Genesis 9:8-17
8 God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 “As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth. 11 I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud, 15 I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” Genesis 9:8-17WEB
Classification
The Command[/Principle]
This passage belongs to the Principles and Definitions. It is part of a Covenant.
Categories
This passage is a part of the description of the Noahic Covenant. It qualifies that the covenant is made with all creatures. It identifies a natural phenomena (the rainbow) as a sign of the covenant. It affects our understanding of the Created Order, and of Mercy, because God herein promises to mercifully withhold total annihilation from (what may be) an otherwise deserving world.
Fulfillment
The Noahic Covenant abides today between God and all creation.
Topics
This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:
