Difference between revisions of "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.

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

Notes on Interpretation/Application

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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>
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