[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] Amazing facts devotion: WHO ARE THE “DAUGHTERS OF MEN” SPOKEN OF IN GENESIS 6? PART 4

[Shelly Duffy]

WHO ARE THE “DAUGHTERS OF MEN” SPOKEN OF IN GENESIS 6? PART 4
July 02, 2021 

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The term “daughters of men,” therefore, refers to the unrighteous children of men, those humans who do not call on the name of the Lord. In this passage, “daughters of men” refers to the offspring of Cain and his wife. 

Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. After Cain murdered Abel, God gave Adam and Eve another son, Seth, who had children of his own and “began to call on the name of the Lord” (Genesis 4:25, 26). As we’ve seen, those who call on the name of the Lord are called “sons of God.” 

Being banished, Cain settled “in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city” (Genesis 4:16–18). Here, before the Flood, the descendants of Cain lived in cities and the descendants of Seth lived in the country. As long as they remained separate, the sons of God remained pure in their religious beliefs and practices. 

However, eventually they began to intermingle. Maybe the sons of God needed supplies that could be easily obtained in the cities where the daughters of men resided. These sons of God and daughters of men became friendly with each other, and soon the descendants of Seth began to marry the descendants of Cain. 

It’s even possible the sons of God went into this with good intentions. Maybe they believed they could convert these daughters of Cain, introducing them to the Lord. However, the counsel of God is clear: “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14). 

God does not want His children marrying the unconverted or the unbelieving, even if they have a pretty face, the nicest disposition, or a passionate belief in another religion. It makes no difference. 



KEY BIBLE TEXTS 
"And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,"
"That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."
Genesis 6:1-2


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Shelley Duffy