Genesis 6

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Genesis 6 is the chapter before the flood. As people multiply, the "sons of God" take the daughters of men as wives, the Nephilim appear, and God limits human life to 120 years. Then comes the verdict: every inclination of the human heart is only evil all the time, and the LORD regrets making humanity and is grieved to his heart. He resolves to wipe out people and animals alike. But Noah finds favor. A righteous man who walks with God in a violent world, he is told to build an ark of gopher wood with three decks and a door, to bring in two of every creature and food for all, because a flood is coming and God will establish his covenant with him. Noah does everything exactly as commanded.

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Genesis 6 is where the story of the world takes its darkest turn, and it is told with astonishing restraint. It opens with a strange episode, the sons of God taking human wives and the Nephilim, the giants of old, and God setting a limit of 120 years on a race that has gotten out of hand. Then the narrator gives God's view of things, and it is a sentence people have argued about ever since: the wickedness of humanity was great, and every inclination of the thoughts of the heart was only evil, all the time. What follows is not rage. The LORD regretted that he had made man, and it grieved him to his heart. The decision to wipe it all out is spoken by a God who is sorry. And then the hinge on which the whole Bible turns: but Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. Noah is righteous and blameless in his generation, and he walks with God, in a world the narrator describes three times as corrupt and full of violence. God tells him what is coming and what to build: a great chest of gopher wood, sealed with pitch, three hundred cubits long, three decks, one door, room for two of every creature and food for all of them. He also says a word that has not appeared in the Bible until now: covenant. I will establish my covenant with you. The chapter ends with one line about Noah that is the whole of his greatness. He did everything exactly as God commanded.

Bagian kunci

Genesis 6:1-4 Genesis 6:5-8 Genesis 6:9-13 Genesis 6:14-22 Hebrews 11:7 Matthew 24:37-39

Historical and literary context

The flood story has parallels in Mesopotamian literature, above all the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Atrahasis epic, where the gods send a flood and one man is warned to build a boat; Genesis shares the shape and differs in the reason, human corruption rather than divine annoyance, and in the one God who grieves. A cubit is about 45 centimeters, so the ark was some 135 meters long, larger than any ship built before the nineteenth century. Gopher wood is unidentified. The "sons of God" have been read since antiquity as angels, as the line of Seth, or as rulers, and the Nephilim recur as giants in Numbers 13. Jesus and Peter both refer to the days of Noah.

How the chapter unfolds

Verses 1 to 4 tell of the sons of God and the daughters of men, the 120 years, and the Nephilim. Verses 5 to 8 give God's assessment of the human heart, his grief, his decision to blot out life, and Noah's favor. Verses 9 to 12 introduce Noah's account: his righteousness, his sons, and the corrupt, violent earth. Verses 13 to 21 are God's instructions: the end of all flesh, the ark and its measurements, the flood, the covenant, the animals, and the food. Verse 22 records Noah's complete obedience.

Why this chapter matters

Verse 5 is the Bible's starkest statement of human sinfulness and a foundation text for the doctrine of the fall, and verse 6, "the LORD regretted that He had made man," is its boldest statement that God feels. Noah walking with God, finding favor, and obeying to the letter became the model of faith in Hebrews 11 and of righteousness in a wicked age; the ark became, in Christian reading, a picture of baptism and of the church. "The days of Noah" are Jesus' image of a world caught unprepared. The first mention of "covenant" in the Bible is in verse 18.

Interpretive tension to watch

The identity of the sons of God and the Nephilim is the oldest puzzle in the chapter, and the church has never settled it. God's "regret" raises the question of whether an all-knowing God can change his mind, and readers answer with the language of accommodation, of genuine relationship, or of both. The destruction of every animal along with humanity troubles modern readers, and the flood's extent, global or regional, is debated among believers. Noah's "favor" in verse 8 comes before his righteousness in verse 9, which readers take as grace preceding goodness.

Pertanyaan untuk pasal ini

  • God is "grieved in His heart" over human evil. What does it mean that the judge of the world is also its mourner?
  • Noah found favor before the text calls him righteous. Which comes first in your own story, being accepted or being good?
  • "Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him," for a flood no one could see. What does obedience look like when the reason is still invisible?

