Can someone help me out here?

[ColleenLovesMischief]

I have been getting back to the basics. I came across this and became a bit confused by the words Sons of God in verse 2 Can someone please help me with this one?

Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

[larryt]

I have been getting back to the basics. I came across this and became a bit confused by the words Sons of God in verse 2 Can someone please help me with this one?

Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Check out all the places that the same term is used in the Bible. Job in particular.

Some think it refers to men, some angels. I tend to think the latter.

LT

[Leonard]

What is confusing? Many questions could be raised about these verses. Could you clarify what point(s) you would like answered?

[Hunterpoet]

Sons of G-d.....those that still held to His teachings and worship

...daughter's of men...........those who had fallen away, children of unrighteous parents

...saw that they were fair.......only looked at their physical beauty, ignoring their lack of righteousness

[LIVN4JC]

I have been getting back to the basics. I came across this and became a bit confused by the words Sons of God in verse 2 Can someone please help me with this one?

Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Blessings and peace sister.

Check out the thread Genesis 6:1-4 I posted this for I too needed clarification in my study. Reading the bible this year. I am still undecided though.

In His Loving Hands,

Sister in Christ,

Anne

[arrowfromgod]

I have been getting back to the basics. I came across this and became a bit confused by the words Sons of God in verse 2 Can someone please help me with this one?

Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

im not an expert (lol)but this is how it was taught to me ,,,remember that these verses were translated too so that may be an issue ,,, (sons of god) gods angels

up until this point ppl lived a long time (you knew that lol) and it didnt rain ,,the world was watered like in the garden ,,, some say there was a ring of water surrounding the earth (up in space) that protected the planet from radiation and thats why ppl lived 800 yrs ect. (i believe god just willed that ppl lived that long)

ppl could talk to god then like cain did or adam or noah and ppl could hear god's voice,,, not that we cant hear him now (in our spirits) but ppl could hear him in the phisical reality as well,,,

gen 6 : 4 --- there were giants in the earth in those days ,,, is answered in the same verse ,,, giants = mighty men ,,, like samson was a giant (a great man)powerful

gen :6 :4 --- the children of the angel /daughter cross was like breading a beagle to a pit bull (you get one bad mean beagle)a beagle that could domanate all the other ordinary beagles ( can ya see my point?)

repented ,,, it repented the lord that he made man ,,, no the lord did not repent ,,, i think this is a translational error ,,, example: love god hate your parents thats a translational error of sorts ,,, the jews understand it kinda like this --- if you went to an adoption agency and there was two kids up for adoption and you picked one but left the other there because you couldnt afford to feed them both they would say you loved one child and hated the other ,,, not that you hated the other like i hate you you little scamp of a tyke ,,, but that you chose one over the other ,,, thus chose to love god over your parents doesnt mean hate your parents but to chose god first ,,,

god repented ,,, not like i james repent my sins and ask you lord to forgive me and come into my heart ,,, but like i repent that i bought my daughter a cell phone because she knows how to be responsable with it but choses not to...

god knew it would happen all along ,,, the human condition -sin nature ,,, so he cleansed the earth kinda like sodam and gammorah

noah (we are direct line desendents) was chosen and his family keeping our line to adam with out any angel cross involved (sons of god cross breed)

kinda like lot living in sodam and gammorah he did bussiness with them ppl but did not practice there doctrines but worshiped god

noah lived among the ppl who gave them selfs over to sin but still worshiped god,,, and taught his sons to worship god too and not be caught up in the world (sounds familliar lol)

god being true saved the good ppl in both cases (in all cases in my opinion and belief)

like now ,,, right now ,,, the world is what it used to be only this time instead of god destroying the world and saving his ppl ,,, god will let ppl destroy the world and save those who follow him,,, believers will hear the trumpet when jesus comes back

shem the father of the nation of israel (my brothers who are israeli and gods chosen ppl)

ham the cursed son who did somthing to noah while he was passed out from drinking (yeah noah wasnt perfect either)even moses messed up

japeth the father of the gentiles (my line cause im not jewish) but it is written japeth will dwell in the tents of shem (my brothers tents)of course we know this happens thru the son of god jesus who is god

like i said colleen im not a scholar(im a dump truck driver) and ive only studyed the bible on my own and may be wrong ,,, i hope i havent messed you up any and i hope if i made a mistake some one will correct me ,,, but for what its worth thats how i see it ,,, love in christ arrow from god

[arrowfromgod]

Sons of G-d.....those that still held to His teachings and worship

...daughter's of men...........those who had fallen away, children of unrighteous parents

...saw that they were fair.......only looked at their physical beauty, ignoring their lack of righteousness

you just opened a new door for me bro ,,, i seen it the other way ,,, i got to study this path you just showed me ,,, ty bro

[kross]

Nothing about these passages gets any clearer.

I have heard it said that the sons of GOD in this passage refers to the angels in Jude 6, and referred to as the angel held in chains until the end of days referenced in Rev. This really doen't explain why GOD was angry with man about this. The only use of the phrase "Sons of GOD" seems to refer to the angels.

It is believed that the mighty men (like Goliath) were the offspring of these angels and men. Called Nephalim (might not be spelled right)

It makes more sense to believe these were just men and they were undisciplined with regard to women. Promiscuous and/or too many wives. This makes sense in the anger towards man but really doesn't explain the phrase "Sons of GOD"

OK, luck with that.

HIS Peace and Love to you

[EricH]

there is already a current topic on this very issue right here is the Doctrinal Questions Forum.

http://www.worthychristianforums.com/Genes...1-4-t98320.html

I am going to close this thread in favor of that one since it has been going longer