The Rainbow #Take it Back
The Rainbow #takeitback
This morning, God’s covenantal reminder was displayed skywide. I’m talking about the Noahic Covenant found in Genesis 9. As I write this, a rainbow crosses the South Dakota sky.
The Noahic Covenant was made to Noah, his descendants (all humanity), and “with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth,” (v.10).
God is emphatic that when we see a rainbow, we understand it as a sign of His promise never to destroy every living creature by water again. God tells Noah no less than five times: v.9, “I establish My covenant;” v.11, “I establish My covenant with you;” v.12, “This is the sign of the covenant;” v.15, “I will remember My covenant;” and v.16, “remember the covenant.”
Covenant. Covenant. Covenant. Covenant. And in case you missed it – Covenant.
The rainbow is as much a reminder to all humanity of God’s mercy as it is a reminder of God’s comprehensive judgment. God says in v.11, “never again shall all flesh be cut off,” and in v.15, “never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.” The rainbow reminds us of God’s past destruction of all flesh and His present worldwide mercy.
The rainbow is above us, so the world would look up and remember the past judgment and present promise. Notice verse 14, “And it will be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud.”
Everyone has seen a rainbow, which is a healthy reminder to look up to God’s Word rather than down upon it.
Pastor Logan Nyquist
May 15, 2025
This morning, God’s covenantal reminder was displayed skywide. I’m talking about the Noahic Covenant found in Genesis 9. As I write this, a rainbow crosses the South Dakota sky.
The Noahic Covenant was made to Noah, his descendants (all humanity), and “with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth,” (v.10).
God is emphatic that when we see a rainbow, we understand it as a sign of His promise never to destroy every living creature by water again. God tells Noah no less than five times: v.9, “I establish My covenant;” v.11, “I establish My covenant with you;” v.12, “This is the sign of the covenant;” v.15, “I will remember My covenant;” and v.16, “remember the covenant.”
Covenant. Covenant. Covenant. Covenant. And in case you missed it – Covenant.
The rainbow is as much a reminder to all humanity of God’s mercy as it is a reminder of God’s comprehensive judgment. God says in v.11, “never again shall all flesh be cut off,” and in v.15, “never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.” The rainbow reminds us of God’s past destruction of all flesh and His present worldwide mercy.
The rainbow is above us, so the world would look up and remember the past judgment and present promise. Notice verse 14, “And it will be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud.”
Everyone has seen a rainbow, which is a healthy reminder to look up to God’s Word rather than down upon it.
Pastor Logan Nyquist
May 15, 2025
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