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Genesis 9:8-17
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:8-17Genesis 9:8-17 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAs the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what…God's Covenant with Noah. (b. c. 2347.)Genesis 9:8-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH. (B. C. 2347.) Here is, I. The general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Genesis 9:9-10. Here observe, 1. That God is graciously pleased to de…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:8Genesis 9:8 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd God spake—in continuation of the preceding discourse—unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying.The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17Genesis 9:8-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe new Noachic covenant established. I. It is a COVENANT OF LIFE. It embraces all the posterity of Noah, i.e. it is— 1. The new foundation on which humanity rests. 2. It passes through man to all flesh, to all living c…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 9:8-17As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what…Matthew HenrycommentaryGod's Covenant with Noah. (b. c. 2347.)GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH. (B. C. 2347.) Here is, I. The general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Genesis 9:9-10. Here observe, 1. That God is graciously pleased to de…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17The new Noachic covenant established. I. It is a COVENANT OF LIFE. It embraces all the posterity of Noah, i.e. it is— 1. The new foundation on which humanity rests. 2. It passes through man to all flesh, to all living c…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:8And God spake—in continuation of the preceding discourse—unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:9And I, behold, I establish—literally, am causing to rise up or stand; ἀ νιì στημι (LXX.)—my covenant (cf. Genesis 6:18) with you, and with your seed after you. I.e. the covenant contemplated all subsequent posterity in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:10And with every living creature—literally, every soul (or breathing thing) that liveth, a generic designation of which the particulars are now specified—that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 9:11And I will establish my covenant with you. Not form it for the first time, as if no such covenant had existed in antediluvian times (Knobel); but cause it to stand or permanently establish it, so that it shall no more b…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 9:12-17Articles of agreement among men are usually sealed, that the covenants may be the more solemn, and the performances of the covenants the more sure, to mutual satisfaction. God therefore, being willing more abundantly to…Matthew Henry