…The Promise Land is Near
We are discussing the events immediately after the flood and see how quickly Noah and the rest of mankind had forgotten the covenant God made with them.
“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” – Genesis 9:13
In the last chapter we saw God using a rainbow to remind us of his covenant with us but the incomplete tower of Babel will be forever a sign of our rebellion against Him.
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