Genesis 9:8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him:
Why did God make this covenant? Did he regret the flood? Did He think that wiping everything out took care of the corruption of the pre-flood earth? Commentary assures me that He did not feel He acted too harshly but that He had taken measures that the pre-flood evils could never be “precisely duplicated.” Commentary also assures me that the next time the world gets out of hand, God uses fire, not flood, thus adhering to His promise.
Genesis 9:9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you
I do not believe in a God who plays semantic games, a God who promises never to wipe out the earth again because He has assured conditions can never be “precisely duplicated”, a God who switches to fire instead of flood so that He can keep His promise; therefore, I am left floundering a bit here. God’s not fickle. He’s not weak. He’s not cruel. So what’s going on?
Genesis 9:10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth.
Precious Savior, There is so much I do not understand in this world, so much that I do not understand about You. Thank You that I can seek and question, that I can draw closer to You in my questioning, that I know who You are and who You are to me, regardless of the things I do not understand. Amen.
Genesis 9:11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
Have a blessed day.