GENESIS 9
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, 10 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. 11 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.” 12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 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.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” – Genesis 9:8-17
GENESIS 9 THE RAINBOW IS A REMINDER OF GOD’S PROMISE
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
As the Lord continue to mandate Noah and his sons after the flood
He continually reminds them of the covenant he makes with them
As a sign to solidify that promise, God gave them the rainbow
Each time that bow is set in the cloud, it will remind them of that vow.
God told them that he will never again bring a flood to destroy all flesh
And since God is a promise keeper, he wants us to remember that vow
Let us then think of that assurance from the Lord when we see a rainbow
We can dwell on God’s mercy as we focus our eyes on the colors of that bow.
What a beautiful visual sign of God’s covenant to humankind in the form of a rainbow in the sky. We don’t always see a rainbow daily but those who belong to the Lord can be assured of such promise because they know his word. It is such a beautiful sight to look at the various colors of that rainbow.
REFLECTION
- How do you usually react when you see a rainbow?
