How God reminds Himself

In Genesis 9:8-17 we read the narrative about the covenant God made with mankind and the sign of the rainbow. Notice what God says in verses 13-17:
  • v.13 "I set My rainbow in the cloud ... for a sign .. between Me and the earth."
  • v.14 "when I bring a cloud over the earth ..."
  • v.15 "I will remember My covenant ..."
  • v.16 "I will look onto it and remember ..."  
What struck me as that the narrative doesn't neutrally say "when a rainbow appears in the sky" or "when you see a rainbow remember the covenant" instead we see God's very personal involvement in this covenant and how He constantly reminds Himself and the earth about it. 

Apart from Genesis there are only three other verses in the Bible that refer to rainbows and they are Ezekiel 1:28, Revelation 4:3 and 10:1. 

The first two refer to the Lord seated on His throne and the last refers to the great Angel of the Lord declaring the fulfillment of God's plan that would result in a new heaven and new earth. I can't help but think that the rainbow is of much greater significance than we give it credit for. It is a constant reminder from God that He is in control and He reigns over all the earth; a sort of spiritual neon light that flashes "I remember my relationship with you; do you?"


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