Genesis 7:1-4

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1 YHWH said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation. 2 You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female. 3 Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth. 4 In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing that I have made from the surface of the ground.” Genesis 7:1-4WEB

Classification

The Command[/Principle]

This passage contains a positive command, with immediate and limited relevance, directed toward Noah: "Come thou and all thy house into the ark" with additional details to add to the previous directive from Genesis 6:13-21.

Categories

This command, being immediate in scope, is not a law for all humanity. It is part of the Principles and Definitions, and it is part of a broader context which helps us to understand Corporate Judgment.

Fulfillment

This command is limited in function and application. It was fulfilled by Noah, who is said to have obeyed the command directly in Genesis 7:5.

Topics

This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

• Corporate Judgment