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<blockquote>'''1''' And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. '''2''' Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: '''3''' of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. '''4''' For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.</blockquote> | <blockquote>'''1''' And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. '''2''' Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: '''3''' of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. '''4''' For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.</blockquote> | ||
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Revision as of 02:28, 28 June 2020
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
1 And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: 3 of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.
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:
