A Giant Failure
We have mentioned that the “giants” emerged after the flood to continue their anti-God activities, especially in Mesopotamia and the land of Canaan. The Bible carries the story until the giants are defeated under Joshua and expelled from Israel’s new “Promised Land”. After this the Bible tells us no more of “giants” and we are forced to rely on Western sources for further giant history. We may safely conclude that the devil’s early plan to terrify God’s children and threaten His purposes, was a strategic failure. As the giants exhibited their size and power in physical confrontation, the Lord supernaturally empowered His people to defeat them. After their defeat in Canaan the “giants” scattered to the winds of the west. Only campfire stories of occasional sightings would remain.
James R. Spillman, in his masterful book, A Conspiracy of Angelsii, presents the persuasive possibility that the scapegoat is not actually a type of Christ. In English the goat is called scapegoat and in Hebrew he is called Azazel. Spillman describes this event and its meaning perfectly.