Genesis - Chapters 6-9
Lesson 4: Noah’s Flood: Genesis 6-9 What if… faith and science could agree on the flood? The Nephilim: Genesis 6 What if… we really don’t know who the Nephilim are? See Genesis 6:4. In mythology, the Nephilim are seen as fallen angels or demons, the demon possessed or the demon impregnated. They’re becoming more popular now in modern horror stories. One possibility is that they’re simply evil people—perhaps the descendants of Cain. Or they might represent a different branch of humanity, still able to reproduce with humans, but doomed to die out in time. After all, Neanderthal man died out. We don’t know (and neither do those who write their stories of angels and demons), so we guess; we interpret; and we wait to learn more. Noah’s Ark: Genesis 6-8 What if... the Bible really was written from more than one record? 1. Read Genesis 6:3-8, 7:1-5, 7,10, 12, 16b-20, 22-23, 8:2b-3a, 6, 8-12, 13b, 22-22. This is the southern, Judah version of the story, where God is called Yahweh. (Remember