*FAITHFULS IN THE LAND 2*
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Read Genesis 5
Genesis 4:25-26 NLT - Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son (seed) in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” ²⁶ When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. AT THAT TIME PEOPLE FIRST BEGAN TO WORSHIP THE LORD BY NAME.
Psalm 31:23 KJV - O LOVE THE LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth THE FAITHFUL, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Unlike Cain’s generations as seen in Genesis 4, Seth’s descendants up to the ninth generation yielded faithfuls like Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah. We see records of these people’s righteousness in the Bible.
1. Enoch was notably mentioned to have walked with God. He had revelations from God. He had an intense relationship with the Lord.
Genesis 5:22-24 KJV - And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
²³ And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
²⁴ And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
2. Methuselah who was the seventh( seven is a number that stands for completeness or fullness or perfection) generation from Adam via Seth, is the one who lived the longest! He lived for nine hundred and sixty nine(969) years, even longer than Adam, who lived for nine hundred and thirty(930) years.
Genesis 5:27 KJV - And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
3. Lamech of the eight generation of Adam via Seth lived for a notable number of years- 777years. While his grand uncle Lamech( the seventh generation via Cain) lamented about being due seventy seven fold the punishment of Cain, the 8th man via Seth’s lineage celebrated seven hundred and seventy seven long years of life.
Genesis 5:28-31 KJV - And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
²⁹ And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
³⁰ And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
³¹ And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
4. Noah was the ninth generation from Adam via Seth. His name means “ Rest” and he truly brought God some rest in the midst of all His brokenheartedness concerning the abundance of wickedness in his day. Noah preached righteousness and built the ark that saved those who believe.
Genesis 5:29 KJV - And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Pray that many faithful and mighty people will emerge from your lineage. Pray that your descendants will be the people whom God can use and whom God will use. Pray that liars and wicked people will not be amongst your descendants. Pray that you will be turned into a faithful, and that faithful people will not cease from your lineage in the mighty name of Jesus.
Live Daily.
Anastasia Bruce
Footstool Colour Ministries