Genesis 9:18
"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.”"
Key Reflection
God spoke to Noah, establishing a new covenant as a sign of his promise to never destroy the Earth by flood again. The original audience would have understood this as a divine pledge, using the rainbow as a visible reminder of God’s commitment to preserving all living creatures, highlighting the significance of this natural phenomenon in their agrarian and weather-dependent world.
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