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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43999" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43999" /> == | ||
[[Psalm]] 82:1 Psalm 89:7 [[Job]] 1: | <span> [[Psalm]] 82:1 </span> <span> Psalm 89:7 </span> <span> [[Job]] 1:6 </span> <span> Job 2:1 </span> <span> Job 38:7 </span> <span> [[Hosea]] 1:10 </span> <p> The expression <i> sons of [[God]] </i> employs a [[Hebrew]] idiom in which “son(s)” refers to participants in a class or in a state of being, and the second word describes the class or state of being. Thus, in <span> [[Genesis]] 5:32 </span> , [[Noah]] is said to be a “son of five hundred years,” meaning he was 500 years old. [[In]] [[English]] an adjective often best translates the second term, so that “divine beings” rather than “sons of God” would be a better rendition of the Hebrew. This accords with the NRSV's translation “heavenly beings” for “sons of gods” in <span> Psalm 29:1 </span> ; <span> Psalm 89:6 </span> . </p> <p> In the New Testament, “sons of God” always refers to human beings who do God's will ( <span> [[Matthew]] 5:9 </span> ; <span> [[Romans]] 8:14 </span> ,Romans 8:14, <span> 8:19 </span> ). [[Similar]] expressions with the same meaning are to be found in <span> Matthew 5:45 </span> ; <span> [[John]] 1:12 </span> ; <span> Romans 9:26 </span> ( <span> Hosea 1:10 </span> ), and <span> 2 Corinthians 6:18 </span> . The usual designation of the heavenly beings in the New [[Testament]] is “angels.” [[See]] Angels; [[Divine]] Council; [[God]]; [[Son [[Of]] God]] . </p> <p> [[Fred]] L. Horton, Jr. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54254" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54254" /> == | ||
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68950" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68950" /> == | ||
<p> This title is susceptible of considerable latitude of meaning and has various applications in scripture. </p> <p> <i> 1. </i> There were 'sons of God' who took wives of 'the daughters of men.' [[Genesis]] 6:4 . These are believed by some to have been angels, permitted to take human form: cf. [[Jude]] 6,7 . Others judge the descendants of [[Seth]] to be alluded to. </p> <p> <i> 2. </i> The angels who came to present themselves to [[God]] in the days of Job, and who shouted for joy when the foundations of the earth were laid, are called 'sons of God.' [[Job]] 1:6; Job 2 : l; Job 38:7 . </p> <p> <i> 3. </i> The Gentiles, who had no place at all as God's people, were to be called 'sons of the living God.' [[Hosea]] 1:10 . </p> <p> <i> 4. </i> Christians, those led of God's Spirit, in the present dispensation are declared to be 'sons of God.' [[Romans]] 8:14,19; [[Galatians]] 4:6 . It is their calling according to God's purpose. [[See]] SON. </p> | <p> This title is susceptible of considerable latitude of meaning and has various applications in scripture. </p> <p> <i> 1. </i> There were 'sons of God' who took wives of 'the daughters of men.' <span> [[Genesis]] 6:4 </span> . These are believed by some to have been angels, permitted to take human form: cf. <span> [[Jude]] 6,7 </span> . Others judge the descendants of [[Seth]] to be alluded to. </p> <p> <i> 2. </i> The angels who came to present themselves to [[God]] in the days of Job, and who shouted for joy when the foundations of the earth were laid, are called 'sons of God.' <span> [[Job]] 1:6 </span> ; <span> Job 2 </span> : l; <span> Job 38:7 </span> . </p> <p> <i> 3. </i> The Gentiles, who had no place at all as God's people, were to be called 'sons of the living God.' <span> [[Hosea]] 1:10 </span> . </p> <p> <i> 4. </i> Christians, those led of God's Spirit, in the present dispensation are declared to be 'sons of God.' <span> [[Romans]] 8:14,19 </span> ; <span> [[Galatians]] 4:6 </span> . It is their calling according to God's purpose. [[See]] SON. </p> | ||
== Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia <ref name="term_339" /> == | == Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia <ref name="term_339" /> == | ||
<p> The descendants of [[Seth]] were called by the name of the [[Lord]] (Genesis 4:25,26 ). This is not true in reference to the descendants of Cain. The servants of [[God]] in all ages have been called the sons of God (Job 1:6; [[Romans]] 8:14; 1 [[John]] 3:2 ). The character of Seth's descendants proves that they were the sons of God (Genesis 5:3-29; | <p> The descendants of [[Seth]] were called by the name of the [[Lord]] ( <span> [[Genesis]] 4:25,26 </span> ). This is not true in reference to the descendants of Cain. The servants of [[God]] in all ages have been called the sons of God ( <span> [[Job]] 1:6 </span> ; <span> [[Romans]] 8:14 </span> ; <span> 1 [[John]] 3:2 </span> ). The character of Seth's descendants proves that they were the sons of God ( <span> Genesis 5:3-29 </span> ; <span> Genesis 6:9 </span> ; <span> Genesis 7:1 </span> ). The character of Cain's descendants proves that they were not the sons of God, for [[Cain]] Himself was a murderer, a fugitive, and vagabond ( <span> Genesis 4:8-14 </span> ), and his descendants were polygamists and murderers ( <span> Genesis 4:17-23 </span> ). </p> | ||
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