@Garee -- you Do have some interesting concepts. Your comments regarding "The Giants. ...... hmmm don't think they were born again believers. They were giants , but not because of the powerful faith they were showing. You've commented on the word "Nephilim" being used 9 times. Considering people don't agree on who the sons of God were in the 1st place -- the term is used only twice in the Old Testament. I think it's only the NIV that uses the term Nephilin. They might be the off-spring of the union between the sons of God and the women they chose to mate with. One of the mysteries of Scripture.
Thanks for the reply. I would offer.
The phrase “sons of God” refers to those born
of God, or born again which we are but not what we will when receive our new incorruptible bodies. .
The little word
of as (coming from) denotes the kind of birth inspired earthly or heavenly not seen . Of God or temporal mankind (daughters of men)
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the
sons of
God: therefore the world knoweth
us not, because it knew him not.Beloved,
now are we the
sons of
God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when
he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Because Eve is the mother of those born earthly the term daughters
of men is used to represent all of mankind. (un-redeemed ) Just as in Adam al un-redeemed die .
The word Nephilim or English renown .
Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the
sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became
mighty men which were of old, men of
renown.
"Nephilim" or renown Identify giants of Christ faith working in them .Like that of David who slew a literal giant (Goliath) with one little stone. Killing the renown of the enemy.
Numbers 1:16 These were the
renowned of the congregation,
princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
Numbers 16:2 And they rose up before
Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly,
famous in the congregation,
men of renown:
The seed of the evil doer (Goliath) could never be the renowned of God.
Isaiah 14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the
seed of evildoers shall
never be
renowned.
In the book Job, Job as a son of God came before the throne of God with other sons of God with the prayers of saints called the golden bowl in Revelation Job in his daily prayer looked to sanctify his chidden. Satan the accuser looking to deceive one of the sons of God as born again believers .Out of all of the sons of God, God chose Job to prove the father of lies has no power over a believer .Job withstood the trial of his new born again faith that worked in him with him and eventually the father of lies the devil did flee, and Job was comforted,
Many confuse the sons of God in that portion and attribute it to a legion of devils. God never calls lying spirits son of God
Job 1:5 -8 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that
Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for
Job said,
It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Now there was a day when the
sons of
God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like
him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth
God, and escheweth evil?
