22,23 De 14:1 Ps 82:6,7 Isa 63:16 Mal 2:11 Joh 8:41 Joh 8:42 Ro 9:7,8 2Co 6:18

saw. 2Pe 2:14

that they. 3:6 39:6,7 2Sa 11:2 Job 31:1 1Jo 2:16

and they. 24:3 27:46 Ex 34:16 De 7:3,4 Jos 23:12,13 Ezr 9:1,2,12 Ne 13:24-27 Mal 2:15 1Co 7:39 2Co 6:14-16

3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

My. Nu 11:17 Ne 9:30 Isa 5:4 63:10 Jer 11:7,11 Ac 7:51 Ga 5:16,17 1Th 5:19 1Pe 3:18-20 Jude 1:14,15

is. Ps 78:39 Joh 3:6 Ro 8:1-13 Ga 5:16-24 1Pe 3:20

4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

giants. Nu 13:33 De 2:20,21 3:11 1Sa 17:4 2Sa 21:15-22

after. 3

men of. 11:4 Nu 16:2

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

God. 13:13 18:20,21 Ps 14:1-4 53:2 Ro 1:28-31 3:9-19

every imagination. or, the whole imagination. The Hebrew word signifies not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires.

8:21 De 29:19 Job 15:16 Pr 6:18 Ec 7:29 9:3 Jer 17:9 Eze 8:9,12 Mt 15:19 Mr 7:21-23 Eph 2:1-3 Tit 3:3

thoughts. Jer 4:14

continually. Heb. every day.

6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

repented. Ex 32:14 Nu 23:19 De 32:36 1Sa 15:11,29 2Sa 24:16 1Ch 21:15 Ps 106:45 110:4 Jer 18:8-10 26:19 Ho 11:8 Jon 3:10 Mal 3:6 Ro 11:29 Heb 6:17,18 Jas 1:17

grieved. De 5:29 32:29 Ps 78:40 81:13 95:10 119:158 Isa 48:18 63:10 Eze 33:11 Lu 19:41,42 Eph 4:30 Heb 3:10,17

7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

I will. Ps 24:1,2 37:20 Pr 10:27 16:4

both man, and beast. Heb. from man unto beast. Jer 4:22-27 12:3,4 Ho 4:3 Zep 1:3 Ro 3:20-22

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

19:19 Ex 33:12-17 Ps 84:11 145:20 Pr 3:4 8:35 12:2 Jer 31:2 Lu 1:30 Ac 7:46 Ro 4:4 11:6 1Co 15:10 Ga 1:15 2Ti 1:18 Tit 2:11 3:7 Heb 4:16 2Pe 2:5

9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

These. 2:4 5:1 10:1

just. 7:1 Job 12:4 Pr 4:18 Ec 7:20 Eze 14:14,20 Hab 2:4 Lu 2:25 Lu 23:50 Ac 10:22 Ro 1:17 Ga 3:11 Heb 11:7 2Pe 2:5

perfect. or, upright. 2Ch 15:17 25:2 Job 1:1,8 Ps 37:37 Lu 1:6 Php 3:9-15

and Noah. See on ch. 5:22,24 17:1 48:15 1Ki 3:6 Lu 1:6 1Pe 2:5

10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

A.M. 1556. B.C. 2448. Shem. 5:32

11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

before. 7:1 10:9 13:13 2Ch 34:27 Lu 1:6 Ro 2:13 3:19

filled. Ps 11:5 55:9 140:11 Isa 60:18 Jer 6:7 Eze 8:17 28:16 Ho 4:1,2 Hab 1:2 2:8,17

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

God. 8 18:21 Job 33:27 Ps 14:2 33:13,14 53:2,3 Pr 15:3

for all. 4,5 7:1,21 9:12,16,17 Job 22:15-17 Lu 3:6 1Pe 3:19,20 2Pe 2:5

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.

The end. Jer 51:13 Eze 7:2-6 Am 8:2 1Pe 4:7

filled. 4,11,12 49:5 Ho 4:1,2

and behold. 17

with. or, from. 7:23

the earth. Jer 4:23-28 Heb 11:7 2Pe 3:6,7,10-12

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

A.M. 1536. B.C. 2468. Make. Mt 24:38 Lu 17:27 1Pe 3:20

rooms. Heb. nests. shalt pitch. Ex 2:3

15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

cubits. 7:20 De 3:11

16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

window. 8:6 2Sa 6:16 2Ki 9:30

the door. 7:16 Lu 13:25

with. Eze 41:16 42:3

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

behold. 13 7:4,21-23 9:9 Ex 14:17 Le 26:28 De 32:39 Ps 29:10 Isa 51:12 Eze 5:8 6:3 34:11,20 Ho 5:14 2Pe 2:5

bring. 7:4,17,21-23 Job 22:16 Ps 29:10 93:3,4 107:34 Isa 54:9 Am 9:6 Mt 24:39 Lu 17:27 Heb 11:7 1Pe 3:20

is the. 2:7 7:15

shall die. 7 Ps 107:34 Ro 5:12-14,21 6:23 8:20-22

18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

establish. 9:9,11 17:4,7,21

come. 7:1,7,13 Isa 26:20 Heb 11:7 1Pe 3:20 2Pe 2:5

19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

The cubit being nearly 22 inches, and the ark being 300 cubits in length, 50 in breadth, and 30 in height, (ver. 15,) its size was equal to 547 feet long, 91 feet broad, and 54 feet high; and it is computed to had been 81,062 tons burthen. These dimensions were sufficient to contain all the persons and animals in it, and food for more than a year.

two. 7:2,3,8,9,15,16 8:17 Ps 36:6

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

fowls. 1:20-24 Ac 10:11,12

two. 1:28 2:19 7:8-16 Joh 5:40

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

1:29,30 Job 38:41 40:20 Ps 35:6 104:27,28 136:25 145:16 147:9 Mt 6:26

22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

7:5,9,16 17:23 Ex 40:16,19,21,23,25,27,32 De 12:32 Mt 7:24-27 Joh 2:5 15:14 Heb 11:7,8 1Jo 5:3,4