Adam to Noah

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PASSAGE: Genesis 5:1-32

COMMENT: This chapter gives the family line from Adam to Noah, a total of ten generations. This includes man’s time before the flood and comes to a total of 1,656 years.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

1. All the days that Adam lived were _______ hundred and ________ years.

2. Enoch lived 65 years and begat __________________.

3. All the days of Methuselah were ________ hundred and ________ and ________ years.

4. Lamech called his son Noah, saying, This same shall ___________ us concerning our work and _______ of our hands.

5. Noah was _________ years old and Noah begat Shem, ______, and ___________.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

1. Genesis 5:1 announces, “This is the book of the generations of Adam.” We find lists of “generations” given throughout Genesis and the rest of the Bible. However, there is only one other place where the word “book” is found with the word “generation.” This is in Matthew 1:1 which begins, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ.” What is the significance of the two places where this wording occurs? What is the meaning of the person mentioned in each statement (Adam in Genesis and Jesus Christ in Matthew)? Why do you think the first phrase uses “generations” (plural) and the second one uses “generation” (singular)?

2. God created male and female and “called their name Adam” (Genesis 5:2)? What is the meaning of this? In what way does a woman take the name of a man?

3. Use a Bible Dictionary to check the meaning of the names Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. Add up the numbers. Which of these men died the year of the flood? How does that fit in to the meaning of his name?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME?

1. Adam had been created in the likeness and image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). However, Adam’s son was born in the likeness and image of Adam (Genesis 5:3). How do we regain the image of God today? See 2Corinthians 4:4; Romans 8:29; Galatians 4:19; Colossians 3:10. What do you think this involves?

2. During Enoch’s life, he walked with God. Then, he was not, for God took him (Genesis 5:24). Hebrews 11:5 tells us that this means that Enoch “was translated that he should not see death.” He was taken up into heaven. But before that, he walked with God. What do you think this means? What should we do in order to walk with God?

SUGGESTED MEMORY VERSES: Genesis 5:1, 2, 24

TEXT: Genesis 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

6 ¶ And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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