ACC ~ 2 Peter 3 v6

THE LOWER PART OF THE WORLD DELUGED. BEDE: Peter means that the lower part of the universe was destroyed, because the higher part was not touched by the flood at all. More specifically, the earth perished, not just because it was submerged and therefore lost the ability to bear fruit, but also because when the floodwaters receded its shape was different, as we have already mentioned. The heavens also perished, or at least the earth’s atmosphere did, because the Bible also talks about the birds being affected by the flood. ON 2 PETER.

THE NEW BEGINNING WITH NOAH. OECUMENIUS: When God originally made it, creation was good, and this was not by accident but by his design. However, human beings sinned and subjected the creation to their own vanity, which is why it is no longer firm but subject to many ups and downs. Then during the flood, because there were a few people who had maintained the pure worship of God, the world was refounded through Noah and those who were with him in the ark, along with the animals and seeds required to make a new beginning. COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER.

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