23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was nomore, because God took him away.
23 Enoch lived 365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day hedisappeared, because God took him. - P62
After the death of Abel, we now turn to Seth‘s descendants, amongwhom is a figure named Enoch, a man who walked faithfully with God. - P64
Lamech‘s name means poor or lowly, and Noah‘s name means rest or comfort. - P64
Even in the worst, sin-soaked times,
God‘seyes are on
His lowly ones. And although we may feel that we are few in number and weak as we face constant
threats from this rebellious world,
we are God‘s precious remnant. - P64
May we respond to Hispromises by entering into His rest and providing comfort to others withthe blessings that we have received. - P64
Dear Lord, I praise You for making me in Your image. - P65
Empower me to live outmy calling as a faithful member of Your remnant in a world that desperately
needs You. In Jesus‘ name, amen. - P65
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humanswere beautiful, and they married any of them theychose.
2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives. - P66
3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend withhumans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be ahundred and twenty years." - P66
6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beingson the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
6 So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It brokehis heart. - P67
7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of theearth the human race I have created and with themthe animals, the birds and the creatures that move alongthe ground for I regret that I have made them."
7 And the LORD said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of theearth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing all the people, the large animals,
the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I amsorry I ever made them." - P67
8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. - P67
9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man,
blameless among the people of his time,
and he walked faithfully with God. - P67
Although humans are multiplying, they are not living in the way
that God had intended. - P68
Ultimately and more grievously, the human heart is continually benton evil and violence. - P68
There are moments when hearing about wars,
crimes, and injustice leads us to think our society has hit rock bottom,
becoming more and more like the world of Genesis 6. - P68
But just as God was still active in restraining the evil of that world, He is still at worktoday through His children living as salt and light in a world that would otherwise be hopeless. - P68
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