CONTENTS The last Chapter concluded with the melancholy relation of the world destroyed, and the church brought within very narrow limits. This opens with an account of the renewals of mercy, in restoring the former and enlarging the borders of the latter. The fountains of the great deep, which wer... [ Continue Reading ]
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. The gradual decrease of the waters, afforded scope to the exercise of Noah's faith. And is not the same process of mercy made use of now, by way of cal... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Opening the window of the ark, and sending forth the messengers of enquiry, serves to teach, no less, that while faith is in the liveliest exercise, in waiting for the fulfilment of the Divine... [ Continue Reading ]
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. It is worthy remark, that in Psalms 116:7, where the sacred writer sait... [ Continue Reading ]
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; I humbly conceive that it was the Sabbath-day, at each of these distinct periods of seven days, in which Noah waited between sending forth those messengers of enquiry; and if so, what a precious thought doth it sug... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. A memorable new-year's day, (as you will find by t... [ Continue Reading ]
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. Observe, Noah did not go forth, until the Lord issued the divine command; see Lamentations 3:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. What a sweet improvement doth this verse sugges... [ Continue Reading ]
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Is not the Lord Jesus both our New Testament, Altar, Priest, and Sacrifice? Hebrews 13:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground anymore for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite anymore everything living, as I have done. As this offering was in faith, the apostle... [ Continue Reading ]
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. How hath time, through a period of near 4000 years, stamped the truth of this, all over the earth. REFLECTIONS. I SHALL detain the Reader but with two observations, only,... [ Continue Reading ]