Genesis Chapter 6 - As In The Days of Noah
Jesus was not speaking randomly when He said that.
Let’s read His words carefully.
Where Jesus Said It
Gospel of Matthew 24:37–39
Gospel of Luke 17:26–27
Jesus said:
“As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the coming of the Son of Man…
They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage… and did not know until the flood came.”
So the question becomes:
- What exactly characterized “the days of Noah”?
- Was it just normal life?
- Or something deeper?
What Genesis 6 Actually Describes
In:
Genesis 6
We see several conditions:
• Multiplication of humanity
• Sons of God taking daughters of men
• Nephilim present
• Earth filled with violence
• Every imagination of the heart continually evil
Genesis 6:11:
“The earth was filled with violence.”
The Hebrew word is ḥamas — oppression, cruelty, corruption, injustice.
The emphasis is moral collapse.
What Did Jesus Highlight?
Notice carefully:
Jesus does not directly mention Nephilim.
He highlights:
• Eating
• Drinking
• Marrying
• Giving in marriage
• Unawareness
So what is He emphasizing?
Normal life continuing while judgment approached.
The danger was not celebration itself.
The danger was spiritual blindness.
The Pattern Jesus Is Pointing To
In Noah’s time:
• Life looked normal
• Culture continued
• People built, planted, married
• But underneath — corruption had reached saturation
Judgment came suddenly.
The people were not expecting it.
Jesus says His return will mirror that condition.
Is Jesus Referring to Angelic Activity?
Some argue yes, because:
Genesis 6 includes boundary violation and spiritual rebellion.
Others argue no, because:
Jesus only mentions social normalcy.
What is safest textually?
Jesus is emphasizing:
Unpreparedness
Complacency
Moral indifference
But the backdrop of Genesis 6 includes:
Spiritual corruption and violence reaching a tipping point.
The Deeper Structural Parallel
Genesis 6:
• Corruption spreads
• Boundaries collapse
• Violence fills the earth
• Judgment resets creation
Matthew 24:
• Lawlessness increases
• Love grows cold
• Deception spreads
• Sudden judgment
The pattern is escalation → saturation → sudden intervention.
Luke Adds Another Detail
In Luke 17 Jesus compares Noah’s days with:
Genesis 19 (Days of Lot)
Sodom’s pattern:
• Economic life normal
• Social life normal
• Moral decay extreme
• Sudden fire
So “days of Noah” + “days of Lot” =
Normal surface life
Hidden deep corruption
Sudden divine interruption
The Core Message
Jesus is not telling us to study giants.
He is warning:
Do not let normal life blind you to spiritual reality.
The people in Noah’s day were not prepared — not because they lacked information — but because they dismissed it.
Noah preached righteousness (2 Peter 2:5).
They ignored him.
The Covenant Contrast
In Genesis 6:
Everyone corrupt —
Except Noah.
Genesis 6:8:
“Noah found grace.”
So the days of Noah were:
• Cultural corruption
• Minority righteousness
• Imminent judgment
• Preserved remnant
Jesus is saying:
The same dynamic will exist before His return.
Final Summary
When Jesus says “as in the days of Noah,” He means:
• Society functioning normally
• Deep moral decay underneath
• Widespread spiritual blindness
• Sudden, decisive judgment
• A preserved remnant
The emphasis is not mythology.
The emphasis is readiness.
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