Genesis 5:25-32
Genesis 5:25-32
25 Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered sons and daughters. 27 So Methuselah's life lasted 969 years; then he died. 28 Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son. 29 And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed." 30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah's birth, and he fathered sons and daughters. 31 So Lamech's life lasted 777 years; then he died. 32 Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:6 Noah was 600 years old when the deluge came [and] water covered the earth.
Genealogies. You know, the pages that you quickly skim over; the 'begets' that you wonder why are there. As I said yesterday, I am paying a little more attention this time and finding fascinating things. Methuselah was 187 when Lamech was born. He was 369 when Noah was born. And boy, talk about the "be careful what you pray for category," I guess Noah did bring relief in a way. Noah was 600 when the deluge came which makes Methuselah....969. Wow! Did he die before the flood? Did he die in the flood? It makes you really start to think. We know that it took Noah quite a while to build the Ark. We presume and preach that he was warning his kinsfolk and being jeered by them. But where was Aunt Millie? What about cousin Susie? You would think if anyone would believe you and get on the boat it would be grandpa.
But you see, Luke 17:26-27 says 26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 people went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." He had been warning them for so long that their hearts and ears had become hardened to the message.
What scares me is what verse 26 says. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: It's been a long time now, and all things stay the same.....after all, people have been saying for 2000 years that they are the end time generation. What makes us special? Why should we spread the Good News?
The fact of the matter is that whether Jesus comes tomorrow or in another 1000 years, every day people around us are dying and going to Hell because we have not tried to reach them with the Gospel. Instead of sowing the seed abundantly like Jesus requested, we prejudge who will "make a good Christian" and who wants to hear about our faith.
I'm sure there had to be a period of time; whether days or hours its hard to know; when there was the unbearably horrible sounds of screams, cries and people trying to get on the Ark as they realized what was happening. Are we really doing enough to make sure that when this earth is folded up and burned those left behind are there by choice?
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
25 Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered sons and daughters. 27 So Methuselah's life lasted 969 years; then he died. 28 Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son. 29 And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed." 30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah's birth, and he fathered sons and daughters. 31 So Lamech's life lasted 777 years; then he died. 32 Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:6 Noah was 600 years old when the deluge came [and] water covered the earth.
Genealogies. You know, the pages that you quickly skim over; the 'begets' that you wonder why are there. As I said yesterday, I am paying a little more attention this time and finding fascinating things. Methuselah was 187 when Lamech was born. He was 369 when Noah was born. And boy, talk about the "be careful what you pray for category," I guess Noah did bring relief in a way. Noah was 600 when the deluge came which makes Methuselah....969. Wow! Did he die before the flood? Did he die in the flood? It makes you really start to think. We know that it took Noah quite a while to build the Ark. We presume and preach that he was warning his kinsfolk and being jeered by them. But where was Aunt Millie? What about cousin Susie? You would think if anyone would believe you and get on the boat it would be grandpa.
But you see, Luke 17:26-27 says 26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 people went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." He had been warning them for so long that their hearts and ears had become hardened to the message.
What scares me is what verse 26 says. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: It's been a long time now, and all things stay the same.....after all, people have been saying for 2000 years that they are the end time generation. What makes us special? Why should we spread the Good News?
The fact of the matter is that whether Jesus comes tomorrow or in another 1000 years, every day people around us are dying and going to Hell because we have not tried to reach them with the Gospel. Instead of sowing the seed abundantly like Jesus requested, we prejudge who will "make a good Christian" and who wants to hear about our faith.
I'm sure there had to be a period of time; whether days or hours its hard to know; when there was the unbearably horrible sounds of screams, cries and people trying to get on the Ark as they realized what was happening. Are we really doing enough to make sure that when this earth is folded up and burned those left behind are there by choice?
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
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