Summary of Genesis 9:8-17:
God establishes His covenant with Noah, the animals, and all of their descendants to never flood the earth again. He sets the rainbow as the sign of the covenant, and when He sees it, He will remember.
BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17
12) God establishes His covenant with Noah, the animals, and all of their descendants to never flood the earth again. He sets the rainbow as the sign of the covenant, and when He sees it, He will remember. Even though man is evil, God is good, and He will preserve all of humanity.
13) Personal Question. My answer: God’s heart is bigger than I ever could imagine. He loves creation, and since His love is much greater than mine, we should love creation whole-heartedly as well.
14a) The rainbow. It is the sign of the covenant between God and the earth. He will remember this covenant every time it appears.
b) We’re still here, aren’t we?
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17
I love rainbows. Their appearance is always special, and I always wish they would last longer. They last long enough for God to remember me and me to remember Him.
End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 6, Day 5: Genesis 9:8-17
FUN FACT: This is the first of many covenants God makes with his people and that we will see in this study of Genesis. This one covers every living creature.
This covenant was a repetition and clarification of the promise God made in Genesis 8:21-22.
God imprisoned the angels (Jude 6) and shortened our lives, giving us less time to make amok of things.
FUN FACT: Remember that the blanket of water vapors was released in the flood and the water cycle of the earth changed after the flood, so this may be the first occurrence of a rainbow on the planet. God used the rainbow as a sign to Noah and all generations that He would be faithful to His covenant.
The other mentions of a rainbow in the Bible are set in the context of God’s enthroned glory (Ezekiel 1:28; Revelation 4:3).
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