God makes a covenant with Noah and all his descendants, and also with all the animals. There are two equally wrong views of the place of nature and animals in the scheme of things. One is to say that animals are exactly the same value as humans, and that we are just a different type of animal. Along with this can go a worship of nature. This is totally unbiblical. The other erroneous view is the one that says we can exploit nature and animals to our heart’s content. This is equally unbiblical.
God promises never again to destroy all the earth by such a flood. As a sign of the covenant God gives the rainbow. After rain the rainbow is the sign that the sun will shine again. Dark days do come, but they do not last forever. Again we have the emphasis on God remembering.
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