What happensPermalink
The Flood subsides, and the ark comes to rest in Ararat. Noah, his family, and the animals leave the ark. Noah sacrifices to God, who makes a covenant with him never again to curse the earth or destroy it by flood.
Why it mattersPermalink
God fulfills His promise of survival, then makes another one: never again to judge the earth by destroying it. But man is still evil “from his youth,” so we know God will present a different path to salvation.
Key versePermalink
And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.”