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Genesis 5 – Enoch walks

At youth group recently I was talking to my High Schoolers about the Bible. I asked the question: what is the Bible? We concluded that at the very least, the one thing everyone can agree on is, the Bible is literature (I think it’s more, but I’ll save that for another day). The Bible has words, stories, plots, characters, and settings, so it is literature. I then stated that most people would agree that it is very good literature with excellent stories, character development, and plot twists; I added the caveat that there are some boring passages as well and mentioned the genealogies.

For the most part Genesis 5 is insanely boring. It’s a long series of “this guy was born he lived xxx years and had a kid”. However, there is one fascinating morsel in Genesis 5; verses 21-24.

“When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”

Imagine having such a close relationship with God that God takes you away. When I feel far from God I turn to this passage for encouragement.

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