The promise of Noah
Genesis 9:7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it.” This portion of scripture is tricky. The promise of Noah, well it seems as though it happens for everyone. Now, as a Christian, I grew up hearing about and singing, and believing "Every promise in the book is mine." So I get a bit defensive when I see a promise like this and it isn't happening in my life. "God why am I not multiplying?" that exact prayer, and variations of it have been on my heart a lot lately. The interesting thing about that is that this promise seems to be applicable even to non-believers of God. However, if you think about it, it's not exactly the same. See man's inherent nature, after the fall of man in Genesis 3, was degrading. The idea that man was once perfect, but the original sin injected degradation and pollution at what I believe to be a genetic level. That said, any promises towards mankind come with a twist.