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1 | what does it means sons of God here ? | Gen 6:2 | hlavie | 171777 | ||
what does it means sons of God here Gen 6:2? God has only one son and that is Jesus. is that right | ||||||
2 | what does it means sons of God here ? | Gen 6:2 | BradK | 171786 | ||
Dear hlavie, Here are a couple views that may help shed light on your question: "6:1-4. Many have suggested that the sons of God were the godly line of Seth and the daughters of men were the Cainites. But this does not do justice to the terminology or the context. Others view the “sons of God” as angels (as in Job 1:6), who cohabited with women on earth. This, however, conflicts with Matthew 22:30. The incident is one of hubris, the proud overstepping of bounds. Here it applies to “the sons of God,” a lusty, powerful lot striving for fame and fertility. They were probably powerful rulers who were controlled (indwelt) by fallen angels. It may be that fallen angels left their habitation and inhabited bodies of human despots and warriors, the mighty ones of the earth." [The Bible Knowledge Commentary] "Few texts in the history of interpretation have aroused more curiosity and divergence of opinion than Genesis 6:1–4. It is at once tantalizing and deeply puzzling. What is most difficult is the identification of the main participants in this short narrative—the “sons of God,” the “daughters of men” and the “Nephilim” (or “giants”). An impressive array of scholars has lined up for each of the three major positions taken on the identification of these three groups of participants. The three positions may be labeled “the cosmologically mixed races view” (angels and humans), “the religiously mixed races view” (godly Sethites and worldly Cainites) and “the sociologically mixed races view” (despotic male aristocrats and beautiful female commoners)." [Kaiser, Walter C. Hard Sayings of the Bible] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | what does it means sons of God here ? | Gen 6:2 | kw5kw | 182845 | ||
First I wish to refreshen our memories upon proper doctrine: In Matthew (xxii:23-33 ), Mark (xii:18-27 ) and Luke (xx:27-40 ) we find Jesus teaching the Sadducees this: Right now all of us are mortal human beings and we are the children of this world; we marry, and are given in marriage. We do this so that we might produce children so that we might be able to carry on the human race. But those of us to whom it will be accounted worthy that they will be able to obtain that world that is beyond; i.e.: those who will be allowed into the Kingdom of Heaven, they will be resurrected from the dead. And once in heaven we will then be equal to the angels in heaven and we will all no longer be simple, mortal, human beings because we will have then become the true Children of God. Once that happens there will no longer a need to marry nor will anyone be given in marriage. Remember that once we’re in heaven we will not be able to die any more. And because of this there will then no longer be a need for producing children. All of the inhabitants of heaven will have been accounted for by then (the resurrection), therefore there will be no need for new additions. With this teaching we also see and understand that the angels do not have the need to produce children either. Therefore we can conclude that since they don't have the need to produce children they also don't have the "equipment" necessary to produce children. It's the Creator who does the creating, nothing else! Why go into the New Testament to answer a question centered in the Old Testament? Simple, it's to create the necessary foundation to prove that the sons of men that are mentioned in Genesis vi:2 are not fallen angels. This is a false teaching that comes from an extra-Biblical book called the book of Enoch where in Chapter seven of this book the author describes that there were two hundred angels that managed to descend to earth . That they took human women who bore giants who were some three hundred cubits in size! (Which was entire length of the arc! ) It’s obvious to me why the book of Enoch is not canonical in the Judeo-Christian world outside of Ethiopia. The sons of God that are mentioned in Genesis vi:2 are actually the sons of Seth who was the son of the creation of God: Adam. Seth followed in Abel’s footsteps and was pleasing to God, therefore his descendents became the sons of God that are mentioned here. The sons of God once again could not be that of fallen angels because then they would be called something besides the sons of God for God disowned Satan and his followers, casting them down in their spiritual bodies and not allowing them to have any type of creative powers. They always have been and always will continue to be spiritual beings. To say that they could have had creative powers and manifest themselves as able to become human then it would be possible for them to have deceived mankind as Jesus either in the original incarnation or in the resurrection. That would make our belief in Jesus questionable and kill Christianity before it was started. The daughters of men listed in this same verse of Genesis would then be the descendents of fallen man, i.e.: Cain. The union of these wicked women over came the goodness of the men and their offspring became large men—larger than most and they became known as giants because they were indeed larger and stronger than most men. It was this race of antediluvian mankind that God wiped from the face of the earth. Here are my notes: the text for Matthew xxii:23-33, Mark xii:18-27 and Luke xx:27-40 was deleted because of length issues in this forum. http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/enoch.html The Book of Enoch translated from Ethiopic by Richard Laurence, London, 1883. The book of Enoch is considered canonical in Ethiopia. Enoch7:7 Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the top of mount Armon. Enoch7:10-12 Then they took wives, each choosing for himself; whom they began to approach, and with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantations, and the dividing of roots and trees. And the women conceiving brought forth giants, Whose stature was each three hundred cubits. These devoured all which the labor of men produced; until it became impossible to feed them; (see the next footnote) Genesis vi:15 ... The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, ... Genesis xiv:5 II Samuel v:18; I Chronicles xi:15; Isaiah xvii:5, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephilim Ezekiel xxxvii Ezekiel xxxvii:11 Joshua xv:13; Joshua xxi:11 (Hebron) Which is where Abraham’s wife Sara was buried. Genesis xxiii:2. Joshua xiv:15. Judges i:7 Numbers xiii:28; Deuteronomy ix:2 Joshua xi:21-22 Joshua xv:14; Judges i:20 some material came from Smith's Bible Dictionary. Russ |
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