Theme: God's good news. God shows his graciousness through the covenant he established through Noah. God would never again destroy the world through flood. In the Gospel Jesus announces the kingdom of God. All we have to do is repent and believe the good news.

COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Genesis 9:8-17
Humans become so corrupt that Yahweh drowns them all in a great flood, except for Noah and his family. Noah, his family and various animals are kept safe on the ark which the Lord told Noah to construct. Yahweh promises never again to destroy all the world through flood. This is a universal covenant with all humankind and all the creatures of the world. The sign of the covenant comes in the form of a rainbow. The ancients thought of the rainbow as God's weapon, his bow, with which he shot l…