Jude 6-7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:6 The angels might refer to the fall of Satan and his angelic followers, but no Old Testament passage clearly describes this event (see study notes on Isa 14:12-17; Ezek 28:12-19). Jude was probably referring to Gen 6:1-4 ; Jewish tradition understood the “sons of God” in Gen 6 to be wicked angels and viewed their intercourse with women as the cause of their judgment (see 1 Enoch 6–10; see also study notes on 1 Pet 3:19-20; 2 Pet 2:4). Jude later (Jude 1:14-15 ) quotes directly from 1 Enoch .

a1:6►

bGen 6:1-4►

cGen 6►

dJude 1:14-15►

e1:7►

fGen 18:17–19:26►

gLuke 17:26-29►

hDeuteronomy 29:23►

iGen 19:5-10►

‏ Jude 6-7

1:6 ^a The angels might refer to the fall of Satan and his angelic followers, but no Old Testament passage clearly describes this event (see study notes on Isa 14:12-17; Ezek 28:12-19). Jude was probably referring to Gen 6:1-4 ^b; Jewish tradition understood the “sons of God” in Gen 6 ^c to be wicked angels and viewed their intercourse with women as the cause of their judgment (see 1 Enoch 6–10; see also study notes on 1 Pet 3:19-20; 2 Pet 2:4). Jude later (Jude 1:14-15 ^d) quotes directly from 1 Enoch.
1:7 ^e God’s judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah had become proverbial (see Gen 18:17–19:26 ^f; Luke 17:26-29 ^g).

• neighboring towns: Deuteronomy 29:23 ^h mentions Admah and Zeboiim.

• Every kind of sexual perversion probably refers to homosexuality (Gen 19:5-10 ⁱ).