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A MAN Who Walked INTO ETERNITY HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT AN OLD PICTURE OF PEOPLE AND WON- DERED WHAT THEIR LIVES WERE LIKE?

was taken. That one snapshot gives us a tiny glimpse into their lives. Did you know that the Bible often gives us little snapshots into the lives of people in the past?

We may be curious about the person s background, job, family, or life history. One of the most interesting snapshots in the Bible is of a man named Enoch.

The Bible, however, explains something special about Enoch. The text says, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters.

What in the world does it KYLE BUTT mean that Enoch walked with God and was not? The text says that all others died, but Enoch simply was not.

Was it a happy event or a sad event? You might wonder how going to be with God would be a sad event. I don t mean it would have been sad for Enoch.

That means when Enoch left the world, Methuselah was 300 years old. When Methuselah was 187, he had a son named Lamech, who would have been Enoch s grandson.

Enoch had sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, and probably great grandchildren, maybe great, great, great.grand children. We don t know how many. Maybe hundreds.

He would have done his best to raise his children and their children to know about God and God s wonderful love and care.

Do you think that Enoch s parents and children thought he would live to be that old as well?

3 A MAN Who Walked INTO ETERNITY HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT AN OLD PICTURE OF PEOPLE AND WON- DERED WHAT THEIR LIVES WERE LIKE? Maybe you have seen a picture of soldiers in a war and tried to think about who they were, what they did before the war, what happened to them after the war, or if they lived long after the picture was taken. That one snapshot gives us a tiny glimpse into their lives. Did you know that the Bible often gives us little snapshots into the lives of people in the past? Many times the Bible will mention a person only a few times (maybe only once) and will not tell us much about that