YHVH chose “Israel,” Jacob, Abraham’s grandson, because of the promise YHVH gave to Abraham that He would multiply Abraham’s seed “as the stars of heaven” (Gen. 22:15-18). “15 And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second time from the heavens, 16 and saith, `By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that …
Tag: Sons of God
The Revealing of the Sons of God
Whenever the scriptures seem confusing, or are hard to understand we need to stop and look at our underlying assumptions and beliefs. When we bring our preconceived ideas, or learned perspectives to the study of God’s word, then we color God’s meaning with our thoughts. This will always leave us struggling to learn God’s meaning …
Giants: Rephaim, Zamzummim, Emim, Amorite, Anakim, Nephilim, Zuzim
It appears that the giants were called by many names, sometimes by the name of the lands they occupied, and other times by their reputation. So, let's take a closer look at the giants of old. For the most part, the references are from Young's Literal Translation as the generic translation of the King James …
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The Book of Enoch – Fable or True
There are many bits and pieces, many supposed parts and chapters that comprise the Book of Enoch that is passing around today. The most used appear to be based upon the translations of the Ethiopic Book of Enoch found at the S.O.A.S. (School of Oriental and African Studies) Library at the University of London, printed …
Nephilim… Reprise: And The Sons of God
Some people took exception to my previous post, “Nephilim.. Fallen Ones?”, and are still struggling with the uses of the Hebrew word that has been transliterated in some Bible versions in Genesis 6:4. So, let’s take a second look at the subject matter in a slightly different way. Both men and angels are created by …
Nephilim… Fallen Ones ?
Gen. 6: 1-7, "And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them, 2 and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen. 3 And Jehovah saith, …
Shredding The Veil 