D.
The third fall — from others' control to human government
6:1—8:3
1.
The evil spirits mingling with man and man becoming flesh
6:1-4
Gen. 6
:1
6:1
And when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
Gen. 6
:2
6:2
The 1sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they
2took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
Gen. 6
:3
6:3
And Jehovah said, My
1aSpirit will not strive with man forever, for he indeed is
2bflesh; so his days will be
cone hundred twenty years.
Gen. 6
:4
6:4
The 1aNephilim were on the earth in those days — and also afterward — when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the mighty men who were of old the men of renown.
2.
God dealing with man's third fall — blotting out man from the earth
6:5-7
Gen. 6
:5
6:5
And Jehovah saw that the
awickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every
1imagination of the thoughts of his
bheart was only evil continually.
Gen. 6
:6
6:6
And Jehovah
arepented that He had made man on the earth, and it
bgrieved Him in His heart.
Gen. 6
:7
6:7
And Jehovah said, I will
ablot out the man whom I have created from the surface of the ground, from man to beast to creeping things to the birds of heaven; for I repent that I have made them.
3.
The way of salvation from the third fall
6:8—8:3
a.
Walking with God
6:8-10
Gen. 6
:8
6:8
1But Noah
afound 2favor in the sight of Jehovah.
Gen. 6
:9
6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a
arighteous man, blameless in his generations;
and Noah
1bwalked with God.
Gen. 6
:10
6:10
And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
b.
Building the ark
6:11—7:16
1)
Receiving the revelation
6:11-21
Gen. 6
:11
6:11
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Gen. 6
:12
6:12
And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
Gen. 6
:13
6:13
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and now I am about to destroy them with the earth.
Gen. 6
:14
6:14
Make yourself an
1ark of
2gopher wood; you shall make rooms in the ark and shall cover it within and without with
3pitch.
Gen. 6
:15
6:15
And 1this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be
2three hundred
3cubits, its width
2fifty cubits, and its height
2thirty cubits.
Gen. 6
:16
6:16
You shall make an
1opening for light for the ark, and you shall finish it up to a cubit from the top; and you shall put the
2entrance of the ark in its side; you shall make it with
3lower, second, and third
stories.
Gen. 6
:17
6:17
And now I am about to bring a
aflood of water upon the earth to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
Gen. 6
:18
6:18
But I will establish My
1acovenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
Gen. 6
:19
6:19
And of every living thing, of all flesh, two of every
kind you shall bring into the ark to preserve
them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
Gen. 6
:20
6:20
Of the birds according to their kind and of the cattle according to their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every
kind will come to you in order to preserve
them alive.
Gen. 6
:21
6:21
And for your part, take some of every
kind of food that is edible, and gather
it to yourself, and it will be for food for you and for them.
2)
Preparing the ark
6:22
Gen. 6
:22
6:22
And aNoah did
this; according to all that God
bcommanded him, so he did.
