Genesis 9:15
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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This verse isn't just God promising no more floods; it's God establishing a profound, ongoing reminder of His faithfulness, making the rainbow a divine promise seen by Him as much as by us. The emphasis is on God's active "remembering" through the sign, ensuring His covenant is not forgotten by either party.
Right after the great flood, God blesses Noah and his sons, giving them a renewed command to fill the earth and establishing a new relationship with all living creatures. This verse marks the establishment of God's covenant with humanity and all of creation, promising that such a catastrophic flood will never happen again, with the rainbow serving as a visible sign of this divine promise.
Understand the original words
zachar · Hebrew Verb
To call to mind or act upon a previous promise. When God "remembers" in the Bible, He is not recalling forgotten information but is sovereignly acting in accordance with His previous commitments and purposes.
c. 4000-2000 BC— this verse
The Great Flood
A catastrophic global flood, as described in Genesis, which destroyed all life except for Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. This event marked a complete reset for humanity and the earth.
c. 4000-2000 BC
God's Covenant with Noah
Following the Flood, God establishes a covenant with Noah and all living creatures, promising never again to destroy all flesh with a flood. This is symbolized by the rainbow.
c. 4000-2000 BC
Repopulation of the Earth
Noah and his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, begin to repopulate the earth, with their descendants eventually spreading across the globe.
This passage speaks of God remembering His covenant with Israel, showing a consistent theme of God's faithfulness to His promises even when His people stray.
Jeremiah 31:35-36This prophetic passage reassures the people of God's steadfast love and the permanence of His covenant with Israel, similar to the enduring promise made after the flood.
Psalm 105:8-9This psalm explicitly recalls God's covenant with Abraham and His promises to Israel, highlighting God's faithfulness and remembrance of His word throughout history.
1 Peter 3:20-21Peter connects the flood and Noah's ark to baptism, showing how God's saving actions and promises, like the covenant after the flood, provide a means of spiritual salvation and cleansing.
calvinGenesis 9:1-29: "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Et timor vester et pavor vester erit super omnem bestiam terrae, et super omne volatile coeli, cum omnibus quae gradiuntur in terra, et omnibus pi…
pooleGenesis 9:15: "And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh."
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This verse isn't just God promising no more floods; it's God establishing a profound, ongoing reminder of His faithfulness, making the rainbow a divine promise seen by Him as much as by us. The emphasis is on God's active "remembering" through the sign, ensuring His covenant is not forgotten by either party.
Right after the great flood, God blesses Noah and his sons, giving them a renewed command to fill the earth and establishing a new relationship with all living creatures. This verse marks the establishment of God's covenant with humanity and all of creation, promising that such a catastrophic flood will never happen again, with the rainbow serving as a visible sign of this divine promise.
Right after the great flood, God blesses Noah and his sons, giving them a renewed command to fill the earth and establishing a new relationship with all living creatures. This verse marks the establishment of God's covenant with humanity and all of creation, promising that such a catastrophic flood will never happen again, with the rainbow serving as a visible sign of this divine promise.
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"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." — This verse isn't just God promising no more floods; it's God establishing a profound, ongoing reminder of His faithfulness, making the rainbow a divine promise seen by Him as much as by us. The emp…
