Genesis 9:1-3 - God blessed Noah and his sons

9:1

God blesses Noah and his sons in a similar way to which Adam and Eve were blessed. They are commanded to be “fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth”. At the time of writing there are many who are advocating large reductions in the number of children that people have. This is both against the Biblical mandate, and a rather foolish approach. There are seriously low birth rates in many nations, and this will lead to great problems. China had its infamous one-child policy, but has had to abandon this and I have even heard reports of them considering forcing people to have children.

9:2,3

“The fear and dread ...” Another mistake that the world makes is considering man to be just one creature among many. We are different because we were created differently. We alone of all creation were made in the image of God, and here we have an explicit declaration from the Lord that animals will be subject to us. They are given into our hands. We also have here the giving of animals for food for man. So it is perfectly fine to eat animals.