PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Genesis
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 265,871 words · 567 reading sections
Genesis 7:17
Genesis 7:17 Ver. 17. And the flood was forty days upon the earth,.... This is said with respect to what follows, and the meaning is, that when and after the flood had been upon the earth so long, then the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth; after this they were so many and so s…
109 wordsSECTION 122Genesis 7:18
Genesis 7:18 Ver. 18. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth,.... Still they became greater and more powerful, as to bear up the ark, so to cast down houses, trees, &c. by the continual rains that fell, though perhaps they were not so violent as before, and by the constant eruptions of wat…
157 wordsSECTION 123Genesis 7:19
Genesis 7:19 Ver. 19. And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth,.... Yet more and more, so that the people without the ark were obliged to remove, not only from the lower to the higher rooms in their houses, and to the tops of them, but to the highest trees; and when these were bore down, to the highest hills …
165 wordsSECTION 124Genesis 7:20
Genesis 7:20 Ver. 20. Fifteen cubits upwards did the waters prevail,.... Either to such an height above the earth, upwards from that, or from the high hills; for though the words do not necessarily imply that, yet it may be allowed, since there was water enough to cover the highest of them; and fifteen cubits of water…
299 wordsSECTION 125Genesis 7:21
Genesis 7:21 Ver. 21. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth,.... That had animal life in them, of which motion was a sign: both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth; excepting those that were in the ark. This general destruction of the creatures, as it wa…
255 wordsSECTION 126Genesis 7:22
Genesis 7:22 Ver. 22. All in whose nostrils [was] the breath of life,.... Whether of fowls, beast, cattle, or creeping things: of all that was in the dry land, died; by which description fishes were excepted, since they breathe not, having no lungs, and are not on the dry land, where they cannot live, but in the wate…
91 wordsSECTION 127Genesis 7:23
Genesis 7:23 Ver. 23. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground,.... Not everything, particularly trees; for after the flood was abated there was an olive tree, a leaf of which was brought to Noah by the dove, Ge 8:11 but all animals, both men and cattle, and the creeping things, …
277 wordsSECTION 128Genesis 7:24
Genesis 7:24 Ver. 24. And the waters prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days. Which is to be reckoned not from the end of the forty days' rain, but from the beginning of the flood; for from the seventeenth day of the second month, when the fountains of the deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven wer…
150 wordsSECTION 129Genesis 8:1
Genesis 8:1 INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 8 This chapter gives an account of the going off of the waters from the earth, and of the entire deliverance of Noah, and those with him in the ark, from the flood, when all the rest were destroyed: after an one hundred and fifty days a wind is sent over the earth, the fountains of…
729 wordsSECTION 130Genesis 8:2
Genesis 8:2 Ver. 2. The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven, were stopped,.... The passages which let out the subterraneous waters in great quantity upon the earth, and the clouds of heaven, which poured down water upon it like spouts, were stopped from sending forth any more, as they had from the fi…
169 wordsSECTION 131Genesis 8:3
Genesis 8:3 Ver. 3. And the waters returned from off the earth continually,.... Or "going and returning" {s}; they went off from the earth, and returned to their proper places appointed for them; some were dried up by the wind, and exhaled by the sun into the air: and others returned to their channels and cavities in …
182 wordsSECTION 132Genesis 8:4
Genesis 8:4 Ver. 4. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month,.... That is, five months after the flood began, and when the waters began to decrease; for this is not the seventh month of the flood, but of the year, which being reckoned from Tisri, or the autumnal equinox, must be the…
935 wordsSECTION 133Genesis 8:5
Genesis 8:5 Ver. 5. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month,.... That is, from the seventeenth of the seventh month, to the first of the tenth month, a space of two months and thirteen days, and being summer time, through the heat of the sun, they decreased apace: in the tenth [month], on the first…
160 wordsSECTION 134Genesis 8:6
Genesis 8:6 Ver. 6. And it came to pass at the end of forty days,.... From the appearance of the mountains, that is, from the first day of the tenth month, to forty days after; and being ended, this must be the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the month Ab, which answers to July and August; and according to Bishop …
100 wordsSECTION 135Genesis 8:7
Genesis 8:7 Ver. 7. And he sent forth a raven,.... That by it he might make his observation, how high or low the waters were upon the earth; and the rather he sent out the raven, a bird of prey, which feeds on carrion, that if the earth had been dry, the smell of the dead carcasses would have invited it to go far off …
