These colors worn by priests and in a cloth on the ark of the covenant represented atonement, seeking a better relationship between God and people ( NIV Study Bible, footnote for Exodus 25:17). Ezekiel 1:28 NKJV – 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so [was] the appearance of the brightness all around it. The rainbow reminds us how our heavenly Father is prepared to restrain his anger against sin, and deal with it through his Son Jesus Christ. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and the waters receded from the earth continually.

And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. Both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. The prophet Ezekiel compares the brilliance of his vision of God’s glory to a rainbow in Ezekiel 1:28:" As the rainbow appears that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of His brightness all around. Around the throne [were] twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.The rain clouds and the rainbow were never again to be regarded by people as a threat of ultimate judgment, but as an unchanging indicator of God’s mercy…. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth”( Genesis 9:8-16, ESV). Like I do with all my topical Bible verses here is a simple reference list of Bible verses about rainbows. And the first voice which I heard [was] like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this. Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery. And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. The institution of the rainbow as a sign clearly negatives the idea (Aquinas, Cajetan) that it was originally and naturally a sign; which, if it was, "it was a lying sign," since the Flood came notwithstanding its prognostications (Willet).

As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. The contrary opinion has been maintained that it now for the first time appeared (Bush, Keil, Delitzsch), or at least that the historian thought so (Knobel); but unless there had been no rain, or the laws of light and the atmospheric conditions of the earth had been different from what they are at present, it must have been a frequent spectacle in the primeval heavens.And while it is certainly not a myth or even an allegorical story, there are still lessons that we should learn for our lives today. In Japan and China, red is the most revered color of the rainbow, which is why brides in China have traditionally worn red. I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. Literally, I have given, or placed, an indication that the atmospheric phenomenon referred to had already frequently appeared (Syriac, Arabic, Aben Ezra, Chrysostom, Calvin, Willet, Murphy, Wordsworth, Kalisch, Lange).

An old picture, mentioned by Stolberg, represents a winged boy on a rainbow with an old man kneeling in a posture, of worship. The color white found in a rainbow can mean holiness, righteousness and dedication to serving the true God (Leviticus 16:4, 2Chronicles 5:12, etc. The most important reference to the rainbow in the Bible occurs in Genesis 9:13-17, where the rainbow serves as a sign of God’s covenant with Noah. Because blue is the color of the heavens, it is often associated with divinity and is used to illustrate trust and loyalty. God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 “I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. And it is great news for us as well because this story clearly and beautifully points us to the time when God sent his own Son, Jesus, to die on a cross and then rise again to give humanity an amazing opportunity to escape judgment by being “hidden with Christ in God” ( Colossians 3:3; 1 Peter 3:20-22; 2 Peter 2:9).