Here’s an important lesson we learn: God’s covenant with Noah is not a covenant that begins with Noah but a covenant that is extended through Noah, one originally made with Adam. In Scripture, covenants are either started or extended. “To cut a covenant” refers to when the covenant begins, while the word that means “to establish a covenant” describes when it is extended. Although the word covenant first appears in God’s dealings with Noah, this mention of the covenant hints at something earlier. When God says to Noah, “I will establish my covenant with you,” he is not referring to the start of
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