Genesis 8
8
1Then God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God caused a wind to pass over the land and the water subsided.
2Also the sources of the deep and the windows of the skies were closed up, and the rain from the sky was held back.
3The waters kept receding gradually from upon the land and the waters decreased by the end of 150 days.
4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5The waters went on decreasing until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
6It was at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.
7Then he sent out a raven and it kept going back and forth until the waters were drying up from the land.
8Then he sent out a dove to see whether the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
9But the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot. She returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole land. He stretched out his hand and he took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
10So he waited yet another seven days and again he sent the dove out from the ark.
11The dove came to him at evening, and surprisingly—a freshly plucked olive leaf was in its mouth. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the land.
12After he waited seven more days, he sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.
13It was in his six-hundred-and first year—in the first month, on the first day of the month—that the waters had dried up from the land. Then Noah removed the cover of the ark and he looked, and behold, the surface of the ground had dried up.
14By the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the land was dry.
Noah’s Soothing Sacrifice
15Then God spoke to Noah, saying,
16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and your sons’ wives with you.
17Every animal that is with you of all flesh, including the flying creatures, livestock and every crawling creature that crawls on the land, bring out with you, and let them swarm in the land and be fruitful and multiply upon the land.”
18So Noah came out, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives.
19Every animal—every crawling creature, every flying creature, everything that crawls upon the land—came out from the ark in their families.
20Then Noah built an altar to Adonai and he took of every clean domestic animal and of every clean flying creature and he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21When Adonai smelled the soothing aroma, Adonai said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, even though the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from youth. Nor will I ever again smite all living creatures, as I have done.
22While all the days of the land remain, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.”
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Genesis 8
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Noah Leaves the Ark
1God’s heart was moved with compassion as he remembered # 8:1 God had not forgotten and then suddenly remembered them; his heart of compassion focused on Noah and all that survived in the ark. Mercy triumphs over judgment (see James 2:13). Noah and all the animals, large and small, # 8:1 Or “wild and domesticated animals.” that were with him in the ark. # 8:1 Being in the ark assured their salvation. Being in Christ likewise assures our salvation. And God caused a wind # 8:1 Or “[his] Spirit” or “breath.” See Ps. 148:8. to sweep across the earth again # 8:1 God repeated what he did at creation; his Spirit hovered over the face of the waters. And it happened again thousands of years later, as God’s Spirit hovered over and filled 120 believers at Pentecost, giving them new creation life. and the waters subsided. 2He closed the subterranean fountains and the floodgates of heaven and held back the rain. 3After 150 days, the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth and the waters began to subside. 4And on the seventeenth day of the seventh month, # 8:4 At the institution of the Feast of Passover, the Lord made the seventh month into the first month, the month of great importance for Israel (see Ex. 12:2). Passover was the fourteenth day of the month. Three days later would be the seventeenth day of the month; the very day Jesus rose from the dead. The final resting place of our ark of salvation was the top of the mountain. Jesus was raised on high, seated at the right hand of the Most High. What inspiration lies within the Bible! the ark came to rest # 8:4 This is a play on words, for Noah’s name means “rest.” God’s covenant of peace with Noah would remain (see Ps. 32:6; Isa. 54:10). on the highest peak in Ararat. # 8:4 Mt. Ararat is believed to be on the border of Turkey, Armenia, and Iran, known as Urartu in Assyrian inscriptions. See 2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38; Jer. 51:27. Ararat means “the curse is reversed” or “high and holy land.” The resting place of God’s sons and daughters is where “the curse is reversed” (the cross and empty tomb), in the “high and holy land” of being seated with Christ in the heavenly realm (see Eph. 2:6). 5The waters continued to recede until the tenth month. And on the first day of the tenth month, all the mountaintops appeared. # 8:5 The mountaintops became visible seventy-three days after the ark rested. This new age now begins with eight people. Eight is the biblical number of a new beginning.
6After forty more days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7and released a raven. It flew back and forth from the ark until the earth was dry. # 8:7 In other words, the unclean raven apparently did not return to the ark.
8Then he sent out a dove # 8:8 Or “sent out a dove from him,” an awkward construction in English. The next verse shows that Noah took the dove back into the ark with his hand to see if there was any clay or mud on its feet. to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground. 9But the dove found no place to rest, so it returned to Noah in the ark because the waters still covered the face of the earth. Noah put out his hand and grasped the dove and put it back into the ark. 10He waited another seven days and released the dove from the ark again. 11Before evening, the dove came back to him—and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! # 8:11 The contrast of the raven and the dove is an allegory. The raven symbolizes the law, which was sent out first, but gave no assurance that waters of judgment had lifted. The dove, returning with an olive branch, a symbol of peace, symbolizes the gospel of grace given to us by the Holy Spirit. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ brings a better hope to the believer—judgment has retreated. Every time the “Dove” of God comes, he brings a fresh olive branch—fresh oil for the sons and daughters of the Most High. So Noah realized that the waters had finally subsided from the earth.
12Then he waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him in the ark. # 8:12 The Dove (Holy Spirit) cannot rest where there is corruption and death. For generations, the Dove, seeking a place to rest, flew over Abraham, Moses, the prophets, and the kings unable to find a resting place. Until at last, at the river Jordan, the Dove came from the open heavens and rested on the perfect man, Jesus, the Son of God (see Matt. 3:16). Has the gentle Dove found a nest in your heart? In order to have the gifts (see Gal. 5:22–23) and power of the Dove, you must seek first the nature of the Lamb.
13In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah lifted the hatch, looked out, and saw the dry ground. 14On the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was dry. 15Then God said # 8:15 Noah was obedient to God, refusing to move until he heard the Word of the Lord. Just as he waited for the command to enter, he waited for the command to disembark. to Noah, 16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons, and their wives. # 8:16 Noah waited over six weeks in the ark on top of Ararat for the waters to completely recede, and for the ground to dry. This took great discipline, for no one likes to wait. But God’s timing is always perfect. Noah was in the ark for a total of one year and seventeen days. 17Release all the animals with you and set them free—birds, animals large and small—every living thing. And they will multiply and abound and flourish on the earth and in the sky.” 18So Noah and his family left the ark; 19and every animal large and small, every bird and crawling thing came out of the ark by families. # 8:19 That is, by species. Noah and his family would never forget the moment they pushed open the door of the ark and walked out into a new world. Eight human beings found a new beginning with God. Like a new Adam and a new Eve, they began all over again. What a spine-tingling moment it was! The bright sunlight, the fresh air, the gentle breeze—God had seen them through!
God’s Promise to Noah
20Noah erected an altar dedicated to Yahweh. # 8:20 The first thing Noah did when he got out of the ark was worship Yahweh. Noah realized the great love of God that was upon his life and offered himself to God. The kindness of God is also seen in Jesus. God is always ready to renew a relationship with people when they turn to him. Then he selected ritually clean animals and birds of every species and offered them as burnt sacrifices on the altar. 21And when Yahweh smelled the sweet fragrance of Noah’s offerings, his heart was stirred, # 8:21 Or “he said to his heart.” and he said, “Never again will I curse the earth because of people, even though the imagination of their hearts are evil from their childhood; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. I promise this:
22“As long as earth exists
there will always be seasons
of planting and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night.”
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