GOD’S EVERLASTING COVENANT

 

GOD’S EVERLASTING COVENANT

Passage: Genesis 9:1-17

Key verse: 16

 

1. I will surely demand an accounting (1-7)

Because of man’s sin, God restored creation order under new terms. Man would

rule creation by fear and dread. Man would be carnivorous, and animals would

become protective of their species. In this predatory environment, God would

demand an accounting for the lifeblood of a man because his image lies in a man.

God is man’s only protector. In this hostile world, men need faith and God’s mercy

to be fruitful and to multiply.

 

2. God’s covenant with Noah (8-17)

God established his covenant with Noah and all creation and promised to never

again destroy the world with a flood. God gave them his covenant of grace to

encourage them to make a new beginning and lay new foundations. As a sign of

his promise, God bent light to form a colorful rainbow that would grace the clouds

after a storm. Only by trusting in God’s everlasting covenant could Noah and all

mankind rebuild the world by faith and with hope.

 

Prayer Lord, help me to trust you and your covenant as the foundation of my life.

One Word God’s covenant is the only hope for the world