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He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
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A Rhythm of Rest and Seeking
Several commentators, including Charles Spurgeon and Matthew Henry, suggest Noah's choice to wait 'seven days' points to a Sabbath rhythm. The idea is that after observing a day of rest and worship with his family, Noah would then seek news of the world's renewal. This highlights an ancient pattern of ordering life around a weekly cycle of rest and seeking God's guidance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”
חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”
אר…
19th Century
Anglican
Again he sent forth the dove ... — When, after another week’s delay, Noah again sent forth the dove, it remained away until “the t…
Baptist
And again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he stayed yet other seven days As he had stayed seven days between the sending out of the raven and the dove, so…
The ark rested upon a mountain, where it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, so that it might rest sooner. God has times and p…
