Genesis 8
Overview
8:1 God remembers Noah, and assuages the waters;
8:4 The ark rests on Ararat;
8:6 Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove;
8:13 Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark;
8:20 He builds an altar, and offers sacrifice, which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more. Verse 1 God remembered Genesis 19:29, 30:22; Exodus 2:24; 1 Samuel 1:19; Nehemiah 13:14, 13:22, 13:29, 13:31; Job 14:13; Psalm 106:4, 132:1, 136:23, 137:7; Amos 8:7; Habakkuk 3:2; Revelation 16:19, 18:5 the cattle Numbers 22:32; Psalm 36:6; Jonah 4:11; Romans 8:20-22 a wind Exodus 14:21; Psalm 104:7-9; Proverbs 25:23 Reciprocal Genesis 9:10 - General; Exodus 6:5 - I have remembered; 15:10 - blow; Numbers 10:9 - remembered; 1 Samuel 1:11 - remember; 2 Kings 20:3 - remember; Job 12:15 - Behold; 38:37 - or who; Psalm 29:10 - sitteth; 88:5 - whom; 115:12 - hath; 119:49 - Remember; Jeremiah 51:16 - bringeth; Luke 3:36 - Noe; 1 Peter 3:20 - wherein Verse 2 fountains Genesis 7:11; Proverbs 8:28; Jonah 2:3 the rain Job 37:11-13, 38:37; Matthew 8:9, 8:26, 8:27 Reciprocal Job 12:15 - Behold; Psalm 29:10 - sitteth Verse 3 continuallyHeb. in going and returninghundred Genesis 7:11, 7:24
Verse 4 the ark Genesis 7:17-19 seventh monthThat is, of the year, not of the deluge.AraratArarat is generally understood to be Armenia, as it is rendered elsewhere, in which there is a great chain of mountains, like the Alps or the Pyrenees, upon the highest part of which, called by some, "The Finger Mountain," the ark is supposed to have rested. 2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38; Jeremiah 51:27 Reciprocal Genesis 7:24 - General; 1 Samuel 25:9 - ceased Verse 5 decreased continuallyHeb. were in going and decreasing, the tenth. Genesis 7:11 Reciprocal Psalm 104:8 - They go up Verse 6 opened the window Genesis 6:16; Daniel 6:10
Verse 7 a raven Leviticus 11:15; 1 Kings 17:4, 17:6; Job 38:41; Psalm 147:9 went forth to and froHeb. in going forth and returningReciprocal Genesis 47:27 - grew Verse 8 a dove Genesis 8:10-12; Song of Songs 1:15, 2:11, 2:12, 2:14; Matthew 10:16 Reciprocal Isaiah 60:8 - as the; 1 Corinthians 15:14 - General Verse 9 found Deuteronomy 28:65; Ezekiel 7:16; Matthew 11:28; John 16:33 and she Psalm 116:7; Isaiah 60:8 pulled herHeb. caused her to comeReciprocal Genesis 47:27 - grew; 2 Corinthians 7:5 - our Verse 10 stayed Psalm 40:1; Isaiah 8:17, 26:8; Romans 8:25 seven Genesis 8:12, 7:4, 7:10 Reciprocal 8:8 - a dove; 29:27 - week; Exodus 29:30 - seven days; Acts 28:14 - and were Verse 11 an olive Nehemiah 8:15; Zechariah 4:12-14; Romans 10:15
Verse 12 And he Psalm 27:14, 130:5, 130:6; Isaiah 8:17, 25:9, 26:8, 30:18; Habakkuk 2:3; James 5:7, 5:8 seven Genesis 8:10, 2:2, 2:3 Reciprocal 7:4 - For; Exodus 29:30 - seven days Verse 13 am six Genesis 7:11 Reciprocal 7:6 - General Verse 14 Genesis 7:11, 7:13, 7:14
From this, it appears, that Noah was in the ark a complete solar year, or 365 days; for he entered it on the 17th day of the 2nd month, in the 600th year of his life, and continued in it till the 27th day of the 2nd month, in the 601st year of his life, as we see above.
