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A Reminder for Us, Not for God
Commentators unanimously explain that when God says, "I will remember my covenant," He is speaking in human terms for our benefit. God, being all-knowing, cannot forget. As John Calvin notes, this language is designed to strengthen our faith, assuring us that whenever we see a rainbow, God is actively mindful of His unbreakable promise to never again flood the entire earth.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 9:8–17
18th Century
Theologian
- קשׁת qeshet — “bow; related: be bent.”
- ענן ‛ānan — “cover, cast over; noun: cloud.”
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 9:11–17
19th Century
Preacher
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more b…
John Calvin
On Genesis 9:15
16th Century
Theologian
And I will remember my covenant. Moses, by introducing God so often as the speaker, teaches us that the word holds the chief place, and th…
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John Gill
On Genesis 9:15
17th Century
Pastor
And I will remember my covenant which is between me and
you, and every living creature of all flesh…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 9:8–17
17th Century
Minister
Just as the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, which drowned the ol…