He stops the deluge of water flowing from above and below and causes a great wind to blow to begin drying out the earth.

The waters sank, and shut up the fountains of the deep, and the sluices of heaven, so that the rain from heaven was restrained.

What does Genesis 8:2 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of ...

It conveys important themes of judgment and redemption, as well as symbolism related to God's control over nature and His ability to bring order out of chaos.

God had grace and compassion for Noah and began to bring the flood to an end, God caused a wind to pass over the earth and the water subsided.

God produces life, whether it be for the fish that people the sea, for the birds of the air, or for the beasts, cattle, or reptiles, on the dry land. It is God ...

Genesis 8:2 Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky.

These words signify that temptation ceased; "the fountains also of the deep," signify evils of the will; "the cataracts of heaven," falsities of the ...

English: “God caused the water that was under the earth to stop bursting forth, and he caused the floodgates of water from the sky to close so that it stopped ...