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Themes in Genesis 7

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Themes in Genesis 7

Genesis 7:1 (show verse)

The Lord said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.

Antediluvians » Destruction of
Ark » Noah's
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To noah, at the time of the flood
Comes » The comes of God's word » Come into a place of safety
God's Call » The comes of God's word » Come into a place of safety
Judgments » Preservation during--exemplified » Noah

Genesis 7:2 (show verse)

You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Beasts » Early distinguished into clean and unclean
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into noah's ark

Genesis 7:3 (show verse)

and also seven of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the earth.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Birds » Called » Fowls of the air

Genesis 7:4 (show verse)

For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made."

Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
the Deluge » Produced by » Forty days' incessant rain
Elements, control of » General references to the control of the elements
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven days
Perishing » How the old world perished
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » General references to the control of the elements
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » Time of the flood
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Seven » Certainties, seven that face the unrepentant sinner » Days
Seven » Days » Noah in the ark before the great flood for
World » What happened to the old world

Genesis 7:5 (show verse)

And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Noah » Facts concerning » Obedient when appointed to a hard task
Obedience » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 7:6 (show verse)

Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in

Genesis 7:7 (show verse)

Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.

Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in

Genesis 7:8 (show verse)

Pairs of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground,

Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Noah and family preserved in
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » the Deluge

Genesis 7:9 (show verse)

male and female, came into the ark to Noah, just as God had commanded him.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in

Genesis 7:10 (show verse)

And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Seven » Days » Noah in the ark before the great flood for

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month -- on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Clouds » Called the » Windows of heaven
Clouds » Frequently the instrument of God's judgments
the Deluge » Produced by » Opening up of the fountains of the great deep
the Deluge » Date of its commencement
Fountains and springs » Come from the great deep
Meteorology » Storms » Allusions to remarkable
Month » Ancient use of
Months » Originally had no names
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Storms » Allusions to remarkable
Time » Eras from which, computed » Nativity of the patriarchs during the patriarchal age
Years » Length of, during the patriarchal age
Years » Divided into » Months

Genesis 7:12 (show verse)

And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Clouds » Frequently the instrument of God's judgments
the Deluge » Produced by » Forty days' incessant rain
Meteorology » Storms » Rain
Rain » Storms
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » Time of the flood
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Storms » Rain

Genesis 7:13 (show verse)

On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons' three wives.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
the Deluge » Noah, &c, saved from
Japheth » His life preserved at the time of the great flood
Shem (sem) » Preserved in the ark (ship)

Genesis 7:14 (show verse)

They entered, along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
the Deluge » Noah, &c, saved from

Genesis 7:15 (show verse)

Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in

Genesis 7:16 (show verse)

Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Judgments » Preservation during--exemplified » Noah
Types of Christ » Ark

Genesis 7:17 (show verse)

The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.

Days » Forty days » Flood lasted
the Deluge » Produced by » Forty days' incessant rain
the Deluge » Increased gradually
the Earth » Once inundated
Forty » Days » Of rain, at the time of the flood
Forty days » Flood lasted
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Flood lasted
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Ships » Probably originated from the ark made by noah

Genesis 7:18 (show verse)

The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

the Deluge » Increased gradually
the Earth » Once inundated
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Ships » Probably originated from the ark made by noah

Genesis 7:19 (show verse)

The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.

the Deluge » Extreme height of
the Earth » Once inundated
Mountains » The elevated parts of the earth
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah

Genesis 7:20 (show verse)

The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains.

the Deluge » Extreme height of
the Earth » Once inundated
Mountains » The elevated parts of the earth
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Water » The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by

Genesis 7:21 (show verse)

And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind.

Anger of God » Exemplified against » The old world
Antediluvians » Destruction of
the Earth » Once inundated
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Sin » National, punishment of
Water » The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by

Genesis 7:22 (show verse)

Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Anger of God » Exemplified against » The old world
Antediluvians » Destruction of
Breath » Of life
the Earth » Once inundated
Man » Quickened by the breath of God
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Sin » National, punishment of
Water » The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by

Genesis 7:23 (show verse)

So the Lord destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.

Anger of God » Exemplified against » The old world
Antediluvians » Destruction of
Beasts » Often cut off for the sins of men
the Deluge » Complete destruction effected by
the Earth » Once inundated
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Water » The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by

Genesis 7:24 (show verse)

The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.

the Deluge » Time of its increase and prevailing
the Earth » Once inundated
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Years » Length of, during the patriarchal age