342 wordsSECTION 136Genesis 8:8
Genesis 8:8 Ver. 8. Also he sent forth a dove from him,.... Seven days after he had sent out the raven, as in Ge 8:10 to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; for the dove is a creature that delights in cleanness, flies low, and goes far off, so that if it returned not again, he might conclud…
256 wordsSECTION 137Genesis 8:9
Genesis 8:9 Ver. 9. But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, [and] she returned unto him into the ark,.... It being a creature that feeds upon seeds it picks off from the ground, and loving cleanness, it could find no place where it could alight, and have food to live upon, and retain its cleanness; for th…
329 wordsSECTION 138Genesis 8:10
Genesis 8:10 Ver. 10. And he stayed yet other seven days,.... As he had stayed seven days between the sending out of the raven and the dove, so he stayed seven days more after he had sent out the dove, and it returned to him, waiting patiently for his deliverance, and the signs of it; though he could have been glad to…
97 wordsSECTION 139Genesis 8:11
Genesis 8:11 Ver. 11. And the dove came in to him in the evening,.... It having been out all day delighting itself in a free air, and perching upon the trees, but yet not finding sufficient food, or a proper lodging, it returned to Noah at the evening for food and dwelling in the ark: and, lo, in her mouth was an oli…
496 wordsSECTION 140Genesis 8:12
Genesis 8:12 Ver. 12. And he stayed yet other seven days,.... After the dove had returned: and sent forth the dove; the same dove again; which returned not again unto him any more: the earth being dry, it found rest for the sole of its feet, sufficient food to eat, and a proper place for its habitation; and liking t…
345 wordsSECTION 141Genesis 8:13
Genesis 8:13 Ver. 13. And it came to pass, in the six hundred and first year,.... Of Noah's life, and so the Septuagint adds, in the first month, [the first day] of the month; so that it was the first day of the year, New Year's Day, and a joyful one it was to Noah and his family, when they saw dry ground; which they…
427 wordsSECTION 142Genesis 8:14
Genesis 8:14 Ver. 14. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month,.... This was the month Marchesvan, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of our October, and part of our November; though according to Bishop Usher {y}, this day was Friday the eighteenth of December, A. M. 1657; it …
296 wordsSECTION 143Genesis 8:15
Genesis 8:15 Ver. 15. And God spake unto Noah, saying,.... Whether in a dream or vision, or by an articulate voice, appearing in an human form, or by an impulse on his mind, is not certain; however, the Lord spoke so to him, that he heard him and understood him: it was, no doubt, very rejoicing to him, since he had no…
86 wordsSECTION 144Genesis 8:16
Genesis 8:16 Ver. 16. Go forth of the ark,.... Though the earth was dry and fit to be inhabited, yet be would not go out without orders, as he had to go in; which he waited for before he would, and now he has them: thou and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives, with thee: the Jewish writers {z} observe, that t…
150 wordsSECTION 145Genesis 8:17
Genesis 8:17 Ver. 17. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee,.... There is a various reading of the word for "bring forth"; according to the margin, as Jarchi observes, the sense is, order them to come forth; and according to the Scripture, if they will not, oblige them to come: of all flesh, [bot…
343 wordsSECTION 146Genesis 8:18
Genesis 8:18 Ver. 18. And Noah went forth,.... Being obedient to the divine command, and no doubt with great pleasure in his countenance, and with a heart full of thankfulness for so great a deliverance; and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him: in all eight persons, and no more were saved in the ark,…
158 wordsSECTION 147Genesis 8:19
Genesis 8:19 Ver. 19. Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth,.... All went out, not one was left, and they went out after their kind; not in a confused disorderly manner, mixing with one another; but as they went in by pairs, male and female of every sort, so they …
153 wordsSECTION 148Genesis 8:20
Genesis 8:20 Ver. 20. And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord,.... Not an house for himself and his family, but an altar for God; his first and greatest concern being for the glory of God, and not for the temporal good of himself and his: this altar was erected, and devoted to the service of God; it was built accordin…
328 wordsSECTION 149Genesis 8:21
Genesis 8:21 Ver. 21. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour,.... Or a "savour of rest" {e}; he was delighted and well pleased with his sacrifice, which was offered up in the faith of the sacrifice of Christ; the apostle says, "is for a sweetsmelling savour", Eph 5:2 referring to this passage; that being a satisfaction t…
1,465 wordsSECTION 150Genesis 9:1
Genesis 9:1 INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 9 In this chapter we have an account of God's blessing Noah and his sons, being just come out of the ark, with a renewal of the blessing of propagating their species, and replenishing the earth, the dominion over the creatures, and a freedom from the fear of them; with liberty to e…
