Genesis 5 1-32

At the beginning of this passage we are reminded that when man was created it was in the image of God. The verse then reminds us that when humans reproduce the children bear their parents image. When Adam and Eve first reproduced did they still have God's image? We have seen how they rejected God instructions for their lives. What impact did these events have on the image that man was created in? How closely did the next generation resemble the image that God had initially given man? What was the result of the multiple generations that separated Adam and Noah on the image of Noah's generation?

In the middle of the list of Adam's descendants we are introduced to Enoch. Enoch walked with God all the days of his life. The first time we were introduced to the concept of walking with God was in Genesis chapter 3. Adam and Eve hid from God when he was walking through the garden because of their sin. So it would seem that this expression, 'walking with God' is suggesting that peace and harmony characterise the relationship. There was nothing that caused Enoch to hide, so much so that Enoch escapes the curse of sin and departs from the world in a more unusual fashion. He is just taken by God!! For some reason Enoch, the only man noted in this list for his godliness, departs this earth a lot sooner than any of the others. He is half their age in fact. I'm not sure if there is any significance in this!? Enoch's epitaph is surely one we would all aspire to. What a privilege to be known as the man who walked with God.