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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 9 - Introduction

* God blesses Noah, and grants flesh for food. (1-3) Blood, and murder forbidden. (4-7) God's covenant by the rainbow. (8-17) Noah plants a vineyard, is drunken and mocked by Ham. (18-23) Noah curses Canaan, blesses Shem, prays for Japheth, His death. (24-29)

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See also Genesis 9 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Genesis 9:1-17 (P). The Conclusion of the Flood Story according to P The passage falls into two sections: (_a_) 1 7, (_b_) 8 17. (_a_) 1 7. The blessing pronounced upon Noah and his family: man's pr...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _GOD BLESSETH NOAH AND HIS SONS: PERMITS THEM TO EAT FLESH: FORBIDS BLOOD: CONSTITUTES THE RAIN-BOW THE SIGN OF HIS COVENANT: NOAH IS DRUNK AND UNCOVERED IN HIS TENT; HE BLESSETH SHEM AND JAPHETH, AND...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 God (a-4) Heb. _ Elohim_ , the plural of _ Eloah_ , 'the Supreme'. It is Deity in the absolute sense. _ Elohim_ will, in the text, appear only in the name of _ Jehovah Elohim_ ; moreover, when _...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 9 In this chapter we have an account of God's blessing Noah and his sons, being just come out of the ark, with a renewal of the blessing of propagating their species, and repl...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 1659. B.C. 2345._ In this chapter is, (1,) The covenant of Providence settled with Noah and his sons, Genesis 9:1. In this covenant, 1, God promiseth that they should replenish the earth, Genes...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 God blesseth Noah. 4 Blood and murder are forbidden. 9 Gods Couenant 13 signified by the Rainebow. 18 Noah replenisheth the world, 20 planteth a Vineyard, 21 is drunken, and mocked of his sonn...

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