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Gen. 8:1 God remembered Noah. When the Bible says that God “remembers” someone or that he remembers his covenant with someone, it means he is about to act for that person’s welfare (see 9:15; 19:29; 30:22; Ex. 2:24; 32:13). God proceeds to renew everything, echoing what he did in Genesis 1. God made a wind blow over the earth. The Hebrew word for “wind” is also sometimes translated “Spirit” (e.g., 1:2; 6:3).
Gen. 8:2–4 In v. 2 God reverses the process started in 7:11. The waters both rose and fell during the period of 150 days (see note on 7:17–24). Mountains of Ararat indicates a range of mountains of which Mount Ararat (in modern Turkey) is the highest. The text does not name the specific mountain on which the ark came to rest.
Gen. 8:20–22 Noah’s burnt offering is intended to express gratitude for divine deliverance. It is also an act of atonement. Despite the human tendency to sin, atonement through sacrifice is possible, resulting in a peaceful relationship between the Lord and humanity. I will never again curse the ground means that God will not send another flood. He is not revoking the curse pronounced in 3:17, which continues (the words for “curse” in these two verses are different; see esv footnote). These verses show the importance of sacrifice in the Bible’s plan of salvation.
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