Study From the Book of Genesis,5

Study From the Book of Genesis,5

Today we study chapter 5 of the Book of Genesis. There is one biblical principle and its lesson in this chapter which is useful in Biblical Counselling.

The word genealogy or family history is found in ten significant passages in the Book of Genesis. The term is a major building block of the Book of Genesis. The original creation of humanity is in two complementary genders, male and female. The long lives of the people of the early chapters have led to considerable speculation. One suggestion is that these ages were possible because of tremendously different climate and environmental conditions that were in effect before the Flood.

There may have been a very large numbers born from our first parents. We may presume intermarriages among them of course. The problems associated with incest addressed in Lev.18 would not have occurred when the generic pool was pure and unpolluted.

When God made Adam and Eve, the expectation was that they would live forever. There is a profound sadness in Adam’s death. For it reminds us of Adam’s mortality- and hence our own. This phrase “and then died” is given at the conclusion of each of ten names in this chapter with one exception of Enoch. The judgment of God on fallen man was fulfilled in the death of Adam and each of his successors. Death entered the world through this one man, and through him passed to all people as in Rom. 5 and Corn.15.

As in many genealogical listings, they were designed to be recited to mark certain key figures. In this case, the point is to tie the line of continuity between Adam and Noah through the line of Seth.

The most fascinating name in this listing is that of Enoch (not the son of Cain of the same name in Ch.4:17). This phrase “Enock walked with God,” expresses a life of fellowship and obedience to the Lord. It also recalls the experience of Adam and Eve, who had lived in even closer proximity to the Lord before the Fall.

 Enoch was taken into God’s presence. Only Enoch and Elijah ever had this experience. Enoch’s remarkable experience was both a testimony of his deep faith in God and a strong reminder at the God’s presence after death for the people of God. What Enoch experienced in a remarkable, dramatic fashion is what each person who walks with God will experience-everlasting life with the Saviour.

Noah is the only one that is commented upon by the narrator in this chapter. It is a form of the word meaning “to rest” and is associated with comfort. Noah’s name refers to a reversal of the curse. The sons of Noah: Sham, Ham, and Japheth are figures in the story of the Flood.

Structure

Verses 1-32: the family of Adam.

Principle 9: verse 5:24- ----"Enoch walked with God; and he was not found, for God took him.”

Lesson 9: Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and then rather dying, he moved directly into God’s presence. Why? Because he “pleased God” as in Heb.11:5-just as all of us can.5/10/2025.