Gen 8:1 | TNotes | STEP | 8:1 God remembered: This structural and theological center of the flood story does not mean that God had at any point forgotten Noah. This is covenant language reflecting God’s faithfulness to his promise to ensure the safety of his covenant partner (cp. 6:18 ; 9:15-16 ; Exod 2:24 ; Lev 26:42 , 45 ). • wind: The same word is translated “Spirit” in Gen 1:2 . This and other parallels (see Gen 9:1-2 ) suggest that the restoration of the earth after the flood was effectively a new creation.

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‏ Genesis 8:1

8:1 ^a God remembered: This structural and theological center of the flood story does not mean that God had at any point forgotten Noah. This is covenant language reflecting God’s faithfulness to his promise to ensure the safety of his covenant partner (cp. 6:18 ^b; 9:15-16 ^c; Exod 2:24 ^d; Lev 26:42 ^e, 45 ^f).

• wind: The same word is translated “Spirit” in Gen 1:2 ^g. This and other parallels (see Gen 9:1-2 ^h) suggest that the restoration of the earth after the flood was effectively a new creation.