Genesis 9:1-17; Psalm 7:1

Genesis 9:1-17
God blessed Noah and gave him new instructions on how life would be after the great flood.

• They were to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
• They were to have authority over all the animal kingdom.
• They were given permission to eat animals. This was a change from the Garden of Eden. You may hear from time to time that people have some beliefs about what we are to eat. From what I understand in the Bible, you can eat whatever plant, animal, fish, or bird that you wish to eat. Being a vegetarian does make you more spiritual! The New Testament reiterates that all meat is clean for you to eat. On the other hand, we are not required to eat anything in particular. And so if a certain food gives you a stomach ache or hives or whatever, don't eat it! Your choice of food does not affect your relationship with God.
• They were not to eat raw blood. This is what MacArthur (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 28) says about this prohibition. "Raw blood was not to be consumed as food, it symbolically represented life. To shed blood symbolically represented death. The blood of animals, representing their life, was not to be eaten. It was, in fact, that blood that God designed to be a covering for sin." (Lev. 17:11).
• Men (human beings) are made in the image of God, and so the murder of a person requires the life of the killer--man or beast. This is capital punishment instituted by God. This has nothing to do with accidents, but rather with intentionally and unlawfully taking the life of another human being. vv. 5-6
• vv.  7-17 record the covenant that God made with Noah. This is the first of several covenants or agreements that God made with man. In this covenant, Noah and his descendants were to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. v. 7  God, on His part, promised never again to destroy the earth and everyone and everything in it with a world-wide flood. The rainbow is the sign of God's promise.

Psalm 7:1
If you look at the superscription at the beginning of this Psalm, you will see that it is by David and is about "the words of Cush." And so Cush must have spoken untrue words about David. I'm sure this is an experience that we've all had.  Notice David's first response, "O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;..." I'm afraid this is not our usual response! And so before we stick of foot on our mouth or otherwise overreact, let's always take the trouble to the Lord first!