Lenten Season · First Sunday of Lent · Year B
Genesis 9:8-15
God’s Covenant with Noah
February 14, 2027
Overview & Insights
“I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant.” (Genesis 9:13)
After the great deluge God gives to Noah and his sons the same blessing he gave to humans at their creation (1:28), empowering them to prosper and to replenish the earth. Further, we learn that humans continue to bear the image of God; each person possesses intrinsic value.Yet God introduces three drastic changes. First, God grants humans permission to eat meat. Second, dread of humans henceforth characterizes the way animals respond to humans. Third, God also establishes a covenant with Noah and his offspring, guaranteeing never again to destroy the earth by a flood. This covenant gives humans confidence to build communities without fearing another catastrophe of total devastation.
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Commentary
Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17 Working Preacher
Reads God's unconditional covenant with Noah and the disarmed bow set in the clouds.
Genesis 9 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Evangelical verse-by-verse treatment of the rainbow covenant with Noah and all flesh.
Genesis 9 resources Precept Austin
A deep evangelical resource page linking many sermons and word studies on Genesis 9.
The First Sunday in Lent, Year B Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre reads Noah's flood and covenant as the backdrop to baptism and the Lenten Gospel.
1st Sunday of Lent (Cycle B) Agape Bible Study
A Catholic study connecting the Noah covenant to the day's psalm, epistle, and Gospel.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 9 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria
The Hebrew text linked to Rashi and classical Jewish interpreters of the covenant with Noah.
Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly overview of Genesis to situate the flood and the covenant that follows.
Interlinear: Genesis 9:8 BibleHub
Word-by-word Hebrew with parsing for God's covenant speech to Noah and his sons.
The Church Fathers
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What is God's covenant with Noah?
After the flood God binds himself never again to destroy the earth by water, setting the rainbow in the cloud as the sign of his everlasting covenant with all flesh.
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