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Themes in Genesis 9

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Themes in Genesis 9

Genesis 9:1 (show verse)

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Bearing fruit » Being fruitful
Benedictions » By God » Upon noah
Blessings » Pronounced upon persons by the lord
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Man » Man having authority over Godâ€™s creation
Man » What was given to man
Marriage » Designed for » Increasing the species
Meat » Animals
Propagation » Of species, encouraged

The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand.

Animals » Man's dominion over the natural world
Animals » Ordained as food for man
Beasts » Subjection of
Beasts » Instinctively fear man
Benedictions » By God » Upon noah
Birds » General references to
Birds » Man's dominion over
Birds » Appointed for food
Birds » Given as food to man
Birds » Instinctively fear man
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Dominion » Christ's » Man's
Exaltation » Under the special protection of jehovah of man » Dominion of, over the natural world
Fish » Appointed for food
Fishes » Man permitted to eat
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Pre-eminence of, over other creatures
Man » Dominion of
Man » A social being » Dominion of
Man » Man having authority over Godâ€™s creation
Man » What was given to man
Man's » Dominion
Meat » Animals

Genesis 9:3 (show verse)

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.

Animals » Ordained as food for man
Beasts » Given to man for food after the flood
Birds » Man's dominion over
Birds » Appointed for food
Birds » Given as food to man
Blood » Not consuming blood
Blood » What blood is
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Endowments » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Fish » Appointed for food
Fishes » Man permitted to eat
Food » From God
Gifts » Presents to men spiritual » Temporal, to men
God » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Herbs » Given as food to man
Man » Dominion of
Man » What was given to man
Man » Allowed to eat flesh after the flood
Meat » Animals
Sacrifices » Divine institution of
Temporal » Gifts to men
Victuals » From God

Genesis 9:4 (show verse)

But you shall not eat meat along with its life, that is, its blood.

Beasts » Not to be eaten alive or with blood
Blood » Forbidden to be used as food
Blood » Forbidden to be eaten
Blood » Is the life
Blood » The life » Of animals
Blood » Not consuming blood
Blood » What blood is
Blood » Eating of, forbidden to » Man after the flood
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Flesh » The life of the flesh
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Meat » Animals
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Victuals » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law

Genesis 9:5 (show verse)

For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man’s brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.

Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to
Avenger of blood » Premosaic
Blood » Shedding of human » Forbidden
Brother » Signifies » Mankind
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Homicide » Punishment of
Murder » God » Requires blood for
Murder » Punishment for » death
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder

Genesis 9:6 (show verse)

“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],
By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to
Avenger of blood » Premosaic
Blood » Shedding of human » Always punished
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
God » Hand of » Image of, in man
Homicide » Punishment of
Homicide » Justifiable, described as » Killing persons condemned by law
Image » Figurative » Man created in, of God
divine Image » Man made in the divine image
The law of God » Given » To noah
Man » Knowledge limited strength limited » Made in the image of God
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Made in the divine image
Man » Created in the image of God
Murder » Punishment of wilful
Murder » Forbidden
Murder » Punishment of
Murder » Punishment for » death
Murder » Why forbidden by God
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder

Genesis 9:7 (show verse)

“As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”

Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Propagation » Of species, encouraged

Genesis 9:8 (show verse)

Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:9 (show verse)

“Now behold, I am establishing My covenant (binding agreement, solemn promise) with you and with your descendants after you

Animals » God's care of
Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Confirmed by covenant
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:10 (show verse)

and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and the wild animals of the earth along with you, of everything that comes out of the ark—every living creature of the earth.

Animals » God's care of
Bow » A token in the clouds
Chiding » Abimelech chides abraham for a like offense
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Confirmed by covenant
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:11 (show verse)

I will establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the water of a flood, nor shall there ever again be a flood to destroy and ruin the earth.”

Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Confirmed by covenant
the Earth » Not to be again inundated
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:12 (show verse)

And God said, “This is the token (visible symbol, memorial) of the [solemn] covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;

Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Symbols and similitudes » Rainbow
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:13 (show verse)

I set My rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

Bow » A token in the clouds
Clouds » The rainbow appears in
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Symbols and similitudes » Rainbow
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:14 (show verse)

It shall come about, when I bring clouds over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the clouds,

Bow » A token in the clouds
Clouds » The rainbow appears in
Clouds » God » Brings over the earth
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The rainbow often appears during
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:15 (show verse)

and I will [compassionately] remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again will the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:16 (show verse)

When the rainbow is in the clouds and I look at it, I will [solemnly] remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

Anthropomorphisms » Attributed to deity » Assisted by tokens
Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Rainbow » A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood

Genesis 9:17 (show verse)

And God said to Noah, “This [rainbow] is the sign of the covenant (solemn pledge, binding agreement) which I have established between Me and all living things on the earth.”

Bow » A token in the clouds
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
Covenant » Instances of » Noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » The rainbow a token
Noah » Son of lamech » Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant
Noah » Facts concerning » Honoured by God with an everlasting covenant
Rain » The earth will never again be destroyed by
Token » Rainbow, that the earth would never be destroyed by a flood

Genesis 9:18 (show verse)

The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth. Ham would become the father of Canaan.

Canaan » Son of ham
Ham » Son of noah
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Japheth » Son of noah
Japheth » His life preserved at the time of the great flood
Nations » The origin of the post-flood nations
Shem (sem) » Preserved in the ark (ship)

Genesis 9:19 (show verse)

These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.

Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Nations » The origin of the post-flood nations

Genesis 9:20 (show verse)

And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard.

Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
Agriculture » General references to
Agriculture » General references to » Noah
Agriculture » Practiced by noah
Agriculture or husbandry » The labor of, supposed to be lessened by noah
Agriculture or husbandry » Patriarchs engaged in
Arts of the » Husbandman
Grape » Cultivated in vineyards » By noah
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
The vine » Cultivated » In vineyards from the time of noah
Vineyards » Origin and antiquity of
Wine » First mention of

Genesis 9:21 (show verse)

He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.

Drunkenness » Exemplified » Noah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Noah
Drunkenness » Instances of » Noah
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Intemperance » Examples of » Noah
Intoxication » Examples of » Noah
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Noah
Tent » By noah
Wine » Was used » As a beverage from the earliest age
Wine » First mention of
Wine » Instances of intoxication from » Noah

Genesis 9:22 (show verse)

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father’s shame] told his two brothers outside.

Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan

Genesis 9:23 (show verse)

So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Children » Instances of » Shem and japheth
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Japheth » Prudence of, on the occasion of noah's drunkenness
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Shem (sem) » His filial conduct

Genesis 9:24 (show verse)

When Noah awoke from his wine [induced stupor], he knew what his younger son [Ham] had done to him.

Children » Power of parents over, during the patriarchal age
Curse » Denounced » Against canaan, noah's son
Ham » Son of noah
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Parents » Paternal reproaches
Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah
Shem (sem) » His filial conduct

Genesis 9:25 (show verse)

So he said,

“Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham];

A servant of servants

He shall be to his brothers.”

Canaanites » Prophecy concerning
the Canaanites » An accursed race
Children » Wicked » Wicked, instances of » Canaan
Curse » Denounced » Against canaan, noah's son
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Judgments » Upon individuals--exemplified » Canaan
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Parents » Paternal reproaches
Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Blessing and cursing their children
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Noah
Servants » Early mention of
Shem (sem) » His filial conduct

Genesis 9:26 (show verse)

He also said,

“Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.

Canaanites » Prophecy concerning
the Canaanites » An accursed race
Curse » Denounced » Against canaan, noah's son
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Noah » Son of lamech » His blessing upon shem and japheth
Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Noah
Servants » Early mention of
Shem (sem) » His filial conduct

Genesis 9:27 (show verse)

“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.”

Canaanites » Prophecy concerning
Curse » Denounced » Against canaan, noah's son
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Japheth » Prudence of, on the occasion of noah's drunkenness
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Noah » Son of lamech » His blessing upon shem and japheth
Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Noah
Shem (sem) » His filial conduct

Genesis 9:28 (show verse)

Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.

the Deluge » Called the » Flood
Noah » Son of lamech » Dies at the age of nine-hundred and fifty years

Genesis 9:29 (show verse)

So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.

Longevity » Instances of » Noah, nine-hundred and fifty years
Noah » Son of lamech » Dies at the age of nine-hundred and fifty years