- Its Cause. The marriage of the sons of God and the daughters of Men (Gen 6:1-2).
- Its Effect on the Human Race. Men forgot God and became giants in wickedness (Gen 6:3-4).
- Its Effect on the Creator. "And the LORD repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart" (Gen 6:6). The word "repent" always describes a change in something. There is a sense in which God cannot change (Mat 3:9; Jam 1:17). He is always God, omnipotent and eternal. There is a sense in which He changes His purposes toward us, otherwise forgiveness would be impossible (Jer 31:34; Heb 8:12). God has declared that the soul that sins shall die (Eze 18:4), but the sinner who turns from his sins and obeys the Lord, has the promise of salvation (2Pe 3:9). God therefore changes His purposes toward men, but He is always God!