Genesis 9:9

7 And as for you, ^abe fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:

9 “And as for Me, ^abehold, I establish ^bMy covenant with you and with your¹ descendants after you,

10 ^aand with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.

11 Thus ^aI establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said: ^a“This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

13 I set ^aMy rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

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The events and challenges Noah faced were not concluded until God sealed a covenant with post-Flood humanity. Some massively destructive events have occurred on earth, but except for the Flood, they have all been localized events, despite affecting millions of people: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, and extremes of weather. The Flood is by far the most devastating event ever to occur on Planet Earth since God created Adam and Eve. Except for the eight people God sanctified before Noah began his work, it executed the population of the entire earth in one massive judgment determined and accomplished by the sovereign God. No destructive event comes close to matching it.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Leadership and Covenants (Part Eleven): Signs

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