The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Genesis 5:25-27,
"When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died."
Chapter five of Genesis contains the record of ten generations, from Adam to Noah. One of the interesting characters we meet is Enoch. Enoch had the shortest life of the group, a whopping 365 years! The longest living man on record is Enoch's own son, Methuselah, who lived 969 years. We are told that Enoch had "walked faithfully with God" and then he disappeared because God took him away. He, apparently, was a man who did not experience death. I assume he had the shortest life of the group because the Lord snached him away.
Adam was still alive when Enoch lived. Adam was 622 years old when Enoch was born (if my math is correct, maybe you should check me on that). Adam went on to live until he was 930 years old, which means he was around long enough to see Enoch's son, Methuselah, and Methuselah's son Lamech (who was the father of Noah).
Lamech didn't have Noah until he was 187 years old, so Adam missed Noah and the great flood.
One of the interesting things I see is that the longest living man on record, Methuselah, died the same year as Noah's flood. The flood came when Noah was 600 years old, Genesis 7:6. Did Methuselah die in Noah's flood? Or, was the flood timed by God to happen at the advent of Methuselah's death? I'm guessing the latter, but what do I know? What we do know is that by this time, we are told, "human beings began to increase in number on the earth", Genesis 6:1. They had become so wicked that, "The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled." Genesis 6:6. Therefore, the flood!
I think there are some very interesting things to see in this chapter! You need to check it out...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died."
Chapter five of Genesis contains the record of ten generations, from Adam to Noah. One of the interesting characters we meet is Enoch. Enoch had the shortest life of the group, a whopping 365 years! The longest living man on record is Enoch's own son, Methuselah, who lived 969 years. We are told that Enoch had "walked faithfully with God" and then he disappeared because God took him away. He, apparently, was a man who did not experience death. I assume he had the shortest life of the group because the Lord snached him away.
Adam was still alive when Enoch lived. Adam was 622 years old when Enoch was born (if my math is correct, maybe you should check me on that). Adam went on to live until he was 930 years old, which means he was around long enough to see Enoch's son, Methuselah, and Methuselah's son Lamech (who was the father of Noah).
Lamech didn't have Noah until he was 187 years old, so Adam missed Noah and the great flood.
One of the interesting things I see is that the longest living man on record, Methuselah, died the same year as Noah's flood. The flood came when Noah was 600 years old, Genesis 7:6. Did Methuselah die in Noah's flood? Or, was the flood timed by God to happen at the advent of Methuselah's death? I'm guessing the latter, but what do I know? What we do know is that by this time, we are told, "human beings began to increase in number on the earth", Genesis 6:1. They had become so wicked that, "The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled." Genesis 6:6. Therefore, the flood!
I think there are some very interesting things to see in this chapter! You need to check it out...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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