Genesis 5:28-29 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years and had a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.” From our perspective, Lamech seems to be somewhat of a prophet; he […]
Genesis 5:25-27 “Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years and begot Lamech. After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.” It used to be that anyone who lived to a very old […]
Genesis 5:22-24 “After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. For some reason that is not made clear, other than Enoch pleased […]
Genesis 5:4-5 “After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.” Many years before his death, Adam had been forewarned of this eventual outcome was he to eat of the […]
Genesis 5:3 “And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.” In the previous verses, the Bible tells us that in the day God created mankind, He created man in His likeness. In this verse, we are told that Seth was […]
Genesis 5:1-2 “This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.” An alternate rendering of this verse is, “This is the […]
Genesis 4:26 “And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.” The one who was appointed had a son whose name, Enosh, meant “man” or “mortal.” It is during his lifetime that Judaism believes that idolatry began […]
Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” Righteous Abel had been murdered, Cain was cursed and Cain’s descendants were evil. The promise of the Seed of the Woman seemed hopeless until […]
Genesis 4:19, 22 “Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. … And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron.” The Lamech mentioned here is not to be confused with the father of […]
With everything going on in the world, I felt to remind each one that God has it all under control. He is everything we need and with Him all things are possible. No matter what may come our way He is able to handle every situation and circumstance that may arise. Fear has no place […]
