Genesis 9:8-17
Summary for Gen 9:8-17: 9:8-17 a God’s second post-flood speech conveys his promise and plan for preserving creation.Summary for Gen 9:9-10: 9:9-10 b God had promised this covenant before the flood (6:18 c). Its scope extends beyond humanity to include the earth and all animals.
9:11 d This promise does not prohibit worldwide judgment, but it restricts the means by which God will do it (see 2 Pet 3:4-13 e).
9:12 f In the Bible, covenants are frequently confirmed by some sort of sign (e.g., 17:11 g; Exod 31:13 h, 17 i; Luke 22:20 j).
Summary for Gen 9:13-16: 9:13-16 k God brought cataclysmic judgment through the rainstorm; now, the rainbow, a meteorological phenomenon associated with the rainstorm, would be an image of peace for all the earth (see 9:17 l).
• The same Hebrew term denotes both “rainbow” and “bow.” Since God is sometimes pictured as a warrior who shoots arrows of judgment (see Deut 32:42 m; Pss 7:12 n; 18:13-14 o; Hab 3:9-11 p), some think that the imagery in Gen 9:13-17 q is of the Divine Warrior hanging up his bow of judgment.
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