Genesis 5:1-32

EDWARDSJUKES  Of 700 studied  300 preachers  65 college professors  13 university presidents  60 authors of good books  3 US congressmen  1 vice president of US  100 lawyers  30 judges  62 physicians  80 elected public office  75 army or navy officers  1 US Treasury official  Of 1,026 studied  300 died prematurely  100 sent to a penitentiary for 13 yrs.  7 murderers  190 public prostitutes  Cost NY $1,200,000

We saw it last week in Cain’s linage in Gen. 4 This week we will look at Seth’s descendants in Gen. 5.

 Some of the names are the same, but they are different people: Enoch, Lamech  There are three women named in Cain’s list  Seven generations in Cain’s and 10 in Seth’s  The ages of the people are given on in Seth’s linage.  In both it is said for each person they had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:1–2 (NIV) 1 This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “man.”

Genesis 5:3–5 (NIV) 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. Why did they live so long before the flood? Physical differences in the earth God may have intentionally changed life expectances due to sin. Substitute

Genesis 5:6–8 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 7 And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. Frail, mortal

Genesis 5:9–11 9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:12–14 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. Praise of God

Genesis 5:15–17 15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16 And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:18–20 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19 And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:21–24 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.

Genesis 5:25–27 25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26 And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. He died on the 11th of Cheshvan of the year 1656 (Anno Mundi, after Creation), 7 days before the beginning of the great Flood. [1] According to Rashi on Gen. 7:4, The Holy One delayed the Flood specially because of the 7 days of mourning for the righteous Methuselah in his honour.CheshvanAnno Mundi [1]Rashi

Genesis 5:28–31 28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 29 He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.” 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. Noah’s name probably means “rest” or “bring relief”

Genesis 5:32 32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

 All of Cain’s descendants were bad and would be killed in the flood.  Each descendant from Seth had many sons and daughters, but only the single line leading to Noah is mentioned and presumed righteous.  Enoch was taken up to God before the flood.  It is said in the New Testament that the conditions before the Great Tribulation will be similar to the conditions prior to the flood.  The family members of Noah were spared because of Noah.

Matthew 24:38–39 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Luke 17:26–27 (NIV) 26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Very few were ready for God’s judgment. Are You?