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  • Bennymkje - 7 months ago
    Annotated Gen.8.6-10

    v.6 "in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen." The Spirit gives us two clues as to the world condemned by God. The Law of sin refers to sin and death so flesh striving with the Spirit is on the basis of truth. Thy word is truth is the Word which was God. second is to do with mountains were judged as with the world. Later when God gives the Decalogue to the Israelites we read 'the mountain quaked greatly'.Exod.19.18) Whereas at the holy mountain where Jesus transfigured we read not a mouse stirres in that solemn occasion. The only conclusion I can infer is that the Law of Moses was given to the nation under protest. God has prepared under the Covenant everlasting, 144,000 as first fruits. The world, in short, that they would wander under the rod of Gentile kings are a boot-camp to prove them. "God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God."(Ps.53.2) By way of preface to the remaining narrative is in order.

    And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

    8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

    9 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.

    10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;



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