The “sons of God” in Gen. 6:2 were not angels!

The “sons of God” in Gen. 6:2 were not angels!

1. Events leading up to Genesis 6

(a) After their kind

(b) Spiritual offspring are emphasized

(c) Wicked and righteous are contrasted

2. Genesis 6:2,3

(a) Intermarriage

b) No mention of angels

(c) Judgment only of mankind

3. Genesis 6:4

(a) Misunderstood by many

(b) 6:4 is separate to 6:1-3, but both groups are contemporary

(c) Men of renown

4. Possible objections

(a) Job 1:6; 2:1; etc.

(b) 1 Enoch, Josephus, etc.

(c) 2Pet. 2:4,5; Jude 6

5. Some lessons for Christians from Gen. 6

The Greatness of Jesus

Hebrews chapter 1 verses 1-4

  1. in these last days has spoken to us in His Son,
  2. whom He appointed heir of all things,
  3. through whom also He made the world.
  4. And He is the radiance of His glory
  5. and the exact representation of His nature,
  6. and upholds all things by the word of His power.
  7. When He had made purification of sins,
  8. He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
  9. having become as much better than the angels,
  10. as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.