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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:4

4. giants—The term in Hebrew implies not so much the idea of great stature as of reckless ferocity, impious and daring characters, who spread devastation and carnage far and wide. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:5

5, 6. God saw it . . . repented . . . grieved—God cannot change (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17); but, by language suited to our nature and experience, He is described as about to alter His visible procedure towards mankind—from being merciful and long-suffering, He was about to show Himself a God of judgment; and, as that impious race had filled up the measure of their iniquities, He was about to introduce a terrible display of His justice (Ecclesiastes 8:11). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:1-4

The sins of the sons of God 6:1-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:1-8

2. God’s sorrow over man’s wickedness 6:1-8As wickedness increased on the earth God determined to destroy the human race with the exception of those few people to whom He extended grace."Stories of a great flood sent in primeval times by gods to destroy mankind followed by some form of new creation are so common to so many peoples in different parts of the world, between whom no kind of historical contact seems possible, that the notion seems almost to be a universal feature of the human... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:4

The "nephilim" were on the earth before and after the marriages of the "sons of God" with the "daughters of men." They were literally "fallen ones" or "tyrants." They were "mighty . . . men of renown." That is, they were powerful individuals, probably military leaders. Moses later described the giants in Canaan as "nephilim" (Numbers 13:33). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:5

Men and women’s actions were very wicked and their thoughts and affections were completely evil by this time (cf. Genesis 6:11-12; Romans 1:18-32)."Near the turn of the 19th century F. W. Farrar wrote a book entitled Seekers After God. The book was a popular seller and was in considerable demand. A certain western bookseller had a number of requests for the volume but had no copies available. He sent a telegram to the dealers in New York requesting them to ship him a number of the books. After... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:5-8

The sins of humanity generally 6:5-8The second reason for the flood was the sinfulness of humanity generally. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:6-7

God was sorry that He had made humankind because people generally did not want a relationship with God. They insisted on living life independent of God and consequently destroying themselves in sin. He was sorry over what His special creation had become."God is no robot. We know him as a personal, living God, not a static principle, who while having transcendent purposes to be sure also engages intimately with his creation. Our God is incomparably affected by, even pained by, the sinner’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-4

The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men1-4. This fragment seems to have been placed here as an instance of the wickedness which necessitated the Flood. Stories of unions between deities and the women of earth, which resulted in gigantic and corrupt races, were common to many nations of antiquity; and it is now generally held that we have here traces of a similar tradition among the Hebrews, which had survived to the writer’s day. But though the passage retains signs of these primitive ideas,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:5-17

The FloodThis narrative records the judgment of God upon the sinful forefathers of mankind, and His preservation of a righteous family, in whom the divine purposes for men might be carried out. The spiritual teaching of Noah’s deliverance has always been recognised by Christians, who see in the ark a symbol of the Church into which they are admitted by baptism, God thereby graciously providing for their deliverance from the wrath and destruction due to sin. The story of the Flood was fittingly... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:5-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 6:6-7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:5-17

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