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Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.
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An Invitation, Not a Command
Commentators highlight the significance of God saying "Come" instead of "Go." This implies God was already present in the ark, inviting Noah into a place of safety He had prepared. This word is seen as one of grace and mercy, paralleling the gospel's invitation to "Come" to Christ for refuge from judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Come thou. —The task of building the ark is over, and after a week, to be spent in collecting animals and birds, Noah is …
Baptist
And the LORD said to Noah, Come you and all your house into the ark;
Notice that the Lord did not say to Noah, "Go into the ark," b…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord said unto Noah. I have no doubt that Noah was confirmed, as he certainly needed to be, by oracles frequently repeated. He ha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to Noah
After Noah had built the ark, and got all things ready as were commanded him; and when i…
The call to Noah is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children to come indoors when he sees night or a storm coming. Noah did not go i…
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