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1 | what does the sons of God (6:1) mean? | Genesis | ndrai3gsx | 31559 | ||
What do you suppose Genesis 6:1 refers to, when the text says "the sons of God?" | ||||||
2 | what does the sons of God (6:1) mean? | Genesis | Hopefilled | 48196 | ||
This is a question that has never been fully explained to me either but I will give you what I have on it which is not much, then maybe we can get some feed back on it. The "sons of God" to my understanding were those(angels) who chose to relingquish there heavenly authority during the rebellion in heavaen before God cast down satan.The Nephiliam they are called I believe. What is your undetrstanding of it? | ||||||
3 | what does the sons of God (6:1) mean? | Genesis | Scribe | 48208 | ||
This question is dealt with in a very thorough way in many commentaries that are available on the web for free. I think it has also been addressed here on this study forum. If you do a search on Gen 6:4 you will find excellent answers dealing with the scriptures. Read posts by Ron and Makarios and many others. I will not attempt at this time to re post all the great answers already given. But I will add a couple of thoughts as to why this error of the idea of angels mating with women still has not been put to rest. The truth of this passage is a foundational truth and if satan can muddy it up it goes a long way in helping him with his stratedgies against the godly. From the beginning of time one of the main wiles of the devil against the saints has been to get them to compromise with the world. You see this lesson here with the sons of God which are Adams camp and the children of men which are in Cains camp. The lesson was first taught in Gen 1 when God put a difference between the light and the darkness. If we take Genesis as a stand alone book for a moment, and use all fairness of logic in understanding the text, you would assume based on the way the text says the sons of god saw the daughters of men.. that some mention had been given of these sons of god sense no further explanation is given. And indeed we find at the end of Gen 4 that at the time of Seth.. then men began to call themselves by the name of the Lord. And no doubt call upon the Name of the Lord.. as they sought a better country. and a city not made by hands. However over here in Cains camp we see men making all sorts of tents and instruments of liesure and earthly industry. Now we know that putting it in todays activity we see no harm in inventing muscial instruments and making things of brass, and crafting tents after all Paul was a tent maker, but see this is an ancient text and seeing that Cains camp is making these things and not Adams means the sons of God were looking for a change, a redemption, a restoration to what Adam knew in the garden as promised to him in Gen 3, the time keeps going on and Enoch who lived some 360 years contemporary with Adam is prophesying the coming of the redeemer, and Enoch is having to contend with mockers from Cains camp that are teaching false doctrine. Yes even the same doctrine of Balaam. (read Jude) now what did balaam teach? that if the moabite women would mix with the Israelites they would be cursed by their own disobedience to God. You have this same lesson repeated throughout the bible all the way to Revelation. And then in Rev the words of Christ to the Church.. that they too are going to have this same attack from the powers of darkness to tempt them to listen to the doctrine of the Nicolatains, the Doctrine of Balaam, and the doctrine of Jezebel which are nothing more than a repeat of the same heart sin.. compromise with the world. Come out from among them and be ye seperate. That is still the message to the sons of God today. And so see why thinking this has to do with angels and women has no redeeming value or lesson, and yet my application is applicable throughout the bible. Follow the Holy Spirit and do not resist His Leading.Even if Jobs passage is about angels and that has not been proven.. It does not mean that these sons of god in Gen are angels. Nor does it mean that angels in Rev 2-3 when addressing the church meant angels, but instead it was a symbolic word given to mean pastors, and the reward that waits them if they are faithful, which is that they will be "as" the angels. In Lukes genealogy in tracing back Christ to Adam when he gets to Adam he says "which was the son of god". God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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