Genesis 7:4 meaning
In the narrative of the impending flood, God provided a solemn warning to Noah, signaling that judgment was near. This verse highlights not only the urgency of divine judgment but also the grace inherent in the warning itself. The specificity of "yet seven days" serves as both a countdown and a final opportunity for those who might heed the call to repentance. The flood represents the culmination of humanity’s disregard for God’s commandments, yet this seven-day warning underscores God's patient nature, giving humanity one last chance to turn back.
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Deeper Commentary Covering this Verse:
- Genesis 7:1-5 meaning. God tells Noah to enter the ark. Further instructions are to take a male and female of every unclean creature and seven pairs of every clean creature into the ark. The flood would begin in seven days and last forty days destroying every living thing on the earth. Noah obeyed God.
Other Relevant Commentaries:
- Joel 1:15-20 meaning. The prophet uses the recent locust/army invasion to predict the day of the LORD, a time in which God will intervene in the world to judge His adversaries.
- Genesis 6:14-18 meaning. God tells Noah to make an ark and gives him specific instructions how to build it. God reminds Noah of the judgment of the flood and that everything on the earth will perish.
- Deuteronomy 32:7-9 meaning. Moses reminded the Israelites that the Suzerain (Ruler) God elected them and had taken them as His own inheritance.
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