The sons of God and the daughters of men

theglory7 · #1 06-21-2010, 01:45 PM

I was reading a passage about this part of Genesis that I would probably pay little attention too, and looking back at it, it does pose a question. What is being referred to here as Sons of God and daughters of men? because in context, it looks like the sons of God were not just regular men. Someone please offer some insight and clarity.

Genesis 6

1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3And 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.

4There 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.

SteppingStone · #2 06-21-2010, 02:00 PM

I asked the same question in this thread:

http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=30067

Got a partial response in the 3rd post..

Rose · #3 06-21-2010, 02:40 PM

I have always been taught this way:
2That the sons of God (godly line of Seth)saw the daughters of men (ungodly line of Cain)that they were fair;

Rose · #4 06-21-2010, 02:42 PM

I have always been taught this way:
2That the sons of God (godly line of Seth)saw the daughters of men (ungodly line of Cain)that they were fair;

However, I think the teaching was conjecture and not from an indepth proven Bible Study.

MissBrattified · #5 06-21-2010, 02:43 PM

Everything I've read on this passage has been conjecture, because scripture isn't clear enough on the topic to allow for anything else.

theglory7 · #6 06-21-2010, 03:09 PM

Another weird one is in Ezekial, when he describes the spaceship God come in with all the wheels within one another and he even goes on to describe the sound it makes. The question is, if God was omnipotent and omnipresent, why did he need this elaborate spaceship?

15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

17When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.

18As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

theglory7 · #7 06-21-2010, 03:14 PM

back to the original point. So the sons of seth and the daughters of Cain somehow just seem to make giants..................why were they so different that they created giants? Not to degrade you personally, but based on that logic if I'm ungodly, then I would create giants if I mated with someone holy.

theglory7 · #8 06-21-2010, 03:16 PM

Meet holy and unholy...................they fell in love and then

Baron1710 · #9 06-21-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by theglory7

back to the original point. So the sons of seth and the daughters of Cain somehow just seem to make giants..................why were they so different that they created giants? Not to degrade you personally, but based on that logic if I'm ungodly, then I would create giants if I mated with someone holy.

I'm not sure that Giants applies to the offspring the verse says...

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.

It seems there were already giants in the land.

Now it does say that the children became mighty men.

SteppingStone · #10 06-21-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by theglory7

Another weird one is in Ezekial, when he describes the spaceship God come in with all the wheels within one another and he even goes on to describe the sound it makes. The question is, if God was omnipotent and omnipresent, why did he need this elaborate spaceship?

15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

17When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.

18As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

My best interpretation without doing extensive research would be that Ezekiel was describing a Spiritual depiction of the brazen laver which did have wheels in the literal sense to help move it around. And this is just a guess because I'm very uncomfortable in explaining all the symbolism in the bible to say otherwise.

I wouldn't say God needed a spaceship but that the children of Israel used lavers, altars, and animal sacrifices to appease their own consciences. This process or this ritual PROBABLY took on an animalistic mindset with the people. Maybe not as bad as the Mayans offering up their own children and brethren but there had to be some carnality involved to say the least. I say this because in other passages God voices His displeasure in the blood offerings...