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God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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A Deliberate Decree
Commentators explain that God's declaration, "The end of all flesh is come before me," is like a king's final, considered decree. It was not a rash decision but a deliberate judgment in response to the pervasive violence that had corrupted the world. The Hebrew word for "destroy" is the same as for "corrupt," showing a direct link between humanity's sin and its consequence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running paralle…
19th Century
Anglican
The end of all flesh is come before me. —A metaphor taken from the customs of earthly kings. Before an order is executed,…
16th Century
Protestant
And God said unto Noah. Here Moses begins to relate how Noah would be preserved. And first, he says that the counsel of God regarding the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said unto Noah This is a proof that he found favour in his eyes, since he spoke to him, and told him what he…
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