Genesis 6:8-18

8 But the LORD was pleased with Noah.

9 This is the account of Noah and his descendants. Noah had God's approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time. He walked with God.

10 He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The world was corrupt in God's sight and full of violence.

12 God saw the world and how corrupt it was because all people on earth lived evil lives.

13 God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people because the earth is full of their violence. Now I'm going to destroy them along with the earth.

14 Make yourself a ship of cypress wood. Make rooms in the ship and coat it inside and out with tar.

15 This is how you should build it: the ship is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

16 Make a roof for the ship, and leave an 18-inch-high opening at the top. Put a door in the side of the ship. Build the ship with lower, middle, and upper decks.

17 I'm about to send a flood on the earth to destroy all people under the sky--every living, breathing human. Everything on earth will die.

18 "But I will make my promise to you. You, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives will go into the ship.

Genesis 6:8-18 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.