HEBREW WORD STUDY P2

The rainbow is an amazing and beautiful phenomenon, one that mesmerizes us every time it appears. Rain did not occur before the Flood, rather a mist watered the earth (Gen. 2:5, 6). The Flood brought a drastic atmospheric change, allowing falling water droplets to form, each of which acts as a prism, dividing sunlight into the varied colors of the optical spectrum, most commonly listed in Newton's sevenfold order—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—and remembered by the popular mnemonics "Roy G. Biv" and "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain." As we continue tomorrow, we will meditate on the three rainbows mentioned in Scripture and how they will help us through the storms of life. For today, let us simply be reminded of the faithfulness of God's promises, not to mention His grace (April 6) in saving Noah and his family (Gen. 6:8). Even in wrath there is mercy. Scriptures for Study: We find the phrase "found grace" eighteen times in the OT. Rejoice today in the following examples: Genesis 19:19; 33:10; 39:4; Exodus 33:12, 13, 16, 17. A Hebrew Word for the Day: Key Words from the Old Testament.