Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Genesis 6:13
The end of all flesh is come before me; I will destroy them — The ruin of this wicked world is decreed; it is come, that is, it will come surely, and come quickly.
The end of all flesh is come before me; I will destroy them — The ruin of this wicked world is decreed; it is come, that is, it will come surely, and come quickly.
Verse Genesis 6:13. _I WILL DESTROY THEM WITH THE EARTH._] Not only the human race was to he destroyed, but all terrestrial animals, i.e. those which could not live in the waters. These must necessar...
- Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור _dôr_ “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individua...
IV. THE GENERATIONS OF NOAH CHAPTER 6:9-22 Before the Flood _ 1. Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:9)_ 2. The earth filled with violence (Genesis 6:11) 3. The building of the ark commanded (Genesis...
THE FLOOD. This section has been very skilfully composed from both J and P. There are numerous repetitions: Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 6:12 f.; Genesis 7:7 and...
J gives no explanation of the universal wickedness which caused God to repent man's creation, but the previous narrative has prepared for it. Probably, however, the story, which begins abruptly, has l...
GOD SAID UNTO NOAH. Noah is chosen as the medium of the revelation of the will of God. As Abraham was chosen to leave his kindred, so Noah was selected to continue the human race. The election is not...
GOD. the Creator in connection with the two beasts for preservation (verses: Genesis 6:13; Genesis 6:22; Genesis 6:9). Jehovah in Genesis 7:1, in connection wit
Noah is commanded to build the Ark 13. _is come before me_ viz. mentally. The intention to destroy all flesh has entered the mind of God....
3. _The Ark_ 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. 14 Make thee an ark...
_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 of all flesh is come bef...
6:13 with (n-30) Or 'from.'...
WITH THE EARTH] rather, 'from the earth.' 14-16. The Hebrew word for ark means a 'vessel,' that which contains anything. It was shaped like a chest, with a flat bottom and a roof. If the cubit measure...
THE FLOOD This narrative records the judgment of God upon the sinful forefathers of mankind, and His preservation of a righteous family, in whom the divine purposes for men might be carried out. The s...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 6 PEOPLE ARE VERY WICKED V1 At that time, men began to increase on the earth. Many daughters were born for them. V2 Then the sons of God saw that...
THE END OF ALL FLESH IS COME BEFORE ME. — A metaphor taken from the customs of earthly kings. Before an order is executed the decree is presented to the sovereign, that it may finally be examined, and...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים לְ נֹ֗חַ קֵ֤ץ כָּל
THE FLOOD Genesis 5:1; Genesis 6:1; Genesis 7:1; Genesis 8:1; Genesi
NOAH BUILDS THE ARK Genesis 6:9 Human sin had reached an awful climax. Sooner or later its results must have swept the human race from the earth, as smallpox will slay every native on some infected i...
With the passing of the centuries, the degeneration of the individual and the family became that of society. There had been intermixture between the descendants of Cain and those of Seth, resulting in...
GOD SAVED NOAH The one righteous man on earth, Noah, and his family were saved by God (Genesis 6:8). Noah was "just" in that he lived in accord with God's will. He was "perfect," or upright, in that h...
_All flesh. I will destroy all these carnal and wicked people, and, because all other creatures were made only for man's use, and will be useless, I will involve them in the common ruin, reserving onl...
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. Observe how God makes Noah acquain...
There is one characteristic of divine revelation to which attention may be profitably called as a starting point. We have to do with facts. The Bible alone is a revelation of facts, and, we can add (n...
13._And God said unto Noah_. Here Moses begins to relate how Noah would be preserved. And first, he says, that the counsel of God respecting the destruction of the world was revealed to him. Secondly,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 6, 7, AND 8. Finally we find power and force here below, the result, of the sons of God not keeping their first estate, of apostasy; and God executes judgment...
AND GOD SAID UNTO NOAH,.... This is a proof that he found favour in his eyes, since he spake to him, and told him what he had observed, and what he was determined to do, and gave him directions to mak...
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...
_The end_, or ruin, _of all flesh is come before me_ Is approaching, is at the very door. It is come in my purpose and decree, and shall as certainly take place, as if it were come already, in what ma...
1 The wickednesse of the world, which prouoked Gods wrath, and caused the Flood. 8 Noah findeth grace. 13 The order, forme, and end of the Arke. 1 AND it came to passe, when men began to multiply o...
God Chooses Noah...
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. As the end of the time of respite a...
THIRD PART THE GENESIS OF THE WORLD’S JUDGMENT AND OF THE WORLD’S RENEWING BY MEANS OF THE FLOOD. THE FLOOD AND THE DROWNED RACE. THE ARK AND THE SAVED HUMANITY. (THE ARK AS A TYPE OF THE PIOUS FAMIL...
MAN'S DEGRADATION TO CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE It was not long before mankind multiplied greatly on earth, and the dreadful effects of sin multiplied with them. this is emphasized in the corrupt mixture...
WITH THE EARTH: Or, from the earth...
12-21 God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, Psalms 25:14. It is with all believers, enabling them to understand and apply...
i.e. The time of ruin, as this word is used, EZEKIEL 7:2, EZEKIEL 7:6, AMOS 8:2, OF ALL FLESH, to all men, as GENESIS 6:12, though the beasts also wer
Genesis 9:1-29 We have, now, arrived at a deeply-important and strongly-marked division of our book. Enoch has passed off the scene. His walk, as a stranger on earth, has terminated in his translation...
Genesis 6:13 God H430 said H559 (H8799) Noah H5146 end H7093 flesh H1320 come H935 (H8804) Me...
THE CORRUPTION IN THE EARTH (GENESIS 6:11) Genesis 6:11 ‘And the earth (or inhabited world or land) was corrupt before God (Elohim), and the earth (or land) was filled with violence.' This would app...
Gen. 6-7 A long period elapsed between the commencement of the building of the ark and the actual flood. During that period we notice: (1) the strength of Noah's faith. God has told him of a deluge of...
CONTENTS: Flood announced. Compromise of sons of God with daughters of men. CHARACTERS: Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth. CONCLUSION: The true believer can float in peace on the very waters by which the wic...
Genesis 6:2. _Sons of God._ Some understand this expression of Seth's sons, who intermarried with Cain's daughters, but assign no reason for their being called the _daughters of men._ Others understan...
_The earth also was corrupt_ CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE, TWIN EVILS If succeeding generations inquire, wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto the work of His hands? What meaneth the heat of this great...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 6:9 Noah’s Descendants. Chapters Genesis 6:1 describe a flood that leads to a renewal of the earth—a reminder of the creation account of...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 6:9_ NOAH, OR A GOOD MAN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMES I. That good men living in degenerate times are not overlooked by God. The degenerate and wicked condit...
§ 4. THE GENERATIONS OF NOAH (CH. 6:9-9:29). EXPOSITION GENESIS 6:9 THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS OF NOAH. "Novi capitis initium = "haec est historia Noachi (Rosenmüller; cf. Genesis 5:1). Noah
Chapter six. It came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took...
The end. Jeremiah 51:13 Ezekiel 7:2 Amos 8:2 1 Peter 4:7 filled. Genesis 6:4...
NOAH AND THE ARK Genesis 6:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a verse in the New Testament which reads: "As the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." 1. ONE CANNOT BUT MARVE...