Study with context

Use this as a chapter guide, then press deeper into the text itself. The goal is to slow down observation, notice structure, and ask better questions before jumping to conclusions.

Tambah ke Catatan
1 Jumlah manusia semakin bertambah dan menyebar di muka bumi. Di antara mereka terdapat banyak gadis yang begitu cantik sehingga anak-anak laki-laki Allah mengambil dan mengawini siapa saja yang mereka sukai dari para gadis itu. 3 Maka berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku tidak mau nafas kehidupan-Ku tinggal dalam diri manusia selamanya-lamanya. Semua manusia adalah makhluk fana yang harus mati. Aku menetapkan bahwa umur setiap manusia tidak akan melebihi 120 tahun.” 4 Banyak anak dilahirkan karena kawin campur tersebut. Pada waktu itu, muncullah orang-orang yang disebut Nefilim. Mereka terkenal pada zaman itu sebagai orang-orang yang sangat kuat dan tangguh dalam perang. 5 TUHAN melihat bahwa manusia di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat, dan isi hati mereka pun jahat. 6 Dia sangat menyesal sudah menciptakan manusia di bumi. Hal itu membuat hati-Nya amat sedih. 7 Berkatalah TUHAN, “Aku akan memusnahkan seluruh manusia, binatang berkaki empat, binatang melata, binatang merayap, dan burung-burung. Tidak akan ada satu pun yang tertinggal dari segala yang masih hidup di atas bumi. Aku sangat menyesal karena sudah menciptakan semua makhluk hidup itu.” 8 Tetapi TUHAN bermurah hati kepada Nuh. 9 Beginilah riwayat tentang Nuh: Di antara semua orang yang hidup pada masa itu, hanya Nuh yang hidupnya benar di mata Allah. Nuh bersekutu erat dengan Allah. 10 Nuh mempunyai tiga anak laki-laki, yaitu Sem, Yafet, dan Ham. 11 Waktu itu, Allah melihat bahwa semua manusia yang lain di muka bumi sudah sangat jahat. Mereka bertindak kejam dan keras satu sama lain. 12 Allah begitu kecewa karena bumi sudah sangat rusak akibat kejahatan yang dilakukan manusia. 13 Berkatalah Allah kepada Nuh, “Aku sudah memutuskan untuk memusnahkan seluruh manusia dan makhluk hidup yang lain, karena kekerasan manusia terhadap satu sama lain sudah memenuhi bumi. 14 Buatlah bagimu kapal dari kayu pilihan. Di dalamnya, buatlah banyak ruang. Dan supaya air tidak bisa masuk, lapisilah bagian dalam dan luar kapal itu dengan ter. 15 Inilah ukuran kapal yang harus kamu buat: Panjangnya 138 meter, lebarnya 23 meter, dan tingginya 14 meter. 16 Buatlah atap kapal itu, dan berilah jarak 46 sentimeter antara atap dengan semua dinding di bawahnya, supaya udara dan cahaya dapat masuk. Buatlah tiga dek di dalamnya, dek atas, dek tengah, dan dek bawah. Buatlah juga pintu di bagian samping kapal. 17 Dengarlah baik-baik! Aku akan mendatangkan banjir besar di atas bumi untuk membinasakan semua makhluk yang bernafas di bawah langit. Segala sesuatu yang ada di bumi akan mati. 18 Namun, sekarang Aku mengadakan perjanjian denganmu. Kamu, istrimu, ketiga putramu, dan ketiga menantumu akan selamat di dalam kapal itu. 19 Dan karena Aku ingin menyelamatkan semua jenis makhluk hidup, maka kamu harus membawa sepasang dari tiap jenis, yaitu satu jantan dan satu betina, supaya setiap jenis binatang juga tetap hidup. 20 Sepasang dari masing-masing jenis burung, jenis binatang berkaki empat, jenis binatang melata, dan jenis binatang merayap akan datang kepadamu, agar dapat ikut ke dalam kapal dan tetap terpelihara. 21 Kamu juga harus membawa persediaan makanan untuk keluargamu dan untuk semua binatang itu. Simpanlah semuanya di dalam kapal.” 22 Maka Nuh melakukan semua yang sudah Allah perintahkan kepadanya.

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