“The
Godly Line of Seth” – Genesis 5:1–32 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/March 2, 2014)1 This is the written account of Adam's family line. When
God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female
and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were
created. 3 When Adam had
lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he
named him Seth. 4 After Seth
was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and dau...
“The
Godly Line of Seth” – Genesis 5:1–32 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/March 2, 2014)
1 This is the written account of Adam's family line. When
God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female
and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were
created. 3 When Adam had
lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he
named him Seth. 4 After Seth
was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total
of 930 years, and then he died. 6
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After he became the father of
Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Altogether, Seth lived a total
of 912 years, and then he died. 9
When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After he became the father of
Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total
of 905 years, and then he died. 12
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After he became the father of
Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total
of 910 years, and then he died. 15
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16 After he became the father of
Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a
total of 895 years, and then he died. 18
When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After he became the father of
Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total
of 962 years, and then he died. 21
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of
Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and
daughters. 23 Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away. 25 When Methuselah had
lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26 After he became the father of
Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a
total of 969 years, and then he died. 28
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in
the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has
cursed." 30 After Noah
was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a
total of 777 years, and then he died. 32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and
Japheth. (Genesis 5:1-32, NIV)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and
sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of
the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who
are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we
were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it
is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:1-5, NIV)
Main Idea:
Humanity’s only hope for deliverance from the curse
of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.
1. Every human being bears the image of
God.
This is the written account of Adam's family line.
When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them
male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when
they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own
likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. (Genesis 5:1–3, NIV)
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the
birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own
image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky
and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:26–28,
NIV)
2. Every human being bears the marred
image of God and suffers under the curse of sin and death.
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father
of Enosh. After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had
other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then
he died. (Genesis 5:6–8, NIV)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time
my mother conceived me. (Psalm 51:5, NIV)
Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb
they are wayward, spreading lies. (Psalm 58:3, NIV)
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one
man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because
all sinned– (Romans 5:12, NIV)
For just as through the disobedience of the one man
the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the
many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19, NIV)
3. Every human being has a
responsibility to walk in humble obedience before their Creator.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father
of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked
faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch
walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away. (Genesis 5:21–24, NIV)
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he
did not experience death: "He could not be found, because God had taken
him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased
God. (Hebrews 11:5, NIV)
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them:
"See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to
judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have
committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners
have spoken against him." (Jude 14–15, NIV)
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that
time people began to call on the name of the LORD. (Genesis 4:26, NIV)
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and
the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you
believe this?" (John 11:25–26, NIV)
4. The only hope for deliverance from
the curse of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, and
descendant of Noah, Jesus Christ.
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. He named him Noah and said, "He will
comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the
LORD has cursed." (Genesis 5:28–29,
NIV)
Main Idea:
Your only hope for deliverance from the curse of sin
and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.
