What we have in these 32 verses are ten genealogies in the Family of Adam and Eve from Creation until the Flood!

The Genealogy of Adam (5:1-5)  

The Genealogy of Seth (5:6-8)

The Genealogy of Enosh (5:9-11)

The Genealogy of Kenan (5:12-14)

The Genealogy of Mahalalel (5:15-17)  

The Genealogy of Jared (5:18-20)

The Genealogy of Enoch (5:21-24)

The Genealogy of Methuselah (5:25-27)

The Genealogy of Lamech (5:28-31)

The Genealogy of Noah (9:28-29)

In these 32 verses, we are given the account of 10 generations of Adam and Eve’s Family from Adam through the three sons of Noah. In fact, these 10 generations provide us with a reliable time line of 1,486 years from Creation until the Flood

We are given the age at the time of the death of ten of these men; and, their average at the time of their death was 777. If you don’t count Enoch, (who did not die but was transported directly to heaven at the age of 365) the average age of the remaining nine men at the time of their death was 912!

The youngest of these men at the time of their death (not counting Enoch) was Lamech, the Father of Noah, who died at the age of 777. In fact, the timeline shows that Lamech died the same year as the Flood; and, he may have – in fact – died in the Flood!

Enoch did not physically die in the normal sense; but, he was transported directly to heaven as was the Prophet Elijah!

(2^nd Kings 2:11)

We are given some additional and exciting information about Enoch’s life and ministry before he was taken up to heaven by the Apostle Jude in verses 14-15 of his Epistle:

“It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 

In this Chapter, (including the genealogy of Noah in Chapter 9) we are told NINE TIMES both boldly and simply, “and he died.” Since the sin of Adam and Eve, this is the common denominator of mankind!

As the Lord allows, this coming Lord’s Day, I want to go through the Holy Scriptures and answer four vitally important and contemporary questions…

#1: What is death?

#2: Why do people die?

#3: What happens when people die?

And, the most important question of all…

#4: What will happen to you when you die?

I hope you will take the time to read over Genesis 5, pray about it, and think about it as you prepare your spirit to hear the Word of God!

There are only a few things that universally apply to every person on earth… and, this is surely one of them!

Someday, somewhere, someone will say of us… “and they died.” It is my sincere prayer that each of us will be ready for that day!

As my dear friend Tom Rains often says, “I hope to see you Sunday with your Bible in your hand, a smile on your face, and your family and friends by your side!”

Pastor Lanny