Enoch 7
1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants.
2 And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells:
3 Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them,
4 the giants turned against them and devoured mankind.
5 And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood.
6 Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.
Common Questions About Enoch 7
What do the Watchers teach their human wives in chapter 7?
Beyond taking human wives and defiling themselves, the Watchers teach the women charms, enchantments, root-cutting, and knowledge of plants, forbidden knowledge that was never meant to be shared with humanity.
What do the giants born to the Watchers' wives do, and how does creation respond?
The women bear enormous giants who consume everything humanity produces, and when there is no longer enough to sustain them, the giants turn on mankind and devour people, and then begin sinning against birds, beasts, and fish, and drinking blood, until the earth itself cries out in accusation against these lawless acts.
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Questions to Think About
- The chapter shows how one act of disobedience (the Watchers' union with human women) spirals into violence that spins completely out of control. Have you seen a small compromise in your own life grow into something far more destructive than you first imagined?
- The earth itself is described as crying out against the violence done upon it. What does it look like for you to take seriously the damage sin causes not just to people, but to the world around you?
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