26 GOD'S HATRED OF SIN.

 

that were in the ark. We see by this terrible ee
how God hates sin.

When we see the great wickedness of men now, we
might fear that God would send another flood, if he had
not promised that he never would. When Noah came
out of the ark, God set the beautiful rainbow in the
clouds, and told him that this should be the token of his
promise, that he would never send another flood. How
glad they were of this promise, for without it they would
always have been afraid when they saw the dark clouds
gathering, fearing that another flood might be coming.
‘Now whenever they saw the beautiful rainbow in the sky,
they remembered the promise of God.

Jesus is represented by the rainbow of promise.
' The storm of divine justice which should have fallen upon
us, has fallen upon him; and as the storm has passed, we
see Jesus as the bow of promise to us, showing that the
storm of God's justice will never fall upon those who are
hid in him.

He hates sin the same nowas he did when he
drowned the world, but he can be just and yet justify
those who believe in Jesus. This is the way we can
have the favor of God again, and come to heaven at last.