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It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,
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A Test of Faith and Patience
Commentators suggest Noah's 40-day wait was not idle. John Calvin describes him as being filled with awe and sorrow from God's judgment, while Matthew Henry sees it as an exercise in faith. God did not reveal the full timeline, forcing Noah to trust patiently in God's plan, a powerful example for believers in their own seasons of waiting.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”
חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”
אר…
19th Century
Anglican
Noah opened the window. —Not the zohar of Genesis 6:16, but an aperture. He had waited forty days after seeing the height…
Baptist
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went f…
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16th Century
Protestant
At the end of forty days. From this, we may conjecture with what great anxiety the holy man's heart was oppressed. After he had perceived …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass at the end of forty days From the appearance of the mountains, that is, from the first day of th…
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…
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