Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth — I that am infinite in power, and therefore can do it; infinite in justice, and therefore will do it.
And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth — I that am infinite in power, and therefore can do it; infinite in justice, and therefore will do it.
Verse Genesis 6:17. _I - DO BRING A FLOOD_] מבול; _mabbul_; a word used only to designate the _general deluge_, being never applied to signify any other kind of inundation; and does not the Holy Spir...
- 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...
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...
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...
I, EVEN I, DO BRING. FLOOD OF WATERS UPON THE EARTH. There has been much discussion of the question whether the flood was universal. The language used, at first glance, would seem to declare this, but...
I, EVEN I. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. A FLOOD. Hebrew. _mabbul._ Limited to this account of the Deluge, and Psalms 29:10, which therefore refers to it. The Babylonian tablets of the Epic of...
_And I, behold, I_ The emphasis on the 1st person seems to bring out the thought of the terrible necessity of this act of universal destruction brought upon the world by its Creator. _the flood_ Heb....
AND, BEHOLD, &C.— It is very evident from this verse, that the deluge was universal, as no words can be imagined more strong and comprehensive. See also ch. Genesis 7:4.; and indeed there is scarce an...
_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, I,...
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...
A FLOOD. — _Mabbul,_ another archaic word. It is used only of the deluge, except in Psalms 29:10, where, however, there is an evident allusion to the flood of Noah. EVERY THING THAT IS IN THE EARTH SH...
וַ אֲנִ֗י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת ־הַ מַּבּ֥וּל
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...
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...
_DOOM AND DELIVERANCE_ ‘And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh.’ Genesis 6:17 With the exception of the black tribes and peoples, THERE IS NO BRANCH...
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, BEHOLD, I, EVEN I, DO BRING A FLOOD OF WATERS UPON THE EARTH,.... That there was such a flood of waters brought upon the earth, is confirmed by the testimonies of Heathen writers of all nations;...
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. Ver. 1...
_Behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth _ I, who am infinite in power and therefore can do it; infinite in justice, and therefore will do it. _But with thee will I establish my c...
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...
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 everything that is in the earth shall die. The announceme...
The Announcement of the Flood...
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...
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, EVEN I, which is thus emphatically repeated, to signify that this flood did not proceed from natural causes, but from the immediate hand and judgment of God, DO BRING, i.e. will assuredly and speed...
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 6:17 behold H2009 I H589 bringing H935 (H8688) floodwaters H3999 H4325 earth H776 destroy H7843 ...
THE COMMAND TO PREPARE FOR THE FLOOD (GENESIS 6:14) Genesis 6:14 ‘Make yourself an ark of gopher wood, make rooms (or alternatively ‘reeds' - which involves the same consonants, but different vowel s...
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...
_I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh_ THE FLOOD I. The first fact that strikes us in the story of the flood is this: that God, on account of the wickedness to...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 6:17 EVERYTHING THAT IS ON THE EARTH SHALL DIE. This does not necessarily mean that the flood had to cover the whole earth. Since the geographical perspective of ancient people...
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...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 6:14. Gopher wood.] Probably, “cypress” (Conant, Davies); “pitch-trees, resinous trees” (Gesenius); “a hard, strong tree, precise kind unknown” (Fürst).— GENESIS 6:18. ESTABL...
§ 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...
behold. Genesis 6:13 Genesis 7:4 Genesis 7:21 Genesis 9:9 Exodus 14:17...
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...