God’s covenant with Noah
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· 23 viewsGod’s confirmation of, and commitment to maintain, his relationship with the natural order- implicit in the act of creation- whereby he promised never again to destroy the earth with a flood. This divine pledge, given unconditionally to Noah and to every living creature on earth, was accompanied by the sign of the rainbow.
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The occasion of the covenant
The occasion of the covenant
The flood as divine judgment
The flood as divine judgment
For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.
See also Ge 6:5–7; Ge 6:11–13; 2 Pe 2:5
God’s promise of salvation to Noah and his family
God’s promise of salvation to Noah and his family
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
See also Ge 7:23; Ge 8:1; Ge 8:15–17; Heb 11:7; 1 Pe 3:20
God’s promise never again to destroy the earth with a flood
God’s promise never again to destroy the earth with a flood
I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
See also Ge 8:21; Is 54:9
The sign of the covenant
The sign of the covenant
I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
See also Ge 9:14–17
A universal covenant
A universal covenant
God’s relationship with every living creature
God’s relationship with every living creature
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth.
See also Ge 7:1–3; Eze 34:25; Ho 2:18; Zec 11:10
God’s relationship with the natural order
God’s relationship with the natural order
Ge 8:22; Je 33:25–26 God’s relationship with the created order is here expressed as a covenant. It is probable that this is a reference to the Noahic covenant through which the implicit relationship between Creator and creation was confirmed.
See also Ge 1:14; Ge 1:31–2:1; Ps 74:16–17; Je 5:24; Je 33:20–21
An everlasting covenant
An everlasting covenant
When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
See also Ge 9:12
Is 24:5 The reference here is to the Noahic covenant. Though this covenant was unconditional, the prohibition of bloodshed--often described as bringing pollution to the land--was associated with it. There may be, also, a wider reference to the effects of mankind’s disregard for the norms laid down at creation.
See also Ge 9:6; Nu 35:33; Is 26:21