Genesis 6:4-9

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

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 6:9-13

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Genesis 6:9-13NOAH, OR A GOOD MAN LIVING IN DEGENERATE TIMESI. That good men living in degenerate times are not overlooked by God. The degenerate and wicked condition of primitive society was under the eye of God. He saw the moral apostacy of the age, that it was almost universal. Noah was the only glad exception. He was the only just and morally perfect man to be found. God did not overlook him in the multitude. God saw Noah and his efforts to be good. Good... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:1-22

Gen. 6-7 A long period elapsed between the commencement of the building of the ark and the actual flood. During that period we notice: (1) the strength of Noah's faith. God has told him of a deluge of which there is no appearance; he has commanded him to build a strange vessel for no apparent purpose; he has told him that one hundred and twenty years of toil must elapse before the vessel can be of any use to him. And yet, in the face of all these difficulties, Noah forms and keeps his... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:5-6

Genesis 6:5-6 , Genesis 6:7 I. "In these verses," it will be said, "we see the results of the fall. God made man innocent, and man fell when he lost this independent virtue, this innocency of his own; as the first father lost it, all his descendants, by the decree of God or by some necessity of their relationship, lost it too; hence arose the need for Divine grace, and for men being made partakers of a righteouness which is not their own." Now, if we follow the Scripture narrative closely, we... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:7

Genesis 6:5-6 , Genesis 6:7 I. "In these verses," it will be said, "we see the results of the fall. God made man innocent, and man fell when he lost this independent virtue, this innocency of his own; as the first father lost it, all his descendants, by the decree of God or by some necessity of their relationship, lost it too; hence arose the need for Divine grace, and for men being made partakers of a righteouness which is not their own." Now, if we follow the Scripture narrative closely, we... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 6:9

Genesis 6:9 I. Noah, we read, "was a just man and perfect in his generations"; and why? (1) Because he was a faithful man faithful to God, as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." Noah and Abraham believed God, and so became heirs of the righteousness which is by faith; not their own righteousness, not growing out of their own character, but given them by God, who puts His righteous Spirit into those who trust in Him. (2) Noah was perfect in all the relations and duties of life a good... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 6:5

DISCOURSE: 13EXTENT OF MAN’S WICKEDNESSGenesis 6:5. God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.THE extent of man’s wickedness is far greater than the generality of mankind have any conception of. Whilst a person’s words and actions are inoffensive before men, he is supposed to conduct himself acceptably to God. And even when his words and actions are blameworthy, he is judged as having nothing... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 6:6-7

DISCOURSE: 14GOD’S DETERMINATION TO DESTROY MANGenesis 6:6-7. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth.THE evil of sin is visible wherever we turn our eyes. Not only has a manifest deterioration taken place in the intellectual and moral qualities of man, but the material world itself, together with all the brute creation, bears marks of God’s displeasure,... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Genesis 6:4

sons of God Some hold that these "sons of God" were the "angels which kept not their first estate" Jude 1:6. It is asserted that the title is in the O.T. exclusively used of angels. But this is an error Isaiah 43:6. Angels are spoken of in a sexless way. No female angels are mentioned in Scripture, and we are expressly told that marriage is unknown among angels. Matthew 22:30. The uniform Hebrew and Christian interpretation has been that verse Genesis 6:2 marks the breaking down of the... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Genesis 6:5

imagination Or, the whole imagination. The Hebrew word signifies not only the imagination but also the purposes and desires. read more

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