Gen 9 | Scofield | STEP | and said unto them The Noahic Covenant. The elements are: (1) The relation of man to the earth under the Adamic Covenant is confirmed (See Scofield " ") (2) The order of nature is confirmed ( ) (3) Human government is established ( ) (4) Earth is secured against another universal judgment by water ; (5) A prophetic declaration is made that from Ham will descend an inferior and servile posterity . (6) A prophetic declaration is made that Shem will have a peculiar relation to Jehovah . All divine revelation is through Semitic men, and Christ, after the flesh, descends from Shem. (7) A prophetic declaration is made that from Japheth will descend the "enlarged" races . Government, science, and art, speaking broadly, are and have been Japhetic, so that history is the indisputable record of the exact fulfilment of these declarations. (See Scofield " ") for the other seven covenants: EDENIC ADAMIC ABRAHAMIC MOSAIC PALESTINIAN DAVIDIC NEW

Genesis 9

and said unto them

The Noahic Covenant. The elements are:

(1) The relation of man to the earth under the Adamic Covenant is confirmed (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21")
(2) The order of nature is confirmed (Genesis 8:22)
(3) Human government is established (Genesis 9:1-6)
(4) Earth is secured against another universal judgment by water Genesis 8:21; 9:11
(5) A prophetic declaration is made that from Ham will descend an inferior and servile posterity Genesis 9:24,25.
(6) A prophetic declaration is made that Shem will have a peculiar relation to Jehovah Genesis 9:26,27. All divine revelation is through Semitic men, and Christ, after the flesh, descends from Shem.
(7) A prophetic declaration is made that from Japheth will descend the "enlarged" races Genesis 9:27. Government, science, and art, speaking broadly, are and have been Japhetic, so that history is the indisputable record of the exact fulfilment of these declarations. (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") for the other seven covenants:

EDENIC Genesis 1:28 ADAMIC Genesis 3:15 ABRAHAMIC Genesis 15:18 MOSAIC Exodus 19:25 PALESTINIAN Deuteronomy 30:3 DAVIDIC 2 Samuel 7:16 NEW Hebrews 8:8 saying

(See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") See Scofield "Genesis 9:1" bow

The bow is not said to have come into existence at this time, but only to have been here invested with the character of a sign, CF. Exodus 31:13. Typically, the bow, seen upon the storm clouds of judgment Genesis 7:11 has been thought to speak of the cross where judgment, never to be repeated has been visted upon the believer's sins. ; Galatians 3:10-14; Hebrews 10:14-18. Cursed

See note subdiv. 5-7, (See Scofield "Genesis 9:1").