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Genesis 6:2-5:

Question # 1:

Genesis 6:2-5:
A) Who were the sons of God & daughters of men? Why are they who came from God specifically called 'sons' and from men called 'daughters'?
  1. "Sons of God" - Descendants of Seth, the son of Adam - Gen. 4:25-26
  2. Gen. 4-5 introduces us to two families:
    a. Cain & his descendants (4:16-24) - Who, by following the example of their father Cain, continued to live farther & farther away from God.
    b. Seth & his descendants (4:25-5:32) - Who "began to call on the name of the Lord" - 5:26.
  3. Gen. 6:1-2 - How the world became so wicked & vile that God determined to destroy sinful man with a flood.
    a. 6:1 - Men began to multiply & the earth was being filled up.
    b. Sons of God - Descendants of those who had "called on the name of the Lord" (4:26) began to compromise with sin & cohabit with the "daughters of men" (men & their families who did not call upon the name of the Lord).
    c. 6:2 - Sons of God abandoned their spiritual heritage & "took wives for themselves of all whom they chose".

B) What were the giants in v. 4?
  1. 6:3, 5 - When men began to be driven by their own lustful desires rather than the word and will of God they were influenced by the evil they grew to love.
  2. 6:4 - The result was a world full of violent attackers, robbers and tyrants rather than one filled with people who "called upon the name of the Lord."
  3. "Giants" is translated from a word which means "to fall upon" or attack.

C) Who were the 'men of old' in v. 4b? Do we know of any specific examples / individuals?
  1. 6:4 - These men made a name for themselves among other men, but not in eyes of the Lord (notorious men of evil reputation).
  2. Example: Lamech - Gen. 4:19, 23-24

--Misinterpretations of "sons of God" & "daughters of men"--
1. Sons of God - Not angels or heavenly creatures who cohabited with women to produce a superhuman race. (Such is the stuff of X-Files!)
2. Angels who sinned in 2 Pet. 2:4 cannot be these "sons of God" (Gen. 6:2) since those angels have been "cast down to hell and delivered into chains (pits, ASV) of darkness".

--Sons of God-
Men who did not remain holy and separated from the sinful world around them. Instead, they married women who influenced them to forsake righteous living. The result: Man's ruin and destruction due to sin.

--Clear lessons for us to learn from this sad period in human history--
1) "Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals" (1 Cor. 15:33).
2) The person one chooses to marry will influence him or her for good or evil, so wisely choose a mate who will help you live in God's favor (Prov. 18:22; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).
3) God expects us to live holy lives, separated from sin: "as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, 'Be holy, for I am holy'" (1 Pet. 1:15-16).
4) God will punish sin, so we must be careful to live in truth and holiness (Rom. 1:18; 2:1-11).


Joe R. Price.

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