Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 9

Genesis 9:1 (a) God increased them with frute, & declared vnto them his counsel as touching the replenishing of the earth.

Genesis 9:1 (!) The confirmacion of mariage.

Genesis 9:2 (b) By the vertue of this commandement beastes rage not so muche against man as they wolde, yea and many serve to his vse thereby.

Genesis 9:3 (c) By this permission man may with a good conscience vse the creatures of God for his necessitie.

Genesis 9:3 (!) Permission of meates.

Genesis 9:4 (d) That is, liuing creatures & the flesh of beastes that are strangled: & hereby all crueltie is forbidden.

Genesis 9:5 (e) That is, I will take vengeance for your blood.

Genesis 9:5 (/) Or, neighbour.

Genesis 9:6 (g) Therefore to kil man is to deface Gods image, and so injurie is not onely done to man but to God.

Genesis 9:6 (!) The power of the sworde.

Genesis 9:6 (f) Not onely by the magistrate, but oft times God raiseth vp one murtherer to kil another.

Genesis 9:9 (i) The children which are not yet borne, are comprehended in Gods couenant made with their fathers.

Genesis 9:9 (h) To assure you that the worlde shalbe no more destroyed by a flood.

Genesis 9:13 (k) Hereby we se that signes or sacraments oght not to be separate from the worde.

Genesis 9:14 (!) The rainebowe is the signe of Gods promes.

Genesis 9:15 (l) When men shal se my bowe in the heauen, thei shal knowe that I haue not forgotten my couenant with them.

Genesis 9:17 (m) God doeth repeat this the oftener to confirme Noahs faith so muche more.

Genesis 9:19 (n) This declareth what was the vertue of Gods blessing when he said increase and bring forthe, {chap. 1:28}.

Genesis 9:20 (/) Or, Noah began againe.

Genesis 9:21 (o) This is set before our eies to shewe what an horrible thing dronkennes is.

Genesis 9:21 (!) Noah is drunken & mocked of his sonne, whome he curseth.

Genesis 9:22 (p) Of whome came the Canaanites that wicked nation, who were also cursed of God.

Genesis 9:22 (q) In derision & contempt of his father.

Genesis 9:25 (s) That is, a moste vile slaue.

Genesis 9:25 (r) He pronounceth as a prophet the curse of God against all them that honour not their parents: for Ham and his posteritie were accursed.

Genesis 9:27 (t) He declareth that the Gentiles, which came of Japheth & were separated from the Church, shulde be joyned to the same by the persuasion of Gods Spirit and preaching of the Gospel.

Genesis 9:27 (/) Or, enlarge, or, cause to returne.

Genesis 9:29 (!) The age & deathe of Noah.