The world was full of people now. The sons of God saw that the daughters of women were beautiful and married them. But the Lord decides that His spirit will not contend with them forever because man is mortal and/or corrupt. He put their number at 120 years.
The Nephilim were on the earth at this time, and after. They were the heroes of old.
The Lord saw how wicked mankind had become. Mankind's thoughts were ever on evil and the Lord regretted that He had made mankind. He decided to wipe them out, along with all of the animals. But, Noah had found favor with God.
Questions:
What is the sons of God marrying the daughters of women mean? Is this implying that the sons of God are angels or God had fathered mortal men and they mated with daughters of women? Or does this imply that Adam who was created in the image of God and the likeness of God was in fact a "son of God". Adam's children then who were created in the image and likeness of Adam (Genesis 5:3) were essentially the sons of God? If this were the case then it would give some credence to the theory that man had existed and Adam was chosen from among all mankind by God to be special in the way that God chose Noah and Abraham later on. These then would be God's sons who commingled with the daughters of women, men and women that were not specially chosen or appointed by God for His divine purpose.
But, then what are the Nephilim?
Why had mankind's thoughts become so wicked over time? What is it about man's nature that God was full of regret in creating him?
What did Noah do to find favor with the Lord?
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