Genesis 8

Genesis 8:7,8

Gen. 8:7, 8, etc. _Concerning the raven and the dove, that Noah sent forth. _ The dove is an emblem of a gracious soul, which, finding no rest for its foot, no solid peace or satisfaction in this world, this deluged, defiling world, returns to Christ as to its ark, as to its Noah. The carnal heart,... [ Continue Reading ]

Genesis 8:21

Gen. 8:21, "And the Lord smelt a sweet savor, and the Lord said in his heart, I will not," etc. It was not for the acceptableness of that sacrifice that made God promise that he would no more curse the ground, but the acceptableness of the sacrifice of Christ represented by it.... [ Continue Reading ]