Genesis 6:13-22

13 Then God said to Noah, "1The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because * of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
14 "Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside * and out with pitch.
15 "This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
16 "You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
17 "Behold, 2I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
18 "But I will establish 3My covenant with you; and 4you shall enter the ark -you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
19 "5And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
20 "6Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
21 "As for you, take for yourself some of all 7food which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them."
22 8Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.

Genesis 6:13-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 6

This chapter gives an account of the wickedness of the old world, both among the profane and the professors of religion, which was taken notice of and resented by God, upon which he determined the destruction of it, Ge 6:1-7 only one man, Noah, is excepted, who found favour with God, and whose character is given, Ge 6:8-10 and to whom was observed by God the general corruption of the earth, Ge 6:11-13 and to whom he gave orders and directions for the building an ark for himself, and his family, being determined to destroy the earth with a flood, and all creatures in it, Ge 6:14-17 only he would preserve him and his wife, his three sons and their wives, and two of every living creature, for which, and for himself and his family, he was to take food into the ark when built, Ge 6:18-21 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that Noah did as he was commanded, Ge 6:22.

Cross References 8

  • 1. Isaiah 34:1-4; Ezekiel 7:2, 3; Amos 8:2; 1 Peter 4:7
  • 2. 2 Peter 2:5
  • 3. Genesis 9:9-16; Genesis 17:7
  • 4. Genesis 7:7
  • 5. Gen 7:2, 14, 15
  • 6. Genesis 7:3
  • 7. Genesis 1:29, 30
  • 8. Genesis 7:5; Hebrews 11:7

Footnotes 6

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