July 15, 2018

A Sorrowful State Part 1

1 hour 4 minutes

Genesis 6:1-4

[1] When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, [2] the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. [3] Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” [4] The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions

1. How should we interpret the long lifespans before the flood?

2. How does the timeline reflected in the Genesis 5 genealogy support a recent creation of humanity?

3. Why should Genesis 6:1-8 be characterized as a “sorrowful state”?

4. What has been your understanding of the “sons of God” in this passage? What evidence is there for the view that these are fallen angels?

5. What do we know about demons from the New Testament, and how might this information help us interpret this passage?

6. Would you say that you take spiritual warfare seriously? How does this passage encourage us to be vigilant?

7. What does it look like to fight Satan and his demons in the Lord’s strength?

References: Genesis 11:10-32; Matthew 1:8; Jude 14; 1 Chronicles 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Numbers 13:33; Jude 6; 1 Peter 3:19-20; 2 Peter 2:4-6; Revelation 12:3-9; Luke 8:31; 11:24.

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