Bible Talks: Seth and His Family

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Genesis 5
IN OUR last reading we learned of Enoch taken to heaven without dying. Why was he taken in so marvelous a manner? Because of his faith —a faith that put him close to God in thought and deed. “He had this testimony, that he pleased God.” As we shall go on with this portion we will soon see that the world of his day was headed for terrible destruction because of its wickedness. Is this not precisely what we see in our present time, too? Men remain “away from the presence of the Lord” and have no time for anything that will interfere with their pleasures and ambitions. Since the death of Jesus on the cross, God has been pleading with men to turn from their folly and flee from coming judgment by accepting His offer of salvation through that atoning work of Christ, our Substitute. But men, except where grace penetrates the stony heart, will not respond and go on blindly and foolishly to perdition.
We read that “Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah.” v. 21. Then in the next verse, “And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years.” We are not told about those first 65 years, but when his son was born there was a new character to his life—he then walked with God for 300 years before he was taken out of this world. Whatever it was that brought this about, the language of Scripture indicates that there was a definite change, a pronounced difference between merely “living” and “walking with God.” This change would not be popular with everyone around him, for a faithful spiritual walk will seldom have the support or approval even of “religious” friends, who so often want some of both the world and of Christ at the same time “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and Was not found, because God had translated him.” Hebrews 11:55By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrews 11:5). This would seem to indicate that a search was made for him, similar to that made for Elijah by those who, though pressing faith, were not in on his secret of walking with God. (2 Kings 2:16-1816And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? (2 Kings 2:16‑18)).
In the book of Jude we discover something more of this man’s intimacy with God. There we read that he had knowledge of God’s future purposes: “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds...” Jude 14, 1514And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (Jude 14‑15). God is pleased to also open His ways to His own who are faithful to Him and love His word, and He unfolds rich treasures concerning “past, present and future” counsels of eternity.
Scripture Verse “AS THE FATHER HATH LOVED ME, SO HAVE I LOVED YOU: CONTINUE YE IN MY LOVE.” John 15:99As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (John 15:9).
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