Genesis 6:6. the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and married any of them they chose(?

Question

Does anyone have any theory other than the Nephilim theory? I don't buy that one and I'm hoping to find someone else that doesn't either.


I've not seen anywhere in the Bible where God refers to angels as "sons of God". WE are referred to that way in the New Testament, however. (Certainly not fallen angels, which is the going theory) By the way, Peter says the fallen angels go STRAIGHT to hell.
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The next few verses in Genesis tell us that God was so grieved and His heart filled with such pain at what we'd become (evil and wicked) that He decided to wipe us off the planet. Now comes Noah and the FLOOD.

Answer 1

I have heard both theorys: the Angels-marrying-Humans and the Humans-marrying-Humans version. I can't swallow the first theory either! It just doesn't seem plausible to me; angels are a different species from us altogether, incorporeal and invisible. Known physical manifestations are rare; it would make family life almost impossible!

The most sensible explanation to me, would be that the "sons of God" belonged to the (quasi) Godly line of Seth, the son born to Adam and Eve after Abel's murder. He was not the third-born son, either, btw. There were apparantly enough people on earth 130 years after the Fall, to give Cain something to worry about (if he was identified and caught). While we have a partial lineage of his decendents, the list is by no means complete. We know Seth had "sons and daughters", but can only name one: Enosh. Seth lived over 900 years, plenty of time to have a LOT of sons and daughters!

Answer 2

“The sons of the true God began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose. The Nephilim proved to be in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men and they bore sons to them, they were the mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame.” (Genesis 6:2-4) Comparison of these verses with a statement recorded by the apostle Peter indicates that “the sons of the true God” were disobedient angels. The Nephilim were the hybrid offspring of illicit unions between women and materialized renegade angels. 1 Peter 3:19, 20.

Who were “the sons of the true God” that were involved? Were they men who were worshipers of Jehovah (as distinguished from the general run of wicked mankind), as some claim? Evidently not. The Bible implies that their marriage to the daughters of men resulted in whipping up the badness in the earth. Noah and his three sons, along with their wives, were the only ones in God’s favor and were the only ones preserved through the Deluge.

Hence, if these “sons of the true God” were merely men, the question arises, Why were their offspring “men of fame” more than those of the wicked, or of faithful Noah? Also, the question might be asked, Why mention their marriage to the daughters of men as something special? Marriage and childbearing had been taking place for more than 1,500 years.

The sons of God mentioned at Genesis 6:2, therefore, must have been angels, spirit “sons of God.” This expression is applied to angels at Job 1:6; 38:7. This view is supported by Peter, who speaks of “the spirits in prison, who had once been disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in Noah’s days.” (1Pe 3:19, 20) Also Jude writes of “the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place.” (Jude 6) Angels had the power to materialize in human form, and some angels did so to bring messages from God. (Jos 5:13-15) But heaven is the proper abode of spirit persons, and the angels there have positions of service under Jehovah. (Da 7:9, 10) To leave this abode to dwell on earth and to forsake their assigned service to have fleshly relations would be rebellion against God’s laws, and perversion.

Answer 3

I BELIEVE that the angels, as Jesus said, do not have the ability to procreate( in the story of "whose wife would she be?") ....therefore they could have been fallen angels. It is more likely that they were sinful people and righteous people. It is sin that grieves the heart of God. When righteous people choose sinful mates, its not a good thing. Its true that God preserved a righteous remnant in Noah, but unfortuanately, it did not last long, and the tower of Babel was next.

Answer 4

That is Genesis 6:4 not 6

Answer 5

Many think that the term 'Sons of God' may refer to the godly line from Seth. So it would mean that godly young men married ungodly women. And probably their offspring would not be raised in a godly home. The eventual result would be a wicked generation.

Answer 6

The sons of God were men that believed in God. They were marrying women that didn't believe in God.

Answer 7

Sons of judges, and other important people

Answer 8

Bunch of horny b*stards. ;-)