“Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
God instructs Noah to bring out every living creature — birds, animals, and every creature that moves along the ground — so that they can multiply and fill the earth. The creation mandate of Genesis 1:22 and 1:28 is re-issued: the living world that was preserved through the flood is now commissioned to do what living things do — multiply and fill. The earth that was emptied by the flood is to be replenished by the same creatures God preserved. Acts 17:26 looks back to this moment as the beginning of the repopulation of the earth through which God has determined the boundaries of the nations. The re-commissioning of the living world is an act of God's continued creative involvement — preservation was not an end in itself but the means to renewed fruitfulness. The application: whatever God has preserved in you through a season of difficulty — relationships, gifts, calling, faith — was not preserved for its own sake. It was preserved so that it can multiply and fill. What is God re-commissioning you to do with what the flood preserved?
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