Wickedness in the World
Genesis 6:1-8
This short passage is basically a prelude to the story of Noah and the Flood. It emphasizes the wickedness of humankind, and how disappointed God is with them. When God first created the world, everything he saw was good, but once sin started to taint the world, the world was no longer perfect in God's eyes. And now, God plans to destroy the whole world with a flood, but not without informing his best buddy Noah first.
The passage also mentions the mysterious "sons of God" and how they mated with human women, giving birth to the even more mysterious Nephilim (i.e., "heroes of old, men of renown"). I know there are plenty of theories out there as to what these sons of God and Nephilim were meant to be. Anyone got a favorite theory they wish to expound on here?
Genesis 6:1-8
This short passage is basically a prelude to the story of Noah and the Flood. It emphasizes the wickedness of humankind, and how disappointed God is with them. When God first created the world, everything he saw was good, but once sin started to taint the world, the world was no longer perfect in God's eyes. And now, God plans to destroy the whole world with a flood, but not without informing his best buddy Noah first.
The passage also mentions the mysterious "sons of God" and how they mated with human women, giving birth to the even more mysterious Nephilim (i.e., "heroes of old, men of renown"). I know there are plenty of theories out there as to what these sons of God and Nephilim were meant to be. Anyone got a favorite theory they wish to expound on here?