Genesis Part 12 | Adult Bible Class

Lesson 12 Genesis 9:1-25 1. God’s Permanent Instructions • Promote Life • Protect Life 2. God’s Perfect Image • The Covenant and the Sign 3. Noah’s Prophetic Incident • The Consequence of Sin • The Curse on Canaan The Noahic Covenant 1. Source of the Noahic Covenant. The source is God alone (Ge 9:9, 11, 12, 17). There is no covenant unless God makes it and keeps it. 2. Scope of the Noahic Covenant. This covenant was made with all men and all animals (Ge 9:9-10). 3. Purpose of the Noahic Covenant. God make this covenant to guarantee to all men that the world will never again be destroyed by water (Ge 9:11). 4. Duration of the Noahic Covenant. This is an “everlasting covenant” and is for “perpetual generations” (Ge 9:12, 16). 5. Sign of the Noahic Covenant. God gave the rainbow as a sign. It is a guarantee to fulfill all that God has promised in this covenant (Ge 9:12-13).