I will establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth. 12 God said: This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you and every living creature with you for all ages to come: 13 I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
That's NOT what you posted earlier.
#9 The rainbow is a symbol of God’s promise to His people.
So which is it?
Notice that a flaming ball of meteorite rock or twenty thousand tons of comet blazing through the atmosphere remain on the table as a Divine punishment.
The Old Testament Covenant only excludes floodwaters.