1And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
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But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. …
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; …
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here is, I. A gracious invitation of Noah and his family into a place of safety, now that the flood of waters was coming, Gen. 7:1. 1. The call itself is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children, to come in doors, when he sees night or a storm coming: Come thou, and all thy house , that small family that thou hast, into the ark . Observe, (1.) Noah did not go into the ark till God b…
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