Episode 223: Where Did the Giants Go?

This is the last episode until the fellas reconvene in July. Cable and Henry are headed to Africa and then Chisum has his annual family river trip. This week, the boys kick each other in the crotch for a few minutes before a couple news cycle quick hits and then diving straight into GIANT talk. What does that even mean contextually… “Giant Talk”? Sounds crazy, but it’s littered throughout the Bible. Actually, Genesis 6:4 clearly states that the Sons of God took human wives and bred with them. Their offspring are called “Nephilim”.

Huh? What are you guys talking about? Right, we get it and while we aren’t experts, we did figure it was time to wrestle a little bit with this very infrequently discussed reality that is clearly stated in the Good Book. Other questions/thoughts from the conversation include:

What do some scholars believe happened to the Nephilim?
Where did the “Sons Of God” that broke His covenant end up?
Greek Mythology and the Nephilim
If the flood was supposed to wipe them out, why did Moses’ spies report they saw Nephilim giants some 900 years post flood?
Other verses addressing these half breed (half Sons of God/half human) giants
Are the Nephilim still around in some capacity today?
Should we wrestle with and speculate on difficult verses or just sweep them under the rug never to be questioned?