But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
18. But with thee will I establish my covenant . Since the construction of the ark was very difficult, and innumerable obstacles might perpetually arise to break off the work when begun, God confirms his servant by a super added promise. Thus was Noah encouraged to obey God; seeing that he relied on the Divine promise, and was confident that his labor would not be in vain.
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
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind,.... What before is generally expressed by "every living thing", is here particularly explained of every sort of them; and from the order of them some have thought that in the same manner they were disposed of in the ark, the fowls in the first...