Recall:
Genesis 6:1-4
When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose. Then the LORD said, “My spirit shall not abide in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown.
Acts 2:14a
But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them...
Reflect:
This passage from the Noah story jumped out at me this time. The story of Noah is pretty wild to begin with. But these few verses are really bizarre--sons of gods and giants and heroes. It is like a page out of Greek mythology.
Of course, Acts 2 gives the imagination a workout as well. From huddled in a locked room to preaching before thousands with everyone understanding in their own language.
Respond:
I don't always know how to respond to some of the stories in the Bible. It is hard to guess why they were written or what they mean or what value they have for me, for the world today. I do know that something happened. What power is available to us if we were to plug in to it?
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