Genesis 6:18
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 6Meaning
The first explicit covenant language in the Bible appears here as God commits to preserve Noah and his family.
Read carefully
The covenant is God's commitment to Noah in this narrative and should not be detached from its specific flood context.
Reflection
Covenant language places a divine promise of preservation inside a narrative otherwise dominated by judgment.