Génesis 6:2-Números RVA

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 6:1-8

FOURTH SECTIONThe Universal Corruption in consequence of the mingling of the two lines.—The anomism (or enormity) of sins before the flood.—Predominant unbelief.—Titanic pride.—After the flood prevailing superstition Genesis 6:1-81And 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 [looked upon them] that they were fair, and they took them wives of all which they chose 3[after their sensual... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

the Wickedness of Men Genesis 5:25-32 ; Genesis 6:1-8 When a son was born to Lamech, he named him Noah, which means “ Rest. ”He thought that the boy would grow up to share and alleviate the strain of daily toil. But his hope was premature: rest was not yet: the Deluge would soon sweep over the works of men. The world must await the true Rest-giver, who said, “Come unto Me. ” It was an age of abounding wickedness, but the language describing it is obscure. Some think that “the sons of God”... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

With the passing of the centuries, the degeneration of the individual and the family became that of society. There had been intermixture between the descendants of Cain and those of Seth, resulting in the Nephilim. These were strong and godless men, ultimately swept away by the Flood. The description of life is a terrible one. "The wickedness of man was great" that describes the outward condition; "every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" that describes the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 6:1-9

The Corrupted Earth Genesis 6:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we approach the story of the flood, which God sent as a judgment upon the earth, which was corrupt before God and filled with violence, it will be most interesting for us to note several things relative to the fifth chapter of Genesis which gives us the story of the genealogy from Adam to Noah. We have worked out a little table to which we call your attention. Adam was 130 yrs. old when Seth was born Seth was 105 " " " Enos was born Adam... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-9

The History of and Genealogy of Noah (Genesis 5:1 a - Genesis 6:9 ) (TABLET III) This section commences with a list of ten patriarchs from Adam to Noah, and is followed by a passage where God makes a covenant with man after a particularly devastating example of man’s downward slide. As always in Genesis this covenant is the central point around which the passage is built. The passage ends with the colophon ‘these are the histories of Noah’. This mixture of genealogy and history is a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

“The Histories of the Sons of Noah” - The Flood (Genesis 6:9 b - Genesis 10:1 a) - TABLET IV It has been common practise among a large number of scholars to seek to split the flood narrative into different so-called ‘documents’. This has partly resulted from not comparing them closely enough with ancient writings as a whole and partly from over-enthusiasm for a theory. There is little real justification for it. Repetitiveness was endemic among ancient writings, and is therefore not a hint of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:2

‘And the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and took to wife such of them as they chose.’ In the Old Testament the term the ‘sons of God’ (bene ha-elohim) always refers to heavenly beings (Job 1:6 and context; 38:7; Psalms 29:1; Psalms 89:7; Daniel 3:25; Deuteronomy 32:8 in the LXX; see also Jude 1:6-7, 1 Peter 3:19-20, and 2 Peter 2:4-6). But if we take that meaning here we need not think of it as a crude representation of heavenly beings becoming men to slake their desires.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-4

Genesis 6:1-Numbers : . The Angel Marriages.— This section belongs to J, but to what stratum is not clear. In its nakedly mythological character it is quite unlike anything else in the history. It is obscure at some points, probably through abbreviation, and the phrase “ the men of renown” implies that a cycle of stories was current about the Nephilim. It does not join on to the preceding genealogy, since the opening words point to a time much earlier than that of Noah. It serves at present... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 6:2

The sons of God; either, 1. Persons of greatest eminency for place and power, for such are called gods, and children of the Most High, Psalms 82:6; where also they are opposed to men, Genesis 6:7, i.e. to meaner men. And the most eminent things in their kinds are attributed to God, as cedars of God, all of God, & c. But it is not probable that the princes and nobles should generally take wives or women of the meaner rank, nor would the marriages of such persons be simply condemned, or at... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 6:2. Sons of God.]—That these were angels is a view which, it is well-known, has been held from ancient times, both by Jews and Christians. Of the latter class may be named Justin and Tertullian among the ancients, and Luther, Stier, Baumgarten, Kurtz and Delitzsch among the moderns. Notwithstanding the weight of these names, we must, in preference, stand with those who decidedly oppose this interpretation; and this, for the following, among other reasons. (1.) We need... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 6:1-8

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 6:1-9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:2

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 6:1-4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 6:2

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 6:1-8

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