Verse 15 Reciprocal Habakkuk 1:1 - at Verse 16 Genesis 7:1, 7:7, 7:13; Joshua 3:17, 4:10, 4:16-18; Psalm 91:11, 121:8; Daniel 9:25, 9:26; Zechariah 9:11; Acts 16:27, 16:28, 16:37-39 Reciprocal Joshua 4:17 - Come ye up; Habakkuk 3:1 - prepared Verse 17 Bring Genesis 7:14, 7:15 breed 1:22, 9:1, 9:7; Psalm 107:38, 144:13, 144:14; Jeremiah 31:27, 31:28 Reciprocal Genesis 1:20 - Let the waters; 1:21 - brought; 1:28 - General; 6:19 - two; 9:19 - and of; Deuteronomy 22:6 - thou shalt not; Psalm 50:10 - every; 50:12 - fulness Verse 18 Psalm 121:8 Reciprocal 1 Peter 3:20 - wherein Verse 19 kindsHeb. families, Genesis 8:19 Reciprocal 1:21 - great; 1:24 - Let Verse 20 builded Genesis 4:4, 12:7, 12:8, 13:4, 22:9, 26:25, 33:20, 35:1, 35:7; Exodus 20:24, 20:25, 24:4-8; Romans 12:1; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 2:5, 2:9 clean beast Genesis 7:2; Leviticus 11:1-47 burnt 1:1-17 Reciprocal Genesis 13:18 - altar; 22:7 - but; 46:1 - and offered; Exodus 18:12 - took; Leviticus 1:3 - a burnt; 1:10 - of the flocks; Numbers 7:21 - General; 23:3 - burnt; Joshua 8:30 - built an altar; 2 Samuel 24:25 - built there; Job 1:5 - offered; Ezekiel 14:14 - Noah; Jonah 1:16 - offered Verse 21 smelled Leviticus 1:9, 1:13, 1:17, 26:31; Song of Songs 4:10, 4:11; Isaiah 65:6; Ezekiel 20:41; Amos 5:21, 5:22; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 4:18 sweet savourHeb. savour of restcurse Genesis 3:17, 4:12, 5:29, 6:17 foror, thoughthe imagination 6:5; Job 14:4, 15:14-16; Psalm 51:5, 58:3; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 47:12; 47:15, 48:8, 53:6; Jeremiah 8:6, 17:9, 18:12; Matthew 15:19; John 3:6; Romans 1:21, 3:23, 8:7, 8:8; Ephesians 2:1-3; James 1:14, 1:15, 4:1, 4:2; 1 John 5:19 neither Genesis 9:11-15; Isaiah 54:9, 54:10 as I 2 Peter 3:6, 3:7 Reciprocal Genesis 9:16 - everlasting; 11:6 - imagined; Exodus 29:18 - sweet savour; Leviticus 8:21 - a sweet savour; Numbers 15:3 - a sweet; 28:2 - for a sweet savour unto me; 32:14 - an increase; Deuteronomy 28:16 - in the field; 31:21 - I know; 1 Samuel 26:19 - accept; 1 Chronicles 28:9 - the imaginations; Ezra 6:10 - sweet savours; Proverbs 10:20 - the heart; 24:9 - thought; Ecclesiastes 9:3 - also; Jeremiah 3:17 - walk; 16:12 - evil; 32:30 - from; Ezekiel 14:14 - Noah; 16:19 - a sweet savour; 24:12 - her great; Hosea 10:9 - did; Matthew 7:11 - being; Mark 7:21 - out; Luke 1:51 - the imagination; 11:13 - being; Romans 5:13 - until; 7:18 - that in me; 2 Corinthians 10:5 - every thought; Ephesians 2:3 - by; Habakkuk 3:12 - an; James 4:5 - The spirit Verse 22 While the earth remainethHeb. as yet all the days of the earth, Isaiah 54:8 seedtimeMost of the European nations divide the year into four distinct parts, called quarters or seasons; but there are six divisions in the text, which obtained in Palestine among the Hebrews, and exist among the Arabs to the present day. According to this gracious promise, the heavenly bodies have preserved their courses, the seasons their successions, and the earth its increase for the use of man. Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; Psalm 74:16, 74:17; Song of Songs 2:11, 2:12; Isaiah 54:9; Jeremiah 5:24; James 5:7 day Jeremiah 31:35, 33:20-26 Reciprocal Genesis 1:5 - and; 1:14 - and let; 9:11 - And I; 9:16 - everlasting; Deuteronomy 28:16 - in the field; Job 26:10 - until; 38:33 - the ordinances; Psalm 19:2 - night unto; 24:2 - and; 65:8 - outgoings; 104:20 - makest; 119:91 - They continue this; 148:3 - sun; Ecclesiastes 1:5 - sun; Jeremiah 33:25 - If my; 2 Peter 2:5 - spared