Genesis 9: So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to
them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 And
the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on
every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on
all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. 3 Every
moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all
things, even as the green herbs. 4 But you
shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 Surely
for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of
every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of
every man’s brother I will require the life of man.
6 “Whoever sheds
man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
For in the image of God
He made man.
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”
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Life as Noah was
used to had changed. No longer would things be the same. GOD had not spoken to
Noah’s sons before. Perhaps they were not interested, BUT GOD was starting
humanity over. Satan had caused humans to fall. His demons fell and birthed
giants. Noah’s sons were living in a world that could care less about GOD.
They got married,
possibly to descendants of Cain or maybe from the lineage of the giants, spawned
from the demonic union. Whatever the case, GOD saw something different in Noah’s
sons that HE had to provide clarity to.
My Observations:
- GOD values all human life, male and female.
- GOD allowed humans to eat any animal, bird or bug as food.
- GOD specifically emphasized that humans should not be killed or eaten.
Turning the planet
over to Noah and his family showed the change in the relationship between GOD
and humans. GOD would no longer walk with the humans, BUT HE would talk with
them. Noah’s sons did not cower in fear when hearing GOD, because perhaps they
were used to hearing HIM talk to Noah.
GOD gave
instructions to grow HIS kingdom. HE blessed humans with dominion over the
earth. Animals and bugs were changed during this blessing. They would not own
the earth, rather become food. All vegetation could be used by humans as they
saw fit. Abundance was established again. Humans were placed on top.
Challenge
- Why does GOD seem to change the relationship between HIM and Noah’s sons?
- Have you ever started something and came to a point where it was someone else who would be responsible for carrying it forward?
- Can you be fruitful with your creativity and multiply what GOD has given you so HIS kingdom will be expanded abundantly?
