Dictionary of Bible Themes God's confirmation of, and commitment to maintain, his relationship with the natural order- implicit in the act of creation- whereby he promised never again to destroy the earth with a flood. This divine pledge, given unconditionally to Noah and to every living creature on earth, was accompanied by the sign of the rainbow. Genesis 6:17The occasion of the covenant See also The flood as divine judgment Genesis 6:5-7,11-132 Peter 2:5 Genesis 6:18 See also God's promise of salvation to Noah and his family Genesis 7:23; 8:1,15-17Hebrews 11:7 1 Peter 3:20 Genesis 9:11 See also God's promise never again to destroy the earth with a flood Genesis 8:21Isaiah 54:9 Genesis 9:13 The sign of the covenant See also Genesis 9:14-17Genesis 9:8-10 A universal covenant See also God's relationship with every living creature Genesis 7:1-3Ezekiel 34:25 Hosea 2:18 Zechariah 11:10 Genesis 8:22 Jeremiah 33:25-26 God's relationship with the natural order See also Genesis 1:14,31-2:1God's relationship with the created order is here expressed as a covenant. It is probable that this is a reference to the Noahic covenant through which the implicit relationship between Creator and creation was confirmed. Psalms 74:16-17Jeremiah 5:24; 33:20-21 Genesis 9:16 An everlasting covenant See also Genesis 9:12Isaiah 24:5 See also Genesis 9:6The reference here is to the Noahic covenant. Though this covenant was unconditional, the prohibition of bloodshed--often described as bringing pollution to the land--was associated with it. There may be, also, a wider reference to the effects of mankind's disregard for the norms laid down at creation. Numbers 35:33Isaiah 26:21 See also 4005 creation4845 rainbow 5106 Noah 5467 promises, divine 7203 ark, Noah's 7227 flood, the |
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