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God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.
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God's Remembering is Action
Commentators agree that when the Bible says "God remembered Noah," it doesn't mean God is forgetful. Rather, it's a powerful expression, written from a human perspective, that signifies God was now actively intervening. After a long and agonizing wait, this was the moment God chose to act on His promise, offering a profound lesson in trusting His timing even when He seems silent.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”
חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”
אר…
19th Century
Anglican
God. — Elohim. On the Jehovistic theory, one would have expected Jehovah here. (See Excursus.)
Ev…
Baptist
And God remembered Noah,
Noah had been shut up in the ark for many a day, and at the right time God thought of him, practically tho…
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16th Century
Protestant
And God remembered Noah. Moses now addresses more specifically the other part of the subject, which shows that Noah was not disappointed i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark<…
The whole race of mankind, except Noah and his family, were now dead. Therefore, God's remembering Noah was the return of his mercy to mankind, of …
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