"The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time." Genesis 6:5
That's pretty harsh, that these men never had a thought that wasn't evil. That doesn't sound like a place you would want to live. From the previous verse, we know that even the children of God's followers were leading others further astray. There might be people that we describe this way now, but in general I don't think we would describe our society as a whole this way. This is a world I don't even want to imagine living in. A place where no one had a good intention or thought. It's no wonder God said he wasn't going to deal with man forever. How disappointed he must have been with his creation.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Genesis 6:4
"The Nephilim were on the earth in those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown." Genesis 6:4
There are several different possible translations of the word "Nephilim." Many translations just transliterate as if this is the name of a people. The Qbible translates it as "giants" but it also could mean "bully" or "tyrant." In his book Old Testament Synonyms (page 54) Robert Baker Girdlestone points out that the word is derived from the form of "to fall" implying that these are men that used their power to cause other to fall. From that "tyrants" actually seems like the closest translation to the truth. Especially with the last sentence that these were "the heroes of old, men of renown." So the children of the followers of God that married outside of their faith were the powerful men of their time that used their power to lead others further astray.
There are several different possible translations of the word "Nephilim." Many translations just transliterate as if this is the name of a people. The Qbible translates it as "giants" but it also could mean "bully" or "tyrant." In his book Old Testament Synonyms (page 54) Robert Baker Girdlestone points out that the word is derived from the form of "to fall" implying that these are men that used their power to cause other to fall. From that "tyrants" actually seems like the closest translation to the truth. Especially with the last sentence that these were "the heroes of old, men of renown." So the children of the followers of God that married outside of their faith were the powerful men of their time that used their power to lead others further astray.
Genesis 6:3
"Then the Lord said, 'My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.'" Genesis 6:3
According to the Qbible "mortal" can be translated as "flesh" and "to go astray or sin." So it's not because of man's flesh and blood body that God will not always deal with man, but the fact that man has strayed and sinned. Because of this God is numbering man's days to 120 years.
Was God to end the world in 120 years? Or is that the new life span? Obviously God didn't end the world 120 years after that, otherwise we all wouldn't be here.
According to the Qbible "mortal" can be translated as "flesh" and "to go astray or sin." So it's not because of man's flesh and blood body that God will not always deal with man, but the fact that man has strayed and sinned. Because of this God is numbering man's days to 120 years.
Was God to end the world in 120 years? Or is that the new life span? Obviously God didn't end the world 120 years after that, otherwise we all wouldn't be here.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Genesis 6:2
"The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose." Genesis 6:2
According to the Qbible sons doesn't have to literally mean sons, but could include a member of a group like a nation or followers of an ideal. In this instance it could be as Ligonier Ministries suggests that the sons of God are of Seth's line, followers of God and the daughters of men are of Cain's line. If two fleshes become one in marriage then it's going to be difficult to stay faithful if your other half doesn't believe. That's a major reason it is wise to marry within your own religion.
According to the Qbible sons doesn't have to literally mean sons, but could include a member of a group like a nation or followers of an ideal. In this instance it could be as Ligonier Ministries suggests that the sons of God are of Seth's line, followers of God and the daughters of men are of Cain's line. If two fleshes become one in marriage then it's going to be difficult to stay faithful if your other half doesn't believe. That's a major reason it is wise to marry within your own religion.
Genesis 6:1
"When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them." Genesis 6:1
It's interesting that it specifies when mankind began to have daughters.
It's interesting that it specifies when mankind began to have daughters.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Genesis 5:32
"After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth." Genesis 5:32
Instead of just mentioning one of Noah's sons the Bible tells us the names of three of his sons and then stops there. It looks as if he only had the three sons. It doesn't tell us how close in age these boys were or if they were triplets only that Noah had them all by the time he was 500.
Shem means name, Ham means hot, and Japheth means opened.
Instead of just mentioning one of Noah's sons the Bible tells us the names of three of his sons and then stops there. It looks as if he only had the three sons. It doesn't tell us how close in age these boys were or if they were triplets only that Noah had them all by the time he was 500.
Shem means name, Ham means hot, and Japheth means opened.
Genesis 5:31
"Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died." Genesis 5:31
So far Lamech died at the youngest age. He still definitely lived a long life. It makes me wonder at his character. Was he a tired world wear man that had lost hope or did he still cling to his hope even as he neared the end of his life? He must have had a good example in his grandfather Enoch, but did he follow that example or did he feel like God had forsaken them?
So far Lamech died at the youngest age. He still definitely lived a long life. It makes me wonder at his character. Was he a tired world wear man that had lost hope or did he still cling to his hope even as he neared the end of his life? He must have had a good example in his grandfather Enoch, but did he follow that example or did he feel like God had forsaken them?
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