Welcome to tonight's study in Genesis chapter
eight. As always, asking wisdom,
knowledge and understanding from the father, in the name of Jesus Christ, let's
go with it.
Gen 8:1
And God430 remembered2142
(853) Noah,5146
and every3605 living thing,2416 and all3605
the cattle929 that834
was with854
him in the ark:8392 and God430
made a wind7307 to pass5674
over5921 the earth,776
and the waters4325 assuaged;7918
this
is to say the waters abated from the earth.
Gen 8:2
The fountains4599 also of the
deep8415 and the windows699
of heaven8064 were stopped,5534
and the rain1653 from4480
heaven8064 was restrained;3607
Gen 8:3
And the waters4325 returned7725
from off4480, 5921 the earth776
continually:1980, 7725 and after the
end4480, 7097 of the hundred3967
and fifty2572 days3117
the waters4325 were abated.2637
Gen 8:4
And the ark8392 rested5117
in the seventh7637 month,2320
on the seventeenth7651, 6240 day3117
of the month,2320 upon5921
the mountains2022 of Ararat.780
Gen 8:5
And the waters4325 decreased2637
continually1961, 1980 until5704
the tenth6224 month:2320
in the tenth6224 month,
on the first259 day
of the month,2320 were the tops7218
of the mountains2022 seen.7200
Notice
that the waters decrease continually. Not
all at once as in Gen.1 Now lets
look at these mountains.
H2022
نّ
har
har
A shortened form of H2042; a mountain
or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively): - hill (country), mount
(-ain), X promotion.
We
can see from this that these mountains could have just as well been a range of
hills.
Gen 8:6
And it came to pass1961 at
the end4480, 7093 of forty705
days,3117 that Noah5146
opened6605 (853)
the window2474 of the ark8392
which834 he had made:6213
Gen 8:7
And he sent forth7971 (853)
a raven,6158 which went forth3318
to and fro,3318, 7725 until5704
the waters4325 were dried up3001
from off4480, 5921 the earth.776
Gen 8:8
Also he sent forth7971 (853)
a dove3123 from4480,
854 him, to see7200 if
the waters4325 were abated7043
from off4480, 5921 the face6440
of the ground;127
Gen 8:9
But the dove3123 found4672
no3808 rest4494
for the sole3709 of her foot,7272
and she returned7725 unto413
him into413 the ark,8392
for3588 the waters4325
were on5921
the face6440 of the whole3605
earth:776 then he put forth7971
his hand,3027 and took3947
her, and pulled her in935, (853)
unto413 him into413
the ark.8392
The
fact that Noah uses a dove is meaningful inasmuch as the holy spirit descended
as a dove on Christ. Just food for
thought.
Gen 8:10
And he stayed2342 yet5750
other312 seven7651
days;3117 and again3254
he sent forth7971 (853)
the dove3123 out of4480
the ark;8392
Gen 8:11
And the dove3123 came in935
to413 him in6256
the evening;6153 and, lo,2009
in her mouth6310 was
an olive2132 leaf5929
plucked off:2965 so Noah5146
knew3045 that3588
the waters4325 were abated7043
from off4480, 5921 the earth.776
Now
look at this for just a minute. it
has been not quite a year since they went into the ark and here we have a live
olive tree with leaves for the dove to pluck off. it takes an olive tree several years to grow to maturity.
Think about it.
Gen 8:12
And he stayed3176 yet5750
other312 seven7651
days;3117 and sent forth7971
(853) the dove;3123
which returned7725 not3808
again3254 unto413
him any more.5750
Gen 8:13
And it came to pass1961 in
the six8337 hundredth3967
and first259 year,8141
in the first7223 month,
the first259 day
of the month,2320 the waters4325
were dried up2717 from off4480,
5921 the earth:776 and
Noah5146 removed5493
(853) the covering4372
of the ark,8392 and looked,7200
and, behold,2009 the face6440
of the ground127 was dry.2717
Gen 8:14
And in the second8145 month,2320
on the seven7651 and twentieth6242
day3117 of the month,2320 was the earth776
dried.3001
Gen 8:15
And God430 spoke1696
unto413 Noah,5146
saying,559
Gen 8:16
Go forth3318 of4480
the ark,8392 thou,859
and thy wife,802 and thy sons,1121
and thy sons'1121 wives802
with854 thee.
Gen 8:17
Bring forth3318 with854
thee every3605 living thing2416
that834 is
with854 thee, of all4480,
3605 flesh,1320 both
of fowl,5775 and of cattle,929
and of every3605 creeping thing7431
that creepeth7430 upon5921
the earth;776 that they may breed
abundantly8317 in the earth,776
and be fruitful,6509 and multiply7235
upon5921 the earth.776
Gen 8:18
And Noah5146 went forth,3318
and his sons,1121 and his wife,802
and his sons'1121 wives802
with854 him:
Gen 8:19
Every3605 beast,2416
every3605 creeping thing,7431
and every3605 fowl,5775
and whatsoever3605
creepeth7430 upon5921
the earth,776 after their kinds,4940
went forth3318 out of4480
the ark.8392
Gen 8:20
And Noah5146 built1129
an altar4196 unto the LORD;3068
and took3947 of every4480,
3605 clean2889 beast,929
and of every4480, 3605 clean2889
fowl,5775 and offered5927
burnt offerings5930 on the altar.4196
Gen 8:21
And the LORD3068 smelled7306
a sweet5207 (853)
savor;7381 and the LORD3068
said559 in413
his heart,3820 I will not3808
again3254 curse7043
(853) the ground127
any more5750 for man's sake;5668,
120 for3588 the
imagination3336 of man's120
heart3820 is
evil7451 from his youth;4480,
5271 neither3808 will I
again3254 smite5221
any more5750 (853)
every thing3605 living,2416
as834 I have done.6213
Gen 8:22
While5750 the earth776
remaineth,3605, 3117 seedtime2233
and harvest,7105 and cold7120
and heat,2527 and summer7019
and winter,2779 and day3117
and night3915 shall not3808
cease.7673
