The mystery of Enoch

I had never heard of Enoch.

At least until I started exploring the Bible in a bit more detail.

Enoch appears briefly in chapter 5 of Genesis, verses 21-24.

Enoch lived in fellowship with the Lord, up until the ripe old age of 365, and then disappeared.  Huh?  Just like that?

The bulk of Chapter 5 lists Adam's descendants through his third son Seth.  I won't bother listing them here, but there are several generations, and everyone seemed to live until they were over 800 years old.  But what about Enoch?

Hebrews 11:5 is linked to Genesis 5:24, and states that: "It was faith that kept Enoch from dying.  Instead, he was taken up to God, and nobody could find him, because God had taken him up.  The scripture says that before Enoch was taken up, he had pleased God."

Jude 14 is also linked to Genesis 5:24 and states: "It was Enoch, the sixth direct descendant from Adam, who long ago prophesied this about them: 'The Lord will come with many thousands of his holy angels . . ."

Two generations after Enoch comes Noah.

And that's for the next blog.

Or two.  I haven't quite decided yet.