16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. …
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. …
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-16)Here is repeated what was related before of Noah’s entrance into the ark, with his family and creatures that were marked for preservation. Now, I. It is thus repeated for the honour of Noah, whose faith and obedience herein shone so brightly, by which he obtained a good report, and who herein appeared so great a favourite of Heaven and so great a blessing to this earth. II. Notice is here taken of…
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