The Meaning Of Chapter 7 In The Book Of Enoch Who Are The Watchers

7. In the Book of Enoch, who are the Watchers and what are their sins/crimes? Discuss the meaning of these crimes and how they are related. How do these crimes relate to the apocalyptic message of Enoch and the context in which it is written? In the Bible (2010) chapter six it states there are giants called, Sons of God. A more specific name for the giants is Nephilim, “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days.” These giants come down and impregnate the women of earth, “when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them” (Cohan, 2020, p. 19). In the Book of Enoch, it states that God is unhappy with the Watchers. God is unhappy with the Watchers because the Watchers are sinning. The Watchers are Sons of God. The Watchers are the Nephilim. The Watchers are basically sent down

However, the Watchers sin while they are on Earth. They sin the same sins but the sins are called different names. The first sin is sexual sin. The leader of the Watchers is Semihazah. They are improper and have sex with the women of Earth. “The primary sin is marriage with humans and procreation of giants” (Collins, 1984, p. 49). It's taboo for giants mixing with women. It's taboo for heavenly creatures to mingle and mix with non heavenly creatures. The second sin is improper revelation. The leader of this sin is Asa’el. Improper revelation can range from the revealing of godly secrets which can include war or starting war, and ending with producing bad rituals. “The fallen angels induced culture shock in the pre-diluvian generation” (Collins, 1984, p. 51). The Watchers would not only tell non