Day 5

Scripture to Read: Genesis 5:6-24

Today, we continue to look at Enoch and what a godly example he was and still is to all believers today. We know that Enoch never tasted death because God tells us in Genesis 5:24 that “God took him.” There are only TWO people in Scripture who never tasted death. Enoch was the first and Elijah was the second. We know this because God tells us in 2 Kings 2:11-12, And as they (Elijah & Elisha) still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it… We’re not sure all of the reasons why God chose these two men not to die. We do know that Enoch pleased God. Also, it could be that God used their lives as a preview of the experience to come for all Christians who are still alive on this earth when our Lord Jesus Christ returns for His church. We know this as the rapture and God lays this out in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 and 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. Of course, there are many other references in God’s Word to the rapture. Christians living when Christ comes for His church will all be taken up to meet Him in the air. In other words, none of the Christians living on earth when Christ comes for His church will taste death. What a glorious day that will be. We need to be sure and live our lives as pleasing to our Lord.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about Christians who will not taste death? 2. How are you living for our Lord each day, knowing His return for His church could happen at any time?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

As we begin our walk through Genesis 5 this week, we’ll see how God gives a great reminder of His goodness and that He’s always faithful. Although Genesis 5 is a long genealogy, we need to always remind ourselves that all of God’s Word is God-breathed and incredibly profitable. God tells us this in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, All Scripture is breathed...

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Day 2

In Genesis 5, God continues to show us where we began. Remember, these are our generations all the way back to Adam. It’s interesting that in Genesis 5, God starts back at the beginning again. The reason for starting over is because God began a new branch with the birth of Seth. As we study God’s Word, we find that Seth is in the lineage of o...

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Day 3

As we continue our journey through Genesis 5, we find a few verses that stand out among the rest. God gave us the genealogy from Adam, then Seth, and so on. When we get to Genesis 5:21-24, we find something different than what God shared about the others in this genealogy. God shared this in Genesis 5:21-24, When Enoch had lived 65 years, he ...

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Day 4

We continue to look at Enoch and what an incredible example he was and still is to all who seek to walk with our Lord. God not only has Enoch mentioned here in Genesis 5, but then God makes sure the writer of Hebrews mentions Enoch in the “hall of faith” in Hebrews 11. What we have to see in Genesis 5:24 is that because Enoch walked with God,...

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Day 5

Today, we continue to look at Enoch and what a godly example he was and still is to all believers today. We know that Enoch never tasted death because God tells us in Genesis 5:24 that “God took him.” There are only TWO people in Scripture who never tasted death. Enoch was the first and Elijah was the second. We know this because God tells us...

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Day 6

As we finish up with Enoch today, we need to know a little bit more about how God used him. We find Enoch also mentioned in Jude 1:14-15. Here is what God’s Word says about Enoch in the book of Jude, It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His holy ones, 15 t...

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Day 7

It’s interesting that there is a Lamech mentioned in Genesis 4 in the line of Cain. This Lamech boasts of murder and his self-proclaimed belief of God’s protection. This Lamech is the only person in the lineage of Cain whose words are recorded – speaking of vengeance, arrogance, and murder. Then, in Genesis 5 we have another Lamech mentioned,...

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