24 Genesis 6:1-5 (Nephilim)

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Genesis 6:1-5
I. Review
II. Genesis Six
1. Multiplication (6:1)
2. Sons of God (6:2)
a. Kingly men or Lords
b. Godly men from the line of Seth
2 Samuel 7:14
c. Angels, watchers, or other spiritual beings
• The phrase ‘Sons of God’
Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:4-7
• Reporting on marriage
• The Nephilim offspring
• Early church fathers
• OT Parallels
3. 120 days (6:3)
4. Nephilim (6:4)
2 Peter 2:4-5, Jude 6, Gen 7:22, Num 13:33
5. Wickedness on the earth (6:5)
III. How Should We Then Live?
1. Genesis six teaches us about the utter depravity of humankind.
• Sexual depravity (Gen 4:23, 6:2)
• Violent depravity (Gen 4:24)
• Spiritual depravity (Gen 6:2)
2. Genesis six teaches us about the utter grace of God.
• Grace to Cain (Gen 4:15)
• Grace to Enoch who walked with God (Gen 5:24)
• Grace to the earth through Noah (Gen 6:3, Gen 5:29)
• Grace to humans with a fair warning (2 Pe 2:5)
2 Peter 2:5
• Grace to the earth through salvation (Gen 6:8)