13 On the very same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth , the sons of Noah , and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark , 14 they and every beast after its kind , and all the cattle after their kind , and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind , and every bird after its kind , all sorts of birds . 15 So they went into the ark to Noah , by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life . 16 Those that entered , male and female of all flesh , entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed it behind him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 7:13-16
Commentary on Genesis 7:13-16
(Read Genesis 7:13-16)
The ravenous creatures were made mild and manageable; yet, when this occasion was over, they were of the same kind as before; for the ark did not alter their natures. Hypocrites in the church, who outwardly conform to the laws of that ark, are yet unchanged; and it will appear, one time or other, what kind they are after. God continued his care of Noah. God shut the door, to secure him and keep him safe in the ark; also to keep all others for ever out. In what manner this was done, God has not been pleased to make known. There is much of our gospel duty and privilege to be seen in Noah's safety in the ark. The apostle makes it a type of christian baptism, Luke 13:25.