This part describes the covenant God made with Noah after the flood.
God Blesses Noah and His Sons: God blessed Noah and his sons. He instructed them to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.
Dominion Over Creation: God gave them dominion over all living creatures on earth. He emphasized that everything that moves would be food for them, just as green plants had been.
Prohibition of Blood Consumption: God commanded them not to eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. This highlights the sacredness of life.
Consequences for Taking Life: God declared that He would demand an accounting for the life of another human being. He emphasized the value of human life.
The Covenant: God established a covenant with Noah and his descendants. He also made it with every living creature. He promised that never again would a flood destroy all life on earth.
Sign of the Covenant: God set a rainbow in the clouds. It was a sign of the covenant between Him and the earth. Whenever the rainbow appeared, it would remind God of the everlasting covenant between Himself and all living creatures.
The verses highlight God’s promise of mercy and the importance of respecting life. It’s a foundational moment in the biblical narrative, emphasizing the enduring relationship between God and His creation.
It reads in Genesis 9:1-11 Easy: God blessed Noah and his sons. He said to them, ‘Give birth to many children so that you become very many people. Your descendants will live all over the earth. All the animals and all the birds will be afraid of you. You have authority over them. You also have authority over all the living things that move across the ground and all the fish in the sea. You may now eat anything that lives and moves. Before, I gave you the green plants to eat. Now I give you everything to eat as your food. But you must not eat meat that still has the blood of life in it. If any person or animal kills a human, I will certainly punish them. Their punishment will be death. God made people so that they were like himself. So if anyone kills a human, another human must kill him. But as for you, you should give birth to many children so that you become very many people. There will be many people and they will live all over the earth.’ God said to Noah and to his sons, ‘I promise you that I will obey the covenant that I am making with you. I promise this to you and to all your descendants. I also promise this to all the animals and birds that came out of the ship with you. That is everything that lives on the earth. This is the covenant that I promise to keep: I will never cause water to destroy all living things on the earth again. Deep water will never again come again to destroy the earth.’
Father God , I thank You and praise You for the Holy spirit. I thank You that you define giving birth as growing humanity and it is the right way to go. You have authority over all Your creation. You have given me the breath of life to be free in Your obedience. Please guide me in all that I do and help me to be kind, patient, and loving to others. Watch over Your loved ones and keep them safe. Your peace and grace be with us always. I love You. I thank You. I praise You. I give You all the honor and glory in Your Precious Name Jesus Amen.