And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
13. And God said unto Noah . Here Moses begins to relate how Noah would be preserved. And first, he says, that the counsel of God respecting the destruction of the world was revealed to him. Secondly, that the command to build the ark was given. Thirdly, that safety was promised him, if, in obedience to God, he would take refuge in the ark.
Noah found grace because God made him His confidant, telling him plainly what He meant to do. The Lord shares His counsel with those who fear Him; He hides nothing from His servants, that they may warn others and see His purposes confirmed even as men refuse to hear.
AI summary
Commenting on Genesis 6:13-21
And this is the fashion which thou shall make it of,.... The form and size of it, its length, breadth, and height, as follows: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits; which some interpret of geometrical cubits, each of which contained six ordinary cubits; others of sacred cubits, which...