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The ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat`s mountains.
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Trust in God's Timing
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry note that God told Noah when to enter the ark but not when he would leave. This was to exercise Noah's faith and patience. The ark's eventual resting shows that God has a time and place of rest for His people after their trials, often providing for them in ways they could not have foreseen. This encourages believers to trust God's hidden timeline during their own struggles.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”
חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”
אר…
19th Century
Anglican
The seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month. — As the months each had thirty days (see Note on Genesis 8:14), this make…
Baptist
God told Noah when to go into the ark, but He did not tell him when he would come out again. The Lord told Noah when to go in, because it was neces…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month
That i…
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…
