Verses 1-4, “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. And the Lord said, 'My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.' There were giants 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. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” The sons of God mentioned here could very well be angelic beings that rebelled against God and went after strange flesh, the daughters of men which were humans. It possibly was an attempt from Satan to corrupt the seed, through which the Messiah would come. Jude 1:5-7, “But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
Genesis 6:5-8, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the Lord said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.' But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” God determined that He would destroy His creation, because of their continual wickedness. This would not be an attack from Satan, but rather God's judgement. God is patient, but he does not put up with rebellion and disobedience indefinitely. There is a point when He's had enough and will respond accordingly. This should strike fear in men today, considering the wickedness that is not only being allowed, but legalized in our country. We are living in days similar to Noah and Lot, where the intents and thoughts of man are evil continually.
Luke 17:26-30, “And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” The good news is that God sends out the message that He will not destroy the godly with the ungodly. Not only did He spare Noah and his family before He poured out His judgement, but He also saved Lot and his daughters. Verse 13, 18, “And God said to Noah, 'The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth...But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.”
However, it is very difficult to dwell among wickedness and not be influenced and corrupted by it. Lot barely made it out and hesitated upon leaving. We know from Genesis 19 that the angels posing as men had to take Lot, his wife, and daughters by the hand and drag them out. Do not underestimate the power of sin. We need to separate ourselves from it in order to have any chance of not becoming entangled in this world. II Corinthians 6:14-18, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.' Therefore 'Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.' 'I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.' ”
Verse 22, “Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” Noah was given a chance to obey God, standing out in a wicked generation. You too have been given the same opportunity. Will you stand out for Him? Noah had a daily walk with God, not just a moment of repentance followed by a returning to your old ways and habits. If you want to be rescued like Noah was, you need to have the same testimony...and please God.
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