1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV The Covenant
Jan 11, 2016
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIVThe CovenantThe Covenant
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
Then God blessed Noah and his
sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and
increase in number and fill the earth.
Then God blessed Noah and his
sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and
increase in number and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:1Genesis 9:1
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
Everything that lives and moves
about will be food for you. Just as I
gave you the green plants, I now give
you everything.
Everything that lives and moves
about will be food for you. Just as I
gave you the green plants, I now give
you everything.
Genesis 9:3Genesis 9:3
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“Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
“Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
Genesis 9:6Genesis 9:6
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I establish my covenant with you:
Never again will all life be destroyed
by the waters of a flood; never again
will there be a flood to destroy the
earth.”
I establish my covenant with you:
Never again will all life be destroyed
by the waters of a flood; never again
will there be a flood to destroy the
earth.”
Genesis 9:11Genesis 9:11
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIVI have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be
the sign of the covenant between me and the
earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and
the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember
my covenant between me and you and all living
creatures of every kind. Never again will the
waters become a flood to destroy all life.
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will
see it and remember the everlasting covenant
between God and all living creatures of every kind
on the earth.”
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be
the sign of the covenant between me and the
earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and
the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember
my covenant between me and you and all living
creatures of every kind. Never again will the
waters become a flood to destroy all life.
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will
see it and remember the everlasting covenant
between God and all living creatures of every kind
on the earth.”
Genesis 9:13-16Genesis 9:13-16
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV1. God blessed them – be fruitful and
increase in number
2. Mastery over animals – all animals
now fear & dread before humans
3. Eat Meat – no blood
4. Prohibited shedding of human
blood
1. God blessed them – be fruitful and
increase in number
2. Mastery over animals – all animals
now fear & dread before humans
3. Eat Meat – no blood
4. Prohibited shedding of human
blood
4 knew pieces4 knew pieces
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV• Never wipe out inhabitants of earth
with flood
• No conditions laid on humans
• Everlasting – through all
generations
• Rainbow as symbol – God will
remember
• Never wipe out inhabitants of earth
with flood
• No conditions laid on humans
• Everlasting – through all
generations
• Rainbow as symbol – God will
remember
God’s CovenantGod’s Covenant
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIVKnow therefore that the LORD your God
is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his
covenant of love to a thousand
generations of those who love him and
keep his commandments.
Know therefore that the LORD your God
is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his
covenant of love to a thousand
generations of those who love him and
keep his commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9Deuteronomy 7:9
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIVTower of BabelTower of Babel
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
Now the whole world had one
language and a common speech.
Now the whole world had one
language and a common speech.
Genesis 11:1Genesis 11:1
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Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.
Genesis 11:4-5Genesis 11:4-5
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Ancient tower symbolizing human pride & rebellion – self-gratification and self-security
Ancient tower symbolizing human pride & rebellion – self-gratification and self-security
What we knowWhat we know
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A human initiative apart from God – they would worship creation rather than Creator
A human initiative apart from God – they would worship creation rather than Creator
What we knowWhat we know
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Nimrod was the leader – build so no water would destroy them againNimrod was the leader – build so no water would destroy them again
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1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
Be the focal point of culture, politics and religionBe the focal point of culture, politics and religion
What we knowWhat we know
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Great monuments leave an enduring heritageGreat monuments leave an enduring heritage
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Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:7-9Genesis 11:7-9
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The tower was so small to God He had to come down to see it
God steps in to stop mankind from seizing more power for themselves
The tower was so small to God He had to come down to see it
God steps in to stop mankind from seizing more power for themselves
What we knowWhat we know
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Where different languages beganWhere different languages began
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