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Themes in Genesis 8

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Themes in Genesis 8

Genesis 8:1 (show verse)

God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the livestock that were with him in the ship; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. 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)

The deep's fountains and the sky's windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

the Deluge » Causes of its abatement

Genesis 8:3 (show verse)

The waters receded from the earth continually. After the end of one hundred fifty days the waters decreased.

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

Genesis 8:4 (show verse)

The ship rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat's mountains.

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)

The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

the Deluge » Decrease of, gradual

Genesis 8:6 (show verse)

It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ship which 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 forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from 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)

He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,

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

but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ship; for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ship.

turtle Dove » Sent out from the ark by noah

Genesis 8:10 (show verse)

He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.

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)

The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from 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)

He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she didn't return to him any more.

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

Genesis 8:13 (show verse)

It happened in the six hundred first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ship, and looked. He saw that the surface of the ground was dried.

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)

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)

God spoke to Noah, saying,

Communion » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 8:16 (show verse)

"Go out of the ship, 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 forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth."

Communion » Instances of » Noah

Genesis 8:18 (show verse)

Noah went forth, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives with him.

No Themes for this verse.

Genesis 8:19 (show verse)

Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.

Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark

Genesis 8:20 (show verse)

Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, 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)

Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, 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)

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall 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