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Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and Yahweh shut him in.
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God's Sovereign Seal
Commentators unanimously highlight that God, not Noah, shut the door. This act signifies that Noah's preservation was a divine miracle, not a feat of human engineering. John Calvin argues that no amount of pitch or skill could have secured the ark; it was God's direct, secret power that sealed it, demonstrating His sovereign control and personal care.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The date is given here at which the flood began and the entrance into the ark was completed. In seven days. On the seventh day from the co…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord (Jehovah) shut him in. —The assigning to Jehovah of this act of personal care for Noah is very…
Baptist
Now the jewels are all in, and therefore the casket is closed.
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16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord shut him in. This is not added in vain, nor should it be lightly passed over. That door must have been large, which could adm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh These pairs were not two …
The ravenous creatures were made mild and manageable; yet, when this occasion was over, they were of the same kind as before, for the ark did not a…
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