Full Gen 8:20–9:17. The most universal of the covenants — "with every living creature." Terms: never again a flood to destroy the earth; seasons preserved; capital punishment instituted (9:6); the blessing to be fruitful (9:1) renewed. Sign: rainbow. Unconditional in its preservation-promise aspect. Featured commentary: Henry on Gen 9 (Puritan); Calvin on Gen 9 (Reformed).
The Noahic Covenant
Gen 8:20–9:17 — God with all flesh; rainbow as sign.
Primary passage:Genesis 9:13 →
Commentary
Featured voice
Matthew Henry
Complete Commentary
G E N E S I S CHAP. IX. Both the world and the church were now again reduced to a family, the family of Noah, of the affairs of which this chapter gives us an account, of which we are the more concerned to take cognizance because from this…
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