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NASB | Genesis 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired. |
Subject: who are the sons of God? |
Bible Note: GB, I apologize for my mistake, I meant Rev. 21:7 (not 20:7). Matthew Henry, or any commentator, interests me to the degree that he agrees with the plain reading of scripture. I do not seek to twist scripture. I make every effort to set aside preconceptions, and simply read what is written. This is what I wrote in my previous post. “There are two types of referrences to God's sons. One is the the Only Begotten Son, Jesus, the others are beings which are direct creations of God, angels and the born-again.” The following are referrences which do not refer to Jesus: Ge 6:2 “That the sons (ben) of God (elohiym) saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all which they chose.” Matthew Henry interprets this referrence to “sons of God” as “professors of religion”, however, this is not in harmony with Job 38:7. Ge 6:4 “There were giants (nephilim) in the earth in those days and also after that, when the sons ben of God elohiym 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.” If the “sons of God” in these two verses were human, why were their offspring “giants” (lit. nephilim – fallen ones), the “mighty men of renown”? Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons ben of God elohiym came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. (this verse does not show that Satan is a “son of God”, but that there are a group know as “sons of God”) Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons ben of God elohiym came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD . (Makes the same point as above) Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together , and all the sons ben of God elohiym shouted for joy? (While God laid the foundations of the earth) (These sons of God could not be humans, but are a group of beings present as God created prior to creating man.) Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God , they are the sons huios of God . (Now we are looking at a new classification of beings, who are the sons of God.) Ro 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons huios of God. Ga 4:6 And because ye are sons huios, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son huios into your hearts, crying Abba, Father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant , but a son huios; and if a son huios, then an heir of God through Christ. Re 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son huios. These verses all show, all the more so as you read them in their context, that God make us sons when we are born again. Ro 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (God the Father will have many children, called “sons”) These scriptures appear to use the term “sons of God” as a technical description. Jesus, as the Only Begotten Son, does not belong to this classification, as denoted by “Only Begotten Son”. As the scriptures make clear in many places, Jesus is pre-emminant in all things. In recognizing the way the Bible uses such terms as “sons of God”, “son of God”, and “Son of God”, we need not take away from Who Jesus is. Sincerity is nothing. If I read it, I believe it. If you have a dispute with these ideas, your dispute is not with me but with the Word of God. Love in Christ, Mark |