Gen 9:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3 : God allows people to eat any moving living thing, just as He had given them plants before ( v. 3; ch. i. 29 ). After the flood, food from the earth might not have been as good, so God lets humans eat meat as well. This shows God’s care for people’s needs and comfort. All food is a gift from God and should be received with thankfulness (1 Tim. iv. 4 ).

‏ Genesis 9:3

v. 3: God allows people to eat any moving living thing, just as He had given them plants before (v. 3; ch. i. 29 ^a). After the flood, food from the earth might not have been as good, so God lets humans eat meat as well. This shows God’s care for people’s needs and comfort. All food is a gift from God and should be received with thankfulness (1 Tim. iv. 4 ^b).