421 wordsSECTION 151Genesis 9:2
Genesis 9:2 Ver. 2. And the fear or you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth,.... This is a renewal, at least in part, of the grant of dominion to Adam over all the creatures; these obeyed him cheerfully, and from love, but sinning, he in a good measure lost his power over them, they rebelled …
237 wordsSECTION 152Genesis 9:3
Genesis 9:3 Ver. 3. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you,.... That is, every beast, fowl, and fish, without exception; for though there was a difference at this time of clean and unclean creatures with respect to sacrifice, yet not with respect to food; every creature of God was good then, as it is now…
543 wordsSECTION 153Genesis 9:4
Genesis 9:4 Ver. 4. But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall you not eat. This is the only exception to the eating of flesh; it was not to be eaten with the blood in it, which is said to be its life; not that the blood is of itself the life, but because it is a means of life, and that being…
479 wordsSECTION 154Genesis 9:5
Genesis 9:5 Ver. 5. And surely your blood of your lives will I require,.... Or "for surely your blood", &c. {o}; and so is a reason of the preceding law, to teach men not to shed human blood; or though, "surely your blood", as Jarchi and Aben Ezra; though God had given them liberty to slay the creatures, and shed thei…
315 wordsSECTION 155Genesis 9:6
Genesis 9:6 Ver. 6. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed,.... That is, he that is guilty of wilful murder shall surely be put to death by the order of the civil magistrate; so the Targum of Jonathan, "by witnesses the judges shall condemn him to death,'' that is, the fact being clearly proved b…
285 wordsSECTION 156Genesis 9:7
Genesis 9:7 Ver. 7. And you, be ye fruitful and multiply,.... Instead of taking away the lives of men, the great concern should be to multiply them; and this indeed is one reason of the above law, to prevent the decrease and ruin of mankind; and which was peculiarly needful, when there were so few men in the world as …
104 wordsSECTION 157Genesis 9:8
Genesis 9:8 Ver. 8. And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him,.... Not only what is contained in the preceding verses, but in the subsequent ones: saying; as follows.…
33 wordsSECTION 158Genesis 9:9
Genesis 9:9 Ver. 9. And [I], behold, [I] establish my covenant with you,.... Not the covenant of grace in Christ, but of the preservation of the creatures in common, a promise that they should not be destroyed any more by a flood; to which promise it seems an oath was annexed, as appears from Isa 54:9 which passage re…
234 wordsSECTION 159Genesis 9:10
Genesis 9:10 Ver. 10. And with every living creature that is with you,.... This is a further proof that this was not the covenant of grace, but of conservation, since it is made with irrational as well as rational creatures: of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; the birds of the air, t…
143 wordsSECTION 160Genesis 9:11
Genesis 9:11 Ver. 11. And I will establish my covenant with you,.... This is repeated to denote the certainty of it, as well as to lead on to the particulars of it: neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither man nor beast, at least not all of them, and especially by water: neither …
155 wordsSECTION 161Genesis 9:12
Genesis 9:12 Ver. 12. And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you,.... Meaning the bow in the cloud, and which might be formed in the cloud at this time, that Noah might see it, and know it when he saw it again, and seems to be pointed unto: "this is the token"; or sign of the coven…
114 wordsSECTION 162Genesis 9:13
Genesis 9:13 Ver. 13. I do set my bow in the cloud,.... Or "I have given", or "have set it" {p}; which seems as if it was at that instant set; this is the same we call the "rainbow": and so Horace {q} calls it "arcus pluvius": it is called a "bow", because of its form, being a semicircle, and a "rainbow", because it i…
560 wordsSECTION 163Genesis 9:14
Genesis 9:14 Ver. 14. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth,.... Or "cloud a cloud" {u}, cause the clouds to gather thick in the heavens, and to hang over the earth ready to pour down great quantities of water; by reason of which the inhabitants might dread another flood coming upon them: wher…
567 wordsSECTION 164Genesis 9:15
Genesis 9:15 Ver. 15. And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you, and every living creature of all flesh,.... See Ge 9:11 and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh; this is repeated to remove those fears which would naturally arise, upon the gathering of the clouds in the heave…
117 wordsSECTION 165Genesis 9:16
Genesis 9:16 Ver. 16. And the bow shall be in the cloud,.... Not whenever there is a cloud, but at some certain times, when that and the sun are in a proper position to form one, and when divine wisdom sees right there should be one; then it appears and continues for a time, and as the cloud becomes thinner and thinne…
151 wordsSECTION 166Genesis 9:17
