Sons of God: A Treatise on Genesis 6

By Jack Marshall

Sons of God? Giants? Nephilim? Daughters of men? The "days of Noah"? There's much to think about within the passages from Genesis, Chapter 6. Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6? Who are the Nephilim? Why did Jesus refer to the "days of Noah"? This is a brief study on the passages in Genesis 6 and how they apply to us today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jack Marshall
• Release date: Jul 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463299876

Jack Marshall

I was born in California in 1957, but raised in Oklahoma, where my experience with Christianity began at the age of 19. After several years of attending various denominational and non-denominational churches, my love for the Bible and desire to understand the scriptures became a vital part of my life. Through in-depth study for the past 45 years, I have discovered that the message of scripture is truly one of hope, love, and encouragement for the entire world.

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Sons of God

A Treatise on Genesis 6

Jack Marshall

Sons of God

A Treatise on Genesis 6

Jack Marshall

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Ordained of Old

Chapter Two: Marrying and Giving in Marriage

Chapter Three: Giants

Chapter Four: Sons of this Age

Chapter Five: Messengers

Chapter Six: Three Times in a Year

Chapter Seven: Daughters of Men

Bibliography

Introduction

This study began as a series of notes which I made in regard to the passages of Genesis, Chapter 6, and my desire to look deeper into their meaning. Their importance to us today lies in the fact that the Lord said, "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be (Matt. 24:37). It is the passages in Genesis 6 which speak of these days before the flood (Matt. 24:38) which ushered in a need for the Lord to cleanse the earth of man’s wickedness. As many of you might guess, the days of Noah" were a type or example of the days we are now in, a time of increasing tribulation that will only get worse before it gets better.

This could have been a much larger work, but I believe it is sufficient to make the points needed.

As is always the case with our Maker, none of this is surprising, for the Word of God proclaimed it thousands of years ago, letting us know that God’s divine purpose is being accomplished in a way that few understand. Beloved, we are heading for a change, a new age wherein we will see His face in righteousness and be satisfied when we awake in His likeness (Psalms 17:15).

There are mistakes in this presentation, not by intention, but out of ignorance. I am still and always will be learning. It has been difficult to put aside what I have inherited in order to see from a fresh perspective.

In His Grace,

Jack Marshall

Please note: All Hebrew and Greek definitions are taken from the Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary unless otherwise noted. All Bible passages are taken from the New King James Bible unless otherwise noted.

Genesis 6:2 (KJV)

That the sons of God

saw the daughters of men that they were fair;

and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Chapter One

ORDAINED OF OLD

Jude 1:1-6 (KJV)

¹ Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: ² Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. ³ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. ⁴ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵ I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. ⁶ And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Let’s begin our study with Jude and the phrase who were before of old. Were before is the transliteration prographō, defined as, "To write previously; figurative to announce, prescribe. Of old is defined as, (Through the idea of retrocession); (adverb) formerly, or (by relative) sometime since; (elliptis as adjective) ancient. Finally, our word ordained" is the word prographō again, however, there is a reason for this, explained by the Strong’s Concordance. Here’s how the Strong’s numbers are inserted in this passage.

… who were before <G4270> <G0> of old ordained <>…

Note where the <G0> is placed. Here’s Strong’s explanation of G0.

The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.

e.g. Mt 15:23

Strong's No. , to send away

English: send <G630> her away <G630>

Here the verb send away is split by the word her. The zero means the verb only occurs once in this passage not twice. Sometimes five or six words separate a word. Some exceptions are in Jer 51:3 where the zero in bendeth let the archer bend connects bendeth with bend not archer.

See also Nu 16:13, Nu 22:17, 2Sa 12:14.

If I understand Strong’s explanation, Jude 1:4 is better rendered