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Genesis 8 (NIV)
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Gen.8.1

8:1 God remembered: This structural and theological center of the flood story does not mean that God had at any point forgotten Noah. This is covenant language reflecting God’s faithfulness to his promise to ensure the safety of his covenant partner (cp. 6:18; 9:15-16; Exod 2:24; Lev 26:42, 45). • wind: The same word is translated “Spirit” in Gen 1:2. This a...

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8:1 God remembered: This structural and theological center of the flood story does not mean that God had at any point forgotten Noah. This is covenant language reflecting God’s faithfulness to his promise to ensure the safety of his covenant partner (cp. 6:18; 9:15-16; Exod 2:24; Lev 26:42, 45). • wind: The same word is translated “Spirit” in Gen 1:2. This and other parallels (see Gen 9:1-2) suggest that the restoration of the earth after the flood was effectively a new creation.

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Gen.8.11

8:11 Unlike the raven (8:7), the dove feeds on vegetation. Since olive trees are not tall, Noah could tell that the water was almost gone.

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Gen.8.13

8:13 On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began: This was two months after the peaks of the mountains first became visible (8:5).

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Gen.8.14

8:14 the earth was dry! This special word for dry land is uniquely used in connection with the sea to portray God’s sovereignty over both domains (see 1:9-10; Exod 14:22, 29; Ps 95:5; Jon 1:9).

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