Bethel Crc Lacombe

Today we will reflect on Genesis 9:1-17, The Noahic Covenant. The Lord punishes the world for its evilness by sending a flood. God sees that Noah is righteous,  so he calls Noah & his sons to build an ark to save themselves and the animals of creation. This flood story takes us back to creation and the Lord’s commands to Adam and his family: to be fruitful and multiply. In Noah’s story, it is the renewing of creation and offering a new covenant with Noah that builds upon the covenant with Adam. This covenant includes a promise to never cleanse the world in this way again. God gives humanity the rainbow as a symbol of this promise.