Genesis 9:17 Ver. 17. And God said to Noah, this is the token of the covenant,.... Which is repeated for the greater confirmation and certainty of it, since the fears of men would be apt to run very high, especially while the flood was fresh in memory; which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon th…
172 wordsSECTION 167Genesis 9:18
Genesis 9:18 Ver. 18. And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,.... These were born before the flood, and went into the ark with Noah, and came out with him; see Ge 5:32 and Ham [is the] father of Canaan; this is observed for the sake of the following history, concerning the b…
184 wordsSECTION 168Genesis 9:19
Genesis 9:19 Ver. 19. These are the three sons of Noah,.... And his only ones; and if he had any more, they left no posterity behind them, since it follows, and of them was the whole earth overspread, with inhabitants, by them and their posterity only: Berozus {z} indeed says, that Noah, after the flood, begat more s…
190 wordsSECTION 169Genesis 9:20
Genesis 9:20 Ver. 20. And Noah began to be an husbandman,.... Or "a man of the earth" {c}, not lord of it, as Jarchi, though he was, but a tiller of the earth, as he had been before the flood, and now began to be again; he returned to his old employment, and which perhaps he improved, having invented, as the Jews {d} …
337 wordsSECTION 170Genesis 9:21
Genesis 9:21 Ver. 21. And he drank of the wine, and was drunken,.... Either not being acquainted with the strength of it, as is thought by many; or having been used to weaker liquor, as water; or through the infirmity of his age; however, he was overtaken with it, and which is recorded, not to disgrace him, but to cau…
193 wordsSECTION 171Genesis 9:22
Genesis 9:22 Ver. 22. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,.... Which, had it been through surprise, and at an unawares, would not have been thought criminal; but be went into his father's tent, where he ought not to have entered; he looked with pleasure and delight on his father's nakedness:…
397 wordsSECTION 172Genesis 9:23
Genesis 9:23 Ver. 23. And Shem and Japheth took a garment,.... Who were the two brothers Ham told what he had seen, and who, no doubt, reproved him for his ill behaviour, and then took a garment, a coat of their own, very probably, some large garment fit for the purpose; and laid it upon both their shoulders; one par…
175 wordsSECTION 173Genesis 9:24
Genesis 9:24 Ver. 24. And Noah awoke from his wine,.... From his sleep, which his wine brought on him; when the force and strength of that was gone, and when not only he awaked, but came to himself, and was sober; and knew what his younger son had done to him; either by revelation, as some, or prophecy, as Ben Gersom…
2,103 wordsSECTION 174Genesis 10:1
Genesis 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10 This chapter gives an account of the posterity of the three sons of Noah, by whom the world was peopled after the flood, Ge 10:1 of the posterity of Japheth, Ge 10:2 of the posterity of Ham, Ge 10:6 and of the posterity of Shem, Ge 10:21. Ver. 1. Now these are the generations …
341 wordsSECTION 175Genesis 10:2
Genesis 10:2 Ver. 2. The sons of Japheth,.... Who though mentioned last, the genealogy begins with him, by a figure which rhetoricians call a "chiasm". The posterity of Japheth are those whom Hesiod {z} often calls iapetionidhv, "Iapetionides", and him iapetov, "Iapetus". According to Josephus {a}, the sons of Japheth…
945 wordsSECTION 176Genesis 10:3
Genesis 10:3 Ver. 3. And the sons of Gomer,.... Who was the first of the sons of Japheth, three of whose sons are mentioned, and they are as follow: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah; the first of these seated himself in the lesser Asia, in Pontus and Bithynia, where were some traces of his name in the river Ascani…
600 wordsSECTION 177Genesis 10:4
Genesis 10:4 Ver. 4. And the sons of Javan,.... Another son of Japheth; four sons of Javan are mentioned, which gave names to countries, and are as follow: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim; the first of these, Elishah, gave name to the Elysaeans, now called Aeoles, as Josephus {l} says; hence the country Ae…
802 wordsSECTION 178Genesis 10:5
Genesis 10:5 Ver. 5. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands,.... That is, by those sons of Japheth before mentioned; and by "isles" are meant, not countries surrounded with water, for the isles in this sense would not have been sufficient for the posterity of Japheth; nor can it be thought they…
388 wordsSECTION 179Genesis 10:6
Genesis 10:6 Ver. 6. And the sons of Ham,.... Next to the sons of Japheth, the sons of Ham are reckoned; these, Josephus {z} says, possessed the land from Syria, and the mountains of Amanus and Lebanon; laying hold on whatever was towards the sea, claiming to themselves the countries unto the ocean, whose names, some …
792 wordsSECTION 180Genesis 10:7
Genesis 10:7 Ver. 7. And the sons of Cush,.... The first born of Ham, who had five sons, next mentioned, besides Nimrod, spoken of afterwards by himself: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha; the first of these is Seba, the founder of the Sabaeans, according to Josephus {p}, a people seated in Arab…
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