5:1 This is the record of the family line of Adam.
When God created humankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 5:2 He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.”
5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. 5:4 The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters. 5:5 The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.
5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 5:7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.
5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:11 The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.
5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 5:13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:14 The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.
5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 5:16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:17 The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.
5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 5:19 Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:20 The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.
5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 5:22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:23 The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared because God took him away.
5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.
5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 5:29 He named him Noah, saying, “This one will bring us comfort from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” 5:30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:31 The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.
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Interesting chapter. I'll start right out with the obvious topic - everyone lived hundreds of years. How can that be? My answer. I haven't a clue. At one point I thought maybe it wasn't years but lunar months. If you divide the numbers by 12 then the ages are still high but more inline with what we see today. Then I realized they weren't that oblivious to the cycle of seasons, stars, etc. So that theory was shot.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear others comments on this one.
On another note, there is one verse that is particularly interesting. That is 5:24. Enoch walked with God and then God took him away. Wow. How interesting to be so close to God (walked with) that He just takes you away.
I hope there isn't going to be a quiz on this chapter because remembering the lineage of Noah is impossible. But I am always amused at how long everyone lived when I read this chapter. Some lived nearly 1,000 years. Can you imagine? What would you do with 1,000 years?
ReplyDeleteI was also interested in the verse regarding Enoch and his walk with God. It's very vague, but I did notice how Enoch lived the shortest of them all - only 365 years. Why would God "take him" after only 365 years? I just found that to be very intriguing. Maybe God loved Enoch so much He wanted Enoch with him permanently? Maybe Enoch wanted to be with God permanently? Either way, we all get to look forward to walking with God, and God "taking us" when He's ready for us to join His kingdom. That thought helps me to not be afraid of death. Not that I want to die anytime soon, but it helps to know something better is waiting on the other side.
Not much to add to this one...I share the same thoughts with the 2 posted. Here's one of the more interesting google searches on the question. I like it especially since it has an exponential decay graph/eq:) I'm sure Stef-dogg will love this as well!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/why-did-man-live-longer-before-flood-of-noah-than-after-it.html
In my experiences with the Bible and John's preachings at our church, there is nothing in the Bible of irrelevance. Certain phrases and certain words are used deliberately in specific places. So, I wonder why it was seen to be so important for us to know how long these people lived? I also find it interesting that there is only one son that is named for each father and all the others were just sons and daughters...deliberate again??? And last, why was Enoch the only one to walk with God. There was no mention of any of the others walking with God.
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