Genesis 6:1-8

Listen to Genesis 6:1-8

1 When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born,

2 the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.

3 Then God said, "I'm not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they're going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years."

4 This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones. Noah and His Sons

5 God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil - evil, evil, evil from morning to night.

6 God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart.

7 God said, "I'll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds - the works. I'm sorry I made them."

8 But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah.

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Genesis 6:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 6

This chapter gives an account of the wickedness of the old world, both among the profane and the professors of religion, which was taken notice of and resented by God, upon which he determined the destruction of it, Ge 6:1-7 only one man, Noah, is excepted, who found favour with God, and whose character is given, Ge 6:8-10 and to whom was observed by God the general corruption of the earth, Ge 6:11-13 and to whom he gave orders and directions for the building an ark for himself, and his family, being determined to destroy the earth with a flood, and all creatures in it, Ge 6:14-17 only he would preserve him and his wife, his three sons and their wives, and two of every living creature, for which, and for himself and his family, he was to take food into the ark when built, Ge 6:18-21 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that Noah did as he was commanded, Ge 6:22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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Genesis 6:1-8 Study Resources

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A World Gone Wicked - Part 2

Dr. Jeff Schreve

When you look around today, does it seem as though evil is overcoming good? Do you find yourself becoming increasingly numb to the tragedies and travesties occurring around the world at a breakneck pace? In Noah’s day the world looked a lot like it does now and God was grieved and forced to pass judgment. In this hard-hitting message from Pastor Jeff Schreve called A WORLD GONE WICKED, he details the key similarities between Noah's day and present day, and poses the question of whether or not you are someone who is also grieving God.

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A World Gone Wicked - Part 1

Dr. Jeff Schreve

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A World Gone Wicked - Part 2

Dr. Jeff Schreve

When you look around today, does it seem as though evil is overcoming good? Do you find yourself becoming increasingly numb to the tragedies and travesties occurring around the world at a breakneck pace? In Noah’s day the world looked a lot like it does now and God was grieved and forced to pass judgment. In this hard-hitting message from Pastor Jeff Schreve called A WORLD GONE WICKED, he details the key similarities and poses the question of whether or not you are someone who is also grieving God.

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A World Gone Wicked - Part 1

Dr. Jeff Schreve

When you look around today, does it seem as though evil is overcoming good? Do you find yourself becoming increasingly numb to the tragedies and travesties occurring around the world at a breakneck pace? In Noah’s day the world looked a lot like it does now and God was grieved and forced to pass judgment. In this hard-hitting message from Pastor Jeff Schreve called A WORLD GONE WICKED, he details the key similarities and poses the question of whether or not you are someone who is also grieving God.

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A World Gone Wicked - Pt. 2

Dr. Jeff Schreve

When you look around today, does it seem as though evil is overcoming good? Do you find yourself becoming increasingly numb to the tragedies and travesties occurring around the world at a breakneck pace? In Noah’s day the world looked a lot like it does now and God was grieved and forced to pass judgment. In this hard-hitting message from Pastor Jeff Schreve called A WORLD GONE WICKED, he details the key similarities and poses the question of whether or not you are someone who is also grieving God. This message is part of the 7-message series, THE DAYS OF NOAH.

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A World Gone Wicked - Pt. 1

Dr. Jeff Schreve

When you look around today, does it seem as though evil is overcoming good? Do you find yourself becoming increasingly numb to the tragedies and travesties occurring around the world at a breakneck pace? In Noah’s day the world looked a lot like it does now and God was grieved and forced to pass judgment. In this hard-hitting message from Pastor Jeff Schreve called A WORLD GONE WICKED, he details the key similarities and poses the question of whether or not you are someone who is also grieving God. This message is part of the 7-message series, THE DAYS OF NOAH.

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