We’ve been studying Enoch, and a couple weeks ago we started into the juiciest chapter: Enoch 6.

This chapter is about when the Sons of God came down to earth, a story we’ve revisited countless times on the podcast.

And Enoch 6:6 contained this detail:

“And they were in all two hundred; who descended ⌈in the days⌉ of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon”

We actually read about this guy Jared in Genesis 5. He was actually Enoch’s daddy.

Genesis 5:18

When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch.

So Enoch’s book told us the Sons of God came down to earth in the days of Jared.

And what does the name Jared mean? “Shall Come Down.”

Wait a minute. Jared means “shall come down.” And the fallen Sons of God came down to earth in the days of Jared.

That’s…quite a coincidence. What is the connection between names and what was going on during the antediluvian period? And could understanding some of the other names of pre-flood people perhaps give us some clues about what was going on in the pre-flood world?

Because I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to Genesis 5, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

3:55 - A Pointless Genealogy?

10:55 - Investigating the Pre-Flood Timeline

21:10 - Prophetic Names

24:55 - Next Time

26:00 - Why Man Lived 120 Years

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I watched a lot of School House Rock growing up, which means I learned that knowledge is power.

But that doesn’t mean that all knowledge is good. In fact, too much knowledge can be a very very bad thing. The Bible shows us that some knowledge is forbidden.

In Romans 16:19 (NKJV), Paul writes

For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.

What does it mean to be simple? In one sense, to be simple means to be dumb. To not know anything. And why would God’s Word tell us to be dumb? Aren’t there entire books of the Bible written to make us wiser?

But there are some things you simply don’t have to know. It’s OK not to know what it’s like to be high on drugs. It’s OK not to know what it’s like to be blackout drunk. It’s OK not to know what the horoscope in the newspaper says about your day. It’s OK to be simple concerning evil.

In fact, there are some forms of knowledge that are actually forbidden for mankind. Things that God has said humans are better off not knowing.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Right there, the Scripture draws an epistemological boundary. It says some types of information belong to God, and therefore some knowledge is not ours to pursue.

Now, why is all this relevant? Because the Book of Enoch shows how in the pre-flood world, the Watchers or Sons of God descended to the earth and not only created the giants, but also shared forbidden knowledge with the humans of that day.

Not false knowledge. Forbidden knowledge. Things humans were not meant to know. Things that have a domino effect all throughout the rest of the Biblical story, including all the way into future prophecy in the book of Revelation.

Which I find to be weird, and I’d like to explore what it shows us about our Bible.

Turn to Genesis 6, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

2:15 - Antediluvian Mysteries

5:25 - Botany Powers

14:00 - Sins Against the Animals

16:00 - Metallurgy and Astrology

24:40 - The Days of Noah Repeat

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And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.

You’ve probably heard those words before and thought, “Oh yeah, Genesis 6, the story of the Watchers- AKA the Sons of God- who came down and created the giants with human women.” If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you’ve heard those verses from Genesis 6 quoted countless times.

Only I wasn’t reading from Genesis 6 just now. I was reading from Enoch 6. And that portion of Enoch is not only almost word-for-word similar to how Genesis 6 begins, but then it goes off in another direction that informs us some of the details of the pre-flood world. Insights that will help us understand what was so bad about the days of Noah that caused God to want to wipe out virtually all life on the planet.

I mean, eradicating 99.9% of humanity? God doesn’t overreact. What was so bad about the world that required that degree of wiping it all away?

And remember: Enoch was Jesus’ history book. So could what we learn in Enoch 6 give us an idea of what Jesus meant when He said the end times would be as it was in the days of Noah?

I find Enoch 6 to be weird, and I’d like to explore what it helps us understand about our Bible.

Turn to Genesis 6, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:35 - The Desire of the Watchers

9:45 - Were the Women Willing?

14:40 - Enter Semjaza

17:50 - The Plan of the Watchers

22:05 - Next Time

24:10 - A Repeat of the Days of Noah?

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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!