Verse 1 and said unto them The Noahic Covenant. The elements are: (1) The relation of man to the earth under the Adamic Covenant is confirmed (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") (2) The order of nature is confirmed (Genesis 8:22) (3) Human government is established (Genesis 9:1-6) (4) Earth is secured against another universal judgment by water Genesis 8:21; 9:11 (5) A prophetic declaration is made that from Ham will descend an inferior and servile posterity Genesis 9:24,25. (6) A prophetic declaration is made that Shem will have a peculiar relation to Jehovah Genesis 9:26,27. All divine revelation is through Semitic men, and Christ, after the flesh, descends from Shem. (7) A prophetic declaration is made that from Japheth will descend the "enlarged" races Genesis 9:27. Government, science, and art, speaking broadly, are and have been Japhetic, so that history is the indisputable record of the exact fulfilment of these declarations. (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") for the other seven covenants: EDENIC Genesis 1:28 ADAMIC Genesis 3:15 ABRAHAMIC Genesis 15:18 MOSAIC Exodus 19:25 PALESTINIAN Deuteronomy 30:3 DAVIDIC 2 Samuel 7:16 NEW Hebrews 8:8 Verse 8 saying (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") See Scofield "Genesis 9:1" Verse 13 bow The bow is not said to have come into existence at this time, but only to have been here invested with the character of a sign, CF. Exodus 31:13. Typically, the bow, seen upon the storm clouds of judgment Genesis 7:11 has been thought to speak of the cross where judgment, never to be repeated has been visted upon the believer's sins. ; Galatians 3:10-14; Hebrews 10:14-18. Verse 25 Cursed See note subdiv. 5-7, (See Scofield "Genesis 9:1") .