10. Genealogy of Death, Hope of Life, and Vain Wish (Gen 5:1-32)

Though everyone died according to God's words, Enoch didn't die. This shows they had a way of life even though death had been sentenced.

Read Gen 5:1-32


Guided Observations

God made humankind in (                  ) of God and blessed them. Adam also fathered a son in (                  ) and named him Seth.  

Enoch was Adam’s (        )th generation.

How did Enoch not die? (v24)

 

They needed to labor a lot to live and died at the end of their painful life. That’s why Lamech named his son (            ) saying, “This one will bring (             ) from our (           ) and from the painful toils of our hands because of the (            ) cursed by the Lord.”

 

Meditation for Application

Even though they were made in God's image and blessed, they died as the Lord had stated. 

However, God's intention for them was not evil. As Enoch walked with the Lord, he went to the Lord's presence without death.

Notably, God had not promised this way of salvation but saved Enoch when he walked with the Lord.

They wanted comfort from their labor. Thus Lamech named his son Noah (comfort). However, he did not mention why the ground was cursed. It was God's grace that the ground was cursed instead of Adam who had sinned. But sinful man used the situation from God's grace to blame God saying God cursed the land. 

They didn't follow Enoch's example to live but merely wished a comfort from toil in blaming God. They ended up with the flood in chapter 6. 



Comments

  1. PSamuelOctober 6, 2022 at 6:10 AM

    the likeness, own likeness,
    6 or 7,
    He walked with the Lord (mentioned twice) and thus the Lord took him away.
    Noah, us comfort, labor, ground

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