Enoch

Good evening friends,
Thanks to Bob, Sally and Chris for serving at the Redwings game last night. They worked hard on a busy night to raise a good deal of money for the Rochester Family Mission to serve those in need. I want to remind you that tomorrow during worship we will welcome new members into our church, which is always an encouraging moment. Right after worship we'll have a brief congregational meeting to elect officers for our life together. I hope you can be there to take part in this important moment.

Today's reading gives us a couple more generations in the family of faith. Most notably, we get the story of Enoch. Enoch is a departure from the normal pattern of the way the author presents the generations because rather than tell us that he died, we're told that "Enoch walked with God and then was no more because God took him." That has led to speculation about Enoch's departure into heaven. I don't have any great insight to offer on that, only to point out the difference, since our New Testament authors sometimes refer back to it. I hope the day has been wonderful for you and I look forward to seeing you in worship tomorrow.

God bless,
Sam

Genesis 5:13-24

¹³Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴Thus all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. ¹⁵When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years; and he died. ¹⁸When Jared had lived one hundred sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. ²⁰Thus all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years; and he died.

²¹When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²²Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. ²³Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. ²⁴Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.