In Genesis 7 we see the Lord following through on His decision to flood the earth. In Genesis 6:6 "The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain." Noah was the only one on earth that found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Gen 6:9 tells us about his character - "Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God." This is also a huge example for us to follow. All mankind is here today because Noah was faithful in His walk with God. We see God taking the life from everything He created on the face of the earth that was left behind.
In chapter 8 we see the Lord remembering Noah in the ark. He sends a wind, dries the earth and delivers them safely on dry ground. This whole process (the flood and receding of the waters) took a year and ten days. We then see Noah offering burnt offerings to the Lord. This pleased the lord and He vowed to never again destroy all living creatures as He had done. 22 "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."
In chapter 9 He instituted that covenant with the rainbow as a sign that sealed the covenant and reminded both God and man of these things. 17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."
In Romans 3 we see Jesus was the answer to the covenant between God and man. Man cannot do this on our own because of the condition of our heart. We want to have a Godly relationship with Him and everyone else, but it takes a changed heart in order to not grieve God. Gen 6:5 "The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time." Christ comes in and changes our heart to desire the things of the Lord. His spirit dwells in us and gives us a new life that reflects His image. Romans 3:28 "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law."
8:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood." That means He acted on our behalf as the one who would turn aside God's wrath at the same time removing our sin and giving us life. We see God's desire for a covenant relationship with man realized through Jesus Christ His Son and our desire for a relationship with the father made complete through the Son.
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