5.1-32

Genesis

You will be depriving yourself of rich treasures available to you in God's Word if you do not dig deeper than the few lines of commentary you can access in a daily devotional. Genealogies are often the most overlooked of these treasures, yet among the richest. Look, for instance, at the simple math represented here: from Adam to when Enosh gave birth to Kenan is 325 years (vv3-9). Those numbers are easily enough added up, but extend the math all the way to the end of this chapter, and you will arrive at 1556 years since creation when Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (v32). The spoiler is that continuing through the rest of the Bible, you will be able to track that it had been 2,513 years since creation at the Exodus (Ex. 14). It was 2,992 years since creation when Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 5-7), 3,373 years at the Fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians (2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 39:2), 3,954 at the birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:2-16, Luke 3:23-38), and as of today (2023.08.11) it has been 5,981 years since creation. As noted in Genesis chapter four, the seventh generation of Adam along the cursed line of Cain arrived at the murderer Lamech. But when following the restored line through Seth, the seventh generation descendent is Enoch. Note the contrast between the curse and the blessing (vv22-24) "Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." (v24). Don't let yourself overlook the treasures of genealogy in Scripture.

CHAPTER 5

The Generations of Adam

1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
2 He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created.
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
4 Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were 800 years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5 So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
6 And Seth lived 105 years and became the father of Enosh.
7 Then Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters.
8 So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.
9 And Enosh lived 90 years and became the father of Kenan.
10 Then Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
11 So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.
12 And Kenan lived 70 years and became the father of Mahalalel.
13 Then Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
14 So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.
15 And Mahalalel lived 65 years and became the father of Jared.
16 Then Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
17 So all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
18 And Jared lived 162 years and became the father of Enoch.
19 Then Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
20 So all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.
21 And Enoch lived 65 years and became the father of Methuselah.
22 Then Enoch walked with God 300 years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
23 So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
25 And Methuselah lived 187 years and became the father of Lamech.
26 Then Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.
28 And Lamech lived 182 years and became the father of a son.
29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands arising from the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
30 Then Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
32 And Noah was 500 years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.