Genesis 5 and the paths to salvation

Scripture reading: Gen. 5:1-5

Genesis 5:1–5 ESV

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

Outline

Introduction: Genesis 5 and the paths of salvation

Genesis 5 shows the path of the covenant through the inheritance of faith: Lamech who lived with Adam for 56 years, and Noah’s great faith.

Lamech named Noah Noah because he believed in God’s promise of the woman’s seed.

Transfigure now or resurrect later: Genesis 5 shows the two paths to eternal life: Adam and Enoch

Out of all the people listed in Gen. 5, Adam died the earliest. That must have awakened the whole tribe to the reality of death by old age. Before that, the people probably didn’t even imagine that humans would die naturally. But the next person to go was not Seth, but the seventh generation from Adam: Enoch.

What you see is what you get: Genesis 5 shows the path to transfiguration: Enoch’s eschatological consciousness and meeting the second coming Lord

Pass down what has been passed down:

Conclusion: Which path shall we take?

Introduction

One thing we know about the Gospel is that it is good news; it is not good advice. And one of the ways we can prove that Jesus Christ really existed is from His genealogy. What’s more, the genealogy doesn’t only testify of Jesus as a historical person. It also testifies of Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s covenant of salvation. This means that whoever reads and understands the genealogy is transformed into a witness of the Gospel. It isn’t a stretch, therefore, to say that the genealogy of Jesus is the blueprint of eternal life.

That’s why the main scripture passage for the entire history of redemption series is Deut. 32:7. Moses tells the people of Israel to remember the days of old, consider the years of all generations, ask your father and he will show you, your elders and they will tell you.

This morning, we will take a look at the earliest part of Jesus’ genealogy, Genesis 5. And as we go through these names and numbers, what we’re doing is we’re remembering the days of old, we’re carefully considering the years of the generations. We’re asking the elders and our forefathers of faith who went before us about the things of God, and by faith we will listen to what they have to say.

So let’s begin by plotting out the numbers on the board.

Message 1: The covenant of God is a family heirloom.

Message 2: The

Message 3: Pass down what has been passed down.

Let’s begin to plot out the numbers

God’s mercy is not license to delay in obedience

God took that “You shall surely die” and changed it into “My Son shall surely die.”

Story 1: Adam who died and Enoch who lived.

How long did Adam live?

The Bible says in Gen. 5:4 that Adam lived for 930 years, and then he died. So what we see is that Adam