If you asked most Primary children what the rainbow at the end of Noah’s story means, most would say it was a promise from God never to flood the earth again, right?
That is totally and completely. . .
Partially right.
The Lord said with the rainbow, He would “establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you.” (Genesis 9:9)
The rainbow symbolizes His covenant!
All of the covenant.
This is the same covenant the Lord had already made with Enoch.
That their seed would multiply in righteousness and spread the gospel far and wide and that God would remember these people.
It’s the same covenant God later renewed with Abraham.
And it’s the same blessing we experience today.
Yes, this covenant to Noah specifically mentions not flooding the earth again, but it’s important to remember there is another half to this.
We are still benefiting from and fulfilling this same covenant, this same promise with God, today!
Rainbows are a beautiful token of this covenant that God will remember and bless His people who remember Him.
“Just as in Noah’s time, we live in a day of prophetic promise and fulfillment.” – Paul E. Koelliker
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
