Day 9 - Genesis 9

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V.1-17 God makes a new agreement (called a covenant) with men. It starts in Genesis 8:20, and runs to end of verse 17 in this chapter.
V.4 A very important subject. For the first time God gives permission to people to eat the flesh of animals. Note this statement — the life of the flesh is in the blood (See Lev. 17:10-14). They were NOT to eat the blood. The body is made up of flesh and blood — the natural life. But we need a new life, a spiritual life. When Jesus died, His blood was poured out shed. When He rose from the dead He was different. He was without blood (Luke 24:39; 1 Cor. 15:43-50; 2 Cor. 5:17). If you read Romans 6:2-12 carefully you will learn our (believers’) part in all this. We believers are now in a new spiritual life. It is His life; it is eternal life.
V.11-12 Every time you see the rainbow, you can remember that God put it there as His token (reminder), that there never again will be a flood to destroy the earth. But you can also be reminded that the next judgment is worse. God is going to burn up the earth (2 Peter 3:10, 12, 6-7).
V.19-29 The people did not improve. Noah now falls into sin. The human race starts down the road to worldwide corruption once again.