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Genesis 6
6:1 And it came to pass, when
men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and
daughters were born unto them, 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.
Some make reference to the "sons of God" as if they are angels. We are told later in that the angels don’t marry. However, we do have the reference of Genesis 4 where you see Cain’s genealogy and at the end of Chapter 4 where Seth’s seed calls on the name of the Lord, so it is likely that the ones who were calling on the name of the Lord were giving into their sexual lusts and beginning to have many woman. This no doubt caused much violence as jealousy and envy are bred in this environment. 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. How did God change the life span of mankind? Some muse it was a change in the atmosphere after the flood. They have some rationale for that in the occurrence of rainbows later but there are problems with that being the sole reason due to the genealogies that will be discussed later. The truth is we don’t know how He did it but we do know that life spans were shortened. 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. There are human remains that make Shaquille O’Neal seem like a little man. Like Goliath these guys would become quite famous and quite powerful. The remains also demonstrate that they were fully human. 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. When one begins to give in to one’s lusts it is amazing how addictive and controlling they are on your mind. If you want help in overcoming your addictions please contact a minister at 903-939-2929. While he can explain the biblical principles, God’s mercy and ability for God to help you overcome your trials, with God ALL things are possible, he may also encourage you to seek other peer or subject expert help along the way. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.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. The expression here is meant that there will be no life left anywhere on the land (the water creatures are not mentioned here). It doesn’t say within your line of sight but leaves a clear impression that all land habitat will be destroyed but with one exception that God begins to mention. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. A simple acknowledgement of why Noah and through him, his family, received mercy is because Noah truly sought to be with God and do good even in the midst of a sin sick world. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. It is interesting to note that when sexual immorality is allowed to flourish it is immediately followed by violence and corruption. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. Make a boat that is longer than a US football field and three stories high to house all the animals and Noah’s family. Would this boat be big enough? Yes, God is a good structural engineer. Would it be easy for Noah to build? No It would take many years to complete this project. Unlike most illustrated pictures of the ark it wasn’t a small boat with large animal heads sticking out, it was a very large ship with small animals inside. 17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. God repeats that all flesh under heaven and in the earth will die. The repetition is used to make a point. It would be an odd rendering to say God only meant some of the people and only over that one area of the earth but some do just that. 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. How could Noah get all those animals in the boat and feed them for a year? Firstly, the animals were to replenish the earth later so they would be small immature ones ready to be fruitful later. Secondly, it was representative of each kind not every specie. Thirdly, God was supplying the water along the way. Whatever system Noah had for delivering the food and removing the refuse would have been fascinating to see but it is possible for this to occur. 22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Noah is described as a perfect disciple or student. God says so and he does it. Many people in his day probably scoffed at Noah and his family for making a boat for a flood no one believed would occur. Yet he is simply described as doing what God said. Man didn’t seem to concern him. Nowadays the skeptics scoff at the concept of a worldwide flood. The boat wouldn’t be big enough or where did the water come from and where did it go. Then the same people listen to a science guy say that the canyons on Mars were probably carved by water millions of years ago and they say tell me more. Fascinating when there is zero proof of water on Mars and 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water. Which is more likely to have occurred? Is there skepticism based on their belief system or on tangible scientific observations? It is this belief system that eliminates thoughtful and serious consideration of the flood and nothing more than that. God says where the water came from later on and I will attempt to demonstrate with pictures a theory as to how it all happened in the next chapter. There are skeptics within the Bible community that also scoff at a worldwide flood. Some do it to protect the theory of long age with regards to historical records of the earth and not wanting to contribute any of it to a catastrophic flood. Some do it because pagan sources describe the world as the fertile valley region so they like to consider these passages as local floods and a local creation account in Genesis 1. Wouldn’t it seem more reasonable, considering how pagan religions have picked up parts of Christianity after the fact and corruptly added them to their religions, to recognize that the same practice has been used many times before? We should recognize that the Bible is the unchangeable Word of God and the pagan sources have corrupted it so we base our interpretation on the Bible first rather then understand the pagan sources and then work it back into the Bible? Likewise things like the Hoppi Indian and other cultural references to the flood support the Biblical perspective as accurate. We don’t put on the viewpoint of the Hoppi Indians to understand the flood better. We read the Word of God to understand the flood and these ancillary references support the Word of God’s accuracy. To do this process backwards is corrupting to the Word of God. Note: The Genealogies of Chapter 5 will be discussed together later on with Genesis 10 and 11. |
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