...and he died (Genesis 5)

Notice the pattern...(I italicized just in case you didn't catch it!)


⁵ Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.


⁸ Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.


¹¹ Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.


¹⁴ Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.


¹⁷ Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.


²⁰ Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.


²⁷ Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.


³¹ Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.


It's interesting to me that these men lived all these years and the last thing that was said about them was that "he died."  Well, all except for Enoch...


²³ Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.²⁴ Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.


Now there's something to put in your obituary.  Could you imagine reading that...


   "He lived a full 75 years and had three wonderful children.  He was a strong    Christian who walked with God closely.  According to witnesses he was taken into heaven after a giving his wife a tearfully happy good-bye kiss."


...I mean c'mon.  How many of you would believe that?


But Enoch, Noah's great grandfather, was simply just taken away by God.  I'm not sure I know what that kind of relationship with God feels like...and honestly that makes me a little sad.


Lord, I want to know you today more than I knew you yesterday.


Goodnight and Godspeed