Genesis, Chapter 5 Descendants of Adam
There are some very interesting things to discuss as we read through the descendants from Adam to Noah and his sons. Take time to read through the list and we will stop and discuss some things along the way.
1. What did God create the man Adam to be like? vs. 1
2. What does God call male and female?
- What does this mean that He sees when He sees a marriage? vs. 2
3. At 130 years of age, Adam became a father to a son by the name of Seth.
- What image was his on in? vs. 3
4. How long did Adam live after he had Seth? vs. 4
5. How many years did Adam live? vs.5
6. Seth lived 105 years and became the father of Enosh.
- What were we told about the time of Enosh in Genesis 4:26?
7. How old was Seth when he died? vs. 8
8. We follow the lineage through Seth to we get to Jared who became the father of Enoch.
- When Enoch was 65 years of age, who did he become the father of? vs. 21
According to vs. 22, when Enoch had Methuselah, he then walked with God. Something with the birth of Methuselah caused Enoch to 'walk' with God and many believe he got a revelation from God about the judgment of the flood to come (even though it would not come until the days of Noah). The name Methuselah has the meaning "His death shall bring" and in the year of his death (969 years later), the flood came! Enoch was a prophet and gave the first prophecy recorded in Biblical times. We don't hear about the prophecy until Jude in the New Testament times refers back to it.
9. What did Enoch prophesy about according to Jude 14-15 ?
That is referring to the second coming of Christ!
10. What else are we told about Enoch in the New Testament?
- Hebrews 11:5-6 -
11. What does Genesis say to confirm what is said in Hebrews that happened to Enoch when he was 365 years of age? vs. 23-24 -
| Do Your Math: And, indeed, in the year that Methuselah died, the flood came. Methuselah was 187 when he had Lamech, and lived 782 years more. Lamech had Noah when he was 182. The Flood came in Noah's 600th year. 187 + 182 + 600 = 969, Methuselah's age when he died. It is interesting that Methuselah's life was, in effect, a symbol of God's mercy in forestalling the coming judgment of the flood. It is therefore fitting that his lifetime is the oldest in the Bible, symbolizing the extreme extensiveness of God's mercy. |
- What was his age at his death? vs. 27
The fact that the judgment of the flood came in the year of his death and the word came to his father Enoch almost 1000 years prior shows the patience God had with mankind in putting off his judgment in hopes that others would 'walk' with Him in fellowship.
In the same way, what is happening today as we wait the second coming of Christ and the judgment of God upon sinners who do not repent of their sin and turn to Him?
- 2 Peter 3:3-9 -
13. Just as Enoch 'walked' with God and God translated him without his dying, what is going to happen to those who are alive in Christ at 'His coming again' before the judgment He is sending on this earth through the great tribulation at the end of the age?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 -
14. What assurance do we have as born again believers?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 -
15. What should we do for one another regarding this message?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 -
Going back to Genesis 5, we see the rest of Seth's lineage to the time of Noah. Methusaleh had a son named Lamech and Lamech had a son named Noah.
16. How old was Noah when he became the father of 3 sons?
17. What were the names of Noah's 3 sons?
- 1)
- 2)
- 3)
God is being patient in not wanting any to perish, but for all to have life. He will not wait forever. One day the final judgment is going to come.
Application:
- Who are you praying for to be saved?
- How are you sharing with them?
- Are you walking with God and are you ready as Enoch was to go and be with Him, whether by translation at the calling of the Lord in the air or by death at the calling of the Lord for us to come home?
Your summary and prayer today:
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