Genesis 5

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In Genesis chapter 5 we find the generations of Adam. It runs the line of Seth all the way down to Noah. Out of the ten names mentioned in chapter 5 there are three we will look at.

The first is Enoch. Verse 22 says that Enoch walked with God for 300 years AFTER his son Methuselah was born. In Hebrew, the name Methuselah means, "When he is dead it shall be sent." Some Bible Scholars believe that God told Enoch that He was going to destroy the inhabitants of the earth when Methuselah died and this is why Enoch walked with God. It seems to me, though, if God confided this information to Enoch, he must have already been walking with God!
Heb.11:5 says Enoch was translated from this world to the next without physical death because of his great faith.

Methuselah is the second man in chapter 5 we will look at. Methuselah lived longer than any other person we have record of: 969 years. Again, some speculate this is because God was going to destroy the earth after Methuselah died and He was prolonging his life, giving man more time for repentance. (Wouldn't that be so much like our wonderful, loving Father?) Methuselah was Noah's grandfather and some believe he may actually have died in the flood. Certainly, it is a possibility. Methuselah was 187 years old when his son, Lamech was born. He lived 782 years after Lamech was born. Lamech was 182 years old when Noah was born, so Methuselah would have been 369. Noah was 600 years old when the flood started, so Methuselah would have been 969 at the beginning of the flood. So Methuselah either died just prior to the flood as was mentioned before or he died IN the flood. Personally, I do not believe he died in the flood. The Bible tells us that Noah was a righteous man who found grace in the Lord's eyes. He had enough faith to work for 100 years building a boat in obedience to God's command. He surely learned some of his belief in God at home from his parents and grandparents. Lamech, Noah's father, died 5 years before the flood. I believe, had Methuselah been alive when the flood of waters started, he would have been on the ark!

The fifth chapter ends with Noah and his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah is the third man mentioned in Chapter five that is worthy of a closer look. The next four chapters are devoted to Noah, his experiences and his family. I am looking forward to examining these scriptures with you in the next few weeks. Be sure to bookmark this site so you can come back and study with me. I look forward to hearing your comments!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

1) Do you think Enoch knew God was going to destroy the earth when Methuselah died? If not, why do you think he gave his son this name?

2) Why do you think Methuselah lived so long?

3) Do you think Methuselah died in the flood? Explain.

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