Genesis 6:4

"The LORD said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.”"

Key Reflection

In Genesis 6:4, God expresses a limit to His patience with humanity’s wickedness, stating that He will not contend indefinitely due to their inherently sinful nature. The original audience would have recognized this as a significant shift in divine judgment, setting a specific timeframe of 120 years before the flood, during which Noah and others were to prepare for God's impending intervention.

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