Music Mondays - Inspired by Genesis

After the Flood, in Genesis 9, God established his covenant with Noah and all of his creation:

⁸ Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: ⁹ “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you ¹⁰ and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. ¹¹ I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

God promises never to destroy the earth with a world-wide flood. He signifies His enduring promise with the rainbow:

 ¹² And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: ¹³ I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."

God's promises never fail and His Word endures forever. I was reminded of this Chris Tomlin song as I studied up on Genesis 9. Beyond just the promise of safety from a flood though, the Rainbow also prompts me to think of Christ and the New Covenant He established in the New Testament.

Both the Noahic Covenant and the New Covenant (Luke 22:20-22) are symbolized by visual aids: The Rainbow and the Bread & Cup. Both are promises of 'wrath-avoidance'. Noah's dealt with the Flood and the New Covenant deals more directly with the spiritual condemnation that we deserve because of our sins. Both are beautiful promises of God's grace and salvation.

"Give Thanks to our Lord, Our God and King - His love endures forever!"