GENESIS 6
When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide inman forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. 5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. – Genesis 6:1-8
GENESIS 6 GOD’S REGRET & GRIEF OVER MAN’S WICKEDNESS
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
As humans grew after the fall of Adam and Eve, the curse continues
The Lord God regretted creating man for he progressed in wickedness
But He was also grieving over the image he placed on them that was defiled
Sin changed that make that God created and corrupted his mind and heart.
The Lord couldn’t bear living with man as he watched them wallow in sin
He created them so that he can walk with them, but they never did
Except for one man named Noah, who found favor in God’s eyes
The Lord decided to annihilate mankind and cleanse the world of evil.
In verses 7, we hear a God who regrets and grieves over his own creation. It is beyond my mind how a God who is in control can be affected by man’s wickedness. It only shows God’s righteousness and hatred for evil. Only someone who loves can grieve over the death of righteousness and the proliferation of evil. Can you imagine how you would feel if you created something and that thing tried to destroy your original purpose for making them? I think, we would go berserk and mad and destroy that thing we made, wouldn’t you?
REFLECTION
- What are your thoughts on God’s decision to blot out mankind in this chapter?
