Beginnings, Era 1, Episode 6

In the last episode, we read Genesis 4:1 through 26 and saw how dramatically sin had affected humanity as Cain murdered his brother Abel. The scriptures we're going to cover today is Genesis five, one through 32, and here we're going to read about Adam's descendants and how humanity grew to become independent families and tribes.

Genesis 5:1-32

I. The Descendants of Adam Notes

1.  As read in the scripture…

II.  Key Points of the Scripture (Pastor Dave)

1.  The conclusion of the account of Adam.

2.  The first record of lineage, or genealogy

a.  We see the genealogical link between Adam and Noah

b. Genealogy is valuable to establish the priestly and royal lines through Israel’s history

c.  The names listed represent the holy seed from which Christ came

3. Humanity grows into independent families or tribes

4.  Enoch did not die, God took him.

a. Enoch walked in close fellowship with God, and he pleased God, and God knew him – imagine what such an intimate walk with God would be like…

III.   Key Points of the Scripture (Scott Brekke)

1.  People lived a very long time.

a. People living such long lives must have gained a lot of knowledge/wisdom.

2.  People had many, many children.

a. After the Bible lists an individual’s name, it states that they had many other sons and daughters.

3. The Bible states that every person died, with the exception of Enoch

a. The Bible states how long an individual lived and then they died

4. Noah is born and has three sons (Shem, Ham, Japheth)

IV.  It did not rain on the earth until the time of Noah and God brought the flood

V.  Application gleaned from this scripture might be a shift of our mindset… we are all related