Noach (parsha) of every man's and beast's life-blood, and whoever shed the blood of man would have his blood shed by man, for in God's image did God make man. God told them to be fertile and increase. The fourth reading (, "aliyah") and a closed portion (, "setumah") end here. In the fifth reading (, "aliyah"), God made a covenant with Noah, his sons, and every living thing that never again would a flood destroy the earth. God set the rainbow in the clouds as the sign of God's covenant with earth, so that when the bow appeared in the clouds,
The Life with God Study Bible Editors of The Life with God Bible, would not want to accord these books the same authority as revealed Scripture. Still, their role in bridging the gap between Malachi and Matthew is unquestioned and they provide marvelous insight into the way in which the first Christians understood their relationship to God. 5. The Deuterocanonical books do not affect any central doctrine of the Christian faith, but they do contain many helpful insights for spiritual formation. For this reason alone they are worth reading and can function for us today in much the same way that good sermons and devotional writings