Gen 6:7 | TNotes | STEP | 6:7 wipe ... from the ... earth: As Adam and Eve were banished from the garden-sanctuary (3:23 ), all of humankind would be expunged from God’s good creation. • every living thing: Human sin had so corrupted the earth that judgment fell on the animals and birds over which they had dominion (see 1:28 and study note). The special role of humans in the created order (1:28-30 ) means that nature is affected by human moral choices (see 8:1 ; Job 38:41 ; Hos 4:3 ; Rom 8:19-22 ).

a6:7►

b3:23►

c1:28►

d1:28-30►

e8:1►

fJob 38:41►

gHos 4:3►

hRom 8:19-22►

‏ Genesis 6:7

6:7 ^a wipe ... from the ... earth: As Adam and Eve were banished from the garden-sanctuary (3:23 ^b), all of humankind would be expunged from God’s good creation.

• every living thing: Human sin had so corrupted the earth that judgment fell on the animals and birds over which they had dominion (see 1:28 ^c and study note). The special role of humans in the created order (1:28-30 ^d) means that nature is affected by human moral choices (see 8:1 ^e; Job 38:41 ^f; Hos 4:3 ^g; Rom 8:19-22 ^h).