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Gen 9:1-17 The Noahic Covenant
Gen 9:1-7 New Beginnings
Gen 9:1 Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth
Re-giving of blessings and duties from 8:17 which were reiterated from Gen 1:28 1700 years before
spoken to representative heads of the human family (Noah and his sons)
Subdue the earth
Gen 9:2 The fear of you and the terror of you
Now the animals were not in harmony with man.
Things would be different.
The fall ruined that harmony.
Now there is fear and dread.
humans will now hunt animals for foodd
Gen 9:3 Every moving thing that is alive shall be for food
God permits meat eating
meat eating is not mandated
Gen 9:3 as I gave the green plants
Similar to Gen 1-2
generous permission (every tree of the garden vs every creeping thing)
one prohibition (do not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil vs flesh with its lifeblood you shall not eat)
Gen 9:4 you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood
a human body has about 5 liters of blood which circulates in a minute.
contains red cells that contain hemoglobin, a protein that absorbs oxygen in the lungs and releases it at the right time when the body needs it.
blood carries white cells to kill microbes
blood contains platelets which are vital for clotting blood from leaking out
Later the connection between life and blood becomes very important in the Mosaic Law.
(Lev 17:11)
Later the blood (life) of Messiah atones for the sin of the world
Gen 9:6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed
A new law is introduced.
Evidently, murder had become an issue (Cain, Lamech etc)
‘Shedding blood’ is the same as saying murder.
Murders must pay with their life (humans and animals alike)
This was the first command, having reference to the temporal sword.
By these words temporal government was established, and the sword was placed in its hand by God.
Martin Luther 1483–1546
Gen 9:6b for in the image of God he made man
The real reason why murder is prohibited is because man is God’s image bearer
God notes the deterrent effect of capital punishment
It is important that in regards to what God ordains, we should not let emotions cloud the clear teaching of the Bible (either direction).
A new economy is introduced.
Man must govern himself
God’s plan of the Ages
Gen 9:8-11 God Makes a Covenant with Noah
Gen 9:8 God spoke to Noah and to his sons
concerning a one sided unconditional pact God establishes
Noah never asked.
God initiated it
Gen 9:9 with Noah’s descendants (all mankind) v12
Gen 9:10 with every living creature
Gen 9:11 God would never again cut off all flesh by a universal flood of water
Gen 9:12-17 The Sign of the Covenant
The sign was a bow in the sky
A visible sign
Gen 9:14b the bow will be seen in the cloud
A perpetual sign
Gen 9:17 then I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant
A universal sign
Gen 9:17 all flesh that is on the earth
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