1. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV The Covenant

2. 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. Genesis 9:1

3. 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. Genesis 9:3

4. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. Genesis 9:6

5. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV 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 9:11

6. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV 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 9:13-16

8. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV 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 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 pieces

9. 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 Covenant

10. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Know therefore that the L ORD 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 7:9

12. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Tower of Babel

13. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. Genesis 11:1

14. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV 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 L ORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. Genesis 11:4-5

15. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Ancient tower symbolizing human pride & rebellion – self-gratification and self- security What we know

16. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV A human initiative apart from God – they would worship creation rather than Creator What we know

17. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Nimrod was the leader – build so no water would destroy them again What we know

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19. Be the focal point of culture, politics and religion What we know

20. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Great monuments leave an enduring heritage What we know

21. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” So the L ORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the L ORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the L ORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:7-9

22. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV 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 know

23. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV Where different languages began What we know