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Themes in Genesis 8

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Themes in Genesis 8

Genesis 8:1 (show verse)

And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that [were] with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Ark » Noah's
the Deluge » Causes of its abatement
Meteorology » Wind » Wonderful effects of
Noah » Facts concerning » Remembered by the lord and delivered from death
divine Remembrance » General references to
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Remembered
Wind » Drying nature of

Genesis 8:2 (show verse)

And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.

the Deluge » Causes of its abatement

Genesis 8:3 (show verse)

And the waters receded from the earth {gradually}, and the waters abated at the end of one hundred and fifty days.

the Deluge » Decrease of, gradual
Time » Computed by » Days
Years » Length of, during the patriarchal age

Genesis 8:4 (show verse)

And the ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

Ararat » The ark of noah came to rest in the mountains of
Month » Ancient use of
Months » Originally had no names
Mountains » Names of » Ararat, in armenia
Mountains » Scenes of great events » On ararat, the ark rested
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Ararat

Genesis 8:5 (show verse)

And the waters {continued to recede} to the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

the Deluge » Decrease of, gradual

Genesis 8:6 (show verse)

And it happened [that] at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.

Days » Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of
Forty » Days » Of flood, before sending forth the raven
Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of

Genesis 8:7 (show verse)

And he sent out a raven; {it went to and fro} until the waters were dried up from upon the earth.

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
Raven » Preserved by noah in the ark
Ravens » Sent by noah from the ark

Genesis 8:8 (show verse)

And {he sent out a dove} to see [whether] the waters had subsided from upon the ground.

Birds » Clean » Dove
turtle Dove » Sent out from the ark by noah

But the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark, for the waters [were still] on the face of the earth. And he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.

turtle Dove » Sent out from the ark by noah

Genesis 8:10 (show verse)

And he waited another seven days, and {again he sent out} the dove from the ark.

turtle Dove » Sent out from the ark by noah
Seven » Days » Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove for

Genesis 8:11 (show verse)

And the dove came to him {in the evening}, and behold, a freshly-picked olive tree leaf [was] in her mouth. And Noah knew that the waters had subsided from upon the earth.

Days » Artificial, divided into » Evening
Doves » Why considered the emblem of peace
turtle Dove » Sent out from the ark by noah
Olive » Branch of, brought by the dove to noah's ark
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace

Genesis 8:12 (show verse)

And he waited {seven more days}, and he sent out the dove. But it did not return again to him.

Seven » Days » Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove for

Genesis 8:13 (show verse)

And it happened that, in the six hundred and first year, in the first [month], on the first [day] of the month, the waters dried up from upon the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked. And behold, the face of the ground was dried up.

the Deluge » Date of its complete removal
Time » Eras from which, computed » Nativity of the patriarchs during the patriarchal age
Years » Length of, during the patriarchal age

Genesis 8:14 (show verse)

And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

No Themes for this verse.

Genesis 8:15 (show verse)

And God spoke to Noah, saying:

Communion » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 8:16 (show verse)

"Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

Ark » Noah's
Communion » Instances of » Noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 8:17 (show verse)

Bring out with you all the living things which [are] with you, from all the living creatures--birds, and animals, and everything that creeps on the earth, and let them swarm on the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."

Communion » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 8:18 (show verse)

So Noah went out, with his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.

No Themes for this verse.

Genesis 8:19 (show verse)

Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, [and] everything [that] moves upon the earth, according to its families, went out from the ark.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark

Genesis 8:20 (show verse)

And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from all the clean animals and from all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Altar » Built by » Noah
Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of noah
Animals » Clean and unclean
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Beasts » Clean » Used for sacrifice
Birds » Clean » Offered in sacrifice
Birds » Early distinguished into clean and clean
the Burnt offering » The most ancient of all sacrifices
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Flood » The promise that it should not recur
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Built the first altar recorded
Noah » Son of lamech » Builds an altar and offers sacrifices
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Acting as priests
priests » During patriarchal age heads of families acted as
Sacrifices » Consisted of » Clean animals » Bloody » Sacrifices
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice » By noah
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of noah

Genesis 8:21 (show verse)

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.

the Burnt offering » Specially acceptable
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Promised
Evil » The whole » Imagination
Evil » What is evil
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Evil in heart
Flood » The promise that it should not recur
Heart » The heart of man
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
character of the unrenewed Heart » Full of evil imaginations
Man » The heart of man
Noah » Son of lamech » Builds an altar and offers sacrifices
Sacrifices » Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
Seed » Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant
Sin » All the imaginations of the unrenewed heart are
Worship » Acceptable to God

Genesis 8:22 (show verse)

{As long as the earth endures}, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.

Agriculture » Operations in » Harvest
Agriculture » Facts about
Agriculture » Seedtime and harvest promised
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Days » General reference to
Days » Succession of, secured by covenant
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Promised
Earth » Facts concerning
Gifts from God » Temporal » Rain and fruitful seasons
Harvest » Natural
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » To continue without intermission
Meteorology » Heat
Night » Regular succession of » Established by covenant
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Seed » Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant
Seed » Sowing of » Time for, called seed-time
Spring » Season of, promised annual return of
Summer » Yearly return of, secured by covenant
Summer » Season of, promised while the earth remains
Winter » Yearly return of, secured by covenant
Winter » Annual return of, will never cease
Years » Divided into » Seasons