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One world… going in two directions.
That is where we ended last week in our study of Genesis.
The split… if you will… took place when Cain could not control his rage against Abel.
One brother was dead, the other a restless wander that lived life apart from God.
Cain began a society that lived according to the world.
Enosh (Adam’s grandson… son of Seth) experienced a time when men began to call on the name of the Lord.
Genesis 4 gave details of what Cain’s “legacy” looked like.
Genesis 5 gives details of what Adam’s family looked like through his third son, Seth.
Genesis 5 is a genealogy… it’s one of those chapters that we often breeze through because… it’s not the most entertaining material.
However, as we will see in a moment, there is some important information to be had when looking at the genealogy given in Scripture.
Never forget… ALL scripture leads to Jesus.
It might be easier to recognize this in some passages and harder in others, but this book is a road map to the Savior, to His redeeming power.
This is God’s story… and Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end and all that is between.
God wants us to know His Son… WHY?
Because our fellowship with God can only be restored through Jesus.
No one comes to the Father except through… Christ!
This evening we are going to set the stage for a future study… a study of the flood.
But before we talk about the world being covered in water, we need to look at how the world got to a place where God said, “that’s enough.”
Scripture wise, we end chapter 4 with a verse that says
But just six verses into Genesis 6 we see a passage that shows how far the world had gone.
So tonight we look at the family line and the events that led up to the flood.
We look at the genealogy of Adam and his family, and take note of some important details.
As we do so, we need to understand the Genesis chapter 5 may only be 32 verses long, but it covers 1,430 years!
A lot can take place in just under 1500 years!
And here’s something crazy to think about… Adam was still alive when Noah’s father, Lamech, was born.
Adam was Lamech’s great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather!
(8th generation).
So we begin a study of over 1400 years of data given in less than 50 verses in Scripture.
From Adam to Noah… with a TWIST.
The Bible gives us some important information that must be considered as we dive into this family tree.
Verse one begins the revelation.
How was mankind made… specifically… in what image?
Mankind was made in the image of God.
What does that mean exactly?
We were made in the “likeness of God.”
We were made male and female and we were blessed.
Does anyone remember exactly how God “blessed” Adam and Eve after they were created?
The blessing was to be fruitful… to have children… to fill the earth and subdue it - to be stewards over God’s creation.
But verse 3 introduces some information that is interesting.
When God created Adam and Eve, he made them in His image… but verse three says Adam had a son “in his own likeness, in his own image.”
Why would this be noted in Scripture?
What meaning could it have?
One, it points out that God’s blessing to multiply is still in effect.
Adam and Eve had children as God blessed them to do.
Two, it points out a difference that we must note.
Adam’s “image” had changed once sin had entered the world.
He was still made in the image of God, but his life was now stained with sin.
That reality would be passed down generation to generation.
A father’s sin is NOT passed down to his children… but his children are born into sin.
“Generational curses” exist, but not by hereditary or genetic means like one might think.
Parents choose what they pass on to their children.
Children will often follow in the footsteps in their parents.
If sin is displayed in the home, then sin can be expected in the generations to come UNTIL someone breaks the CYCLE.
If faith is displayed in the home, faith can be hoped for UNLESS someone breaks the FELLOWSHIP.
Ultimately each person is responsible for the choices they make… but chances are… they will take on the “image” of the generation before them.
What one generation ALLOWS (tolerates) is what the net generation will ADOPT (accept as normal).
Adam’s “likeness” including his now fallen spiritual state, will be passed on to EVERY GENERATION until the Lord returns.
But… God’s blessing… still remained.
Again… God could have stopped it all with Adam and Eve and allowed them to remain in a shameful and fearful state.
Instead, God showed them GRACE.
Genesis 5 shows God’s BLESSING upon Adam and Eve in MOTION despite the existence of SIN.
And what we will see is how the generations chose to live… with or without the Lord.
From Adam to Noah… with HOPE.
We are going to look at select passages from Genesis as I want you to see something very important in Adam’s family tree.
Adam’s third son was Seth… born after Abel was murdered.
Now… does anyone remember what was special about Enosh?
The birth of Enoch marked a point in time when people began to call on the Name of the Lord.
We do not have many details as to what that looked like, but apparently he was a pioneer for public prayer and worship.
Remember, Cain’s ungodly family increased their self-reliance and started to center their lives around the secular arts and business.
In contrast, Seth’s family called on God.
They remained dependent upon their creator.
With the mention given to us in Genesis 4:26 we see… HOPE.
We see a family who desires to follow God and that hope spans across the generations.
Moving on in chapter five and covering a time span of four generations, we come across a birth announcement of another person of great faith.
Now consider this for a moment… Enosh was still alive when Enoch was born!
And apparently the faith of the family was still burning strong.
Enoch walked faithfully with God… for 300 YEARS!
His faithful walk is so impressive that is gets a second mention in verse 24!
Enoch doesn’t live 8-900 years like the rest of his family… but he doesn’t “die” a death like the rest of his family either.
Scripture simply says what? GOD TOOK HIM AWAY.
Enoch’s lifestyle was a standard and a challenge to the ungodly.
How do we know this?
Enoch actually spoke out against ungodliness and immorality. he kept warning people of God’s ultimate judgement on them for their ungodly conversations and behavior.
Enoch’s faith was so strong that God… took him away.
Hebrews 11 confirms this.
Lamech, Noah’s dad, was born before Enoch was taken by God.
Enosh was still alive as well and… so was Adam.
Noah’s dad had access to three pillars of faith.
Adam - the man who literally walked with God in the Garden of Eden… the ONLY man to know what the world was like before sin was a part of it, was still alive.
Enosh - the man who began public prayer and worship of God… was still alive.
In fact, he would still be alive when Noah was born!
Enoch - the man who stood against ungodliness and warned of the judgement to come… was still alive!
The legacy of faith was alive and in motion and still making a difference in the world.
So much so we see something interesting take place when Noah was born.
Lamech saw something special in his son.
Dads often do… but something set Noah apart.
Lamech saw a change coming… and that change would come through Noah.
I find Lamech’s words to be interesting.
Noah would presumably ease the pain of the curse… which appeared to be increasing.
Apparently, it was becoming more difficult to work the ground.
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