Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Faith of Our Fathers
May 8, 2022
Rev. Dr. Don Allard
The Noah account introduces God's covenant—sealed by the rainbow as his promise to remember and preserve creation—which foreshadows salvation in Christ and calls us to repent, trust, and live in preparedness, confidence, and worship.
Summary
In the Noah narrative God establishes the first explicit covenant with Noah, his family, and every living creature, marking it with the rainbow as a perpetual sign that God will remember and never again destroy the earth by flood; this covenant thread runs through Scripture, prefigures the saving work available in Christ, and reassures us that God's purposes will be fulfilled. The passage comforts and calls to action: it invites people to join God's covenant family by repenting and believing in Jesus, and it challenges believers to live out that covenant with preparedness (not panic), confidence (not fear), and continual worship.
Key Points
- The Noah story contains the first explicit covenant in Scripture.
- God set the rainbow as the sign to remind Noah that God remembers his promise to preserve the earth.
- The covenant is a recurring theme throughout the Bible and drives God's redemptive plan.
- Noah and his family were saved to repopulate the earth and prefigure later promises of redemption fulfilled in Christ.
- The passage extends an invitation: join God's covenant family by repenting and believing in Jesus for salvation.
- Practical responses: be prepared (not panicked), live with confidence (not fear), and respond in worship.
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