Genesis 6:1-22
This chapter is examined in connection with Matthew 24, where Jesus compares the end times to the “days of Noah.” The message highlights that although present-day evil is serious, it does not yet equal the corruption of Noah’s era. Humanity then had become so depraved that “every intent of the thoughts of the heart was only evil continually,” provoking divine sorrow and judgment.
Genesis 6:1–2 introduces the “sons of God” and “daughters of men.” Three main interpretations are outlined:
- Fallen-angel theory,
- Descendants of Seth theory, and
- Ancient kings and nobles theory.
The fallen-angel view holds that demonic corruption of humanity was an attempt by Satan to thwart the promise of a coming Savior foretold in Genesis 3:15.
As wickedness filled the earth, only Noah found grace before God—the first use of the word grace in Scripture. Noah is described as righteous, “perfect in his generations,” and one who walked with God, a phrase otherwise used only of Enoch, meaning a life of deep devotion and communion with God despite surrounding violence and moral decay.
God announces the end of all flesh and gives precise instructions for building the ark—approximately one-and-a-half football fields long, three decks high, sealed with pitch, and capable of holding tens of thousands of animals. Afterward comes the divine declaration of the flood and the establishment of God’s first covenant with Noah, ensuring the survival of humanity through his family.
The narrative underscores themes of overwhelming corruption, divine grief, righteous faith, mercy through grace, and the preservation of life by covenantal promise—contrasting judgment on the wicked with salvation for those who remain faithful.
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