Until this morning, I believed Genesis 6:3 to mean God shortened mans life to no longer then 120 years. So what about people who have claimed to be over 120 years old? I believed they were mistaken. Lack of birth record's 120 years ago made that easy to believe.
After studying Genesis 6:3 this morning, I have a different understanding on what this means. Maybe some of you already understood this. The 120 years mentioned in Genesis 6:3 is an announcement from God on when the flood would happen.
So why were lifespan shortened after the flood? I saw this theory elsewhere yesterday but didn't expand on it.
From gotquestions.org
"Another consideration is that, in the first few generations after creation, the human genetic code had developed few defects. Adam and Eve were created perfect. They were surely highly resistant to disease and illness. Their descendants would have inherited these advantages, albeit to lesser degrees. Over time, as a result of sin, the human genetic code became increasingly corrupted, and human beings became more and more susceptible to death and disease. This would also have resulted in drastically reduced lifespans."
Genesis 6:3; 5-8 NLT
A World Gone Wrong
3 Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
5 The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke His heart. 7 And the LORD said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” 8 But Noah found favor with the LORD.
Blessings, Cecilia
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