Broad Context Of Gensis

Broad and Narrow Context
Broad Context:
This is the only place in the Bible where the ‘’ daughters of men’’ are mentioned. The ‘’Sons of God’’ are mentioned in in the Old Testament as well as inthe New Testament. Job 2:1 says: ‘’ Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.’’ In Job38:7 says: ‘‘when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?’’ The sons of God are also mentioned in the New Testament but it is not talking about the same ‘’sons ofGod’’, they refer to the people who became sons of God thorough Jesus. They are mentioned in Romans 8:14, and in Galatians 8:14, Philippians 2:15 and 1 John 3:2 they world ‘’child’’ is used instead ofsons.
Narrow Context:
The most remarkable thing about the old world in Genesis is the destruction of it by the universal deluge, which in this chapter begins the history of; wherein we have theabounding iniquity of that world; God’s just resentment of iniquity; and his holy resolution to punish it. God sees all the wickedness that is among the children of men; it cannot be concealed from himnow, and if it be no repented of, it shall not be concealed by him shortly. Their wickedness was great, abundance of sin was committed in all places, by all sorts of people; such sin as was in its ownnature gross, heinous, and provoking; and committed daringly, and with a defiance of Heaven; nor was any care taken by those that had power to restrain and punish it. When God repented that he had mademan, he resolved to destroy man, Thus they that truly repent of sin will resolve; in the strength of God’s grace, to mortify sin, and to destroy it. God speaks of man as his own creature when heresolves upon his punishment- Man whom I have created. God took this resolution concerning men, after his Spirit had been long striving with them in vain. None are punished by the justice of God, but...