Who were the Nephilim?
Revelations (Fields of the Nephilim album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Oil painting of a young John Calvin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) GENESIS 6:3 –4 “Then the LORD said, ‘My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years’ ” In Genesis 5 , the piety of some in Seth ’s line alludes to what will become clearer in later portions of Scripture, namely, that his family, not Cain’s, will be the one through which the Lord bruises the head of the serpent (3:15). Yet though men like Enoch (5:21–24) and Lamech (vv. 28–31) were faithful, Genesis 6:1–2 tells us not every descendant of Seth kept the covenant entirely. Physical attraction alone motivated many in his line to marry godless Cainites . This is a warning for us to seek God first in all of our relationships. We too can fall into idolatry if, as John Calvin comments, “those things which are chief are not taken into the account.” Moses describes the offspring of these forbidden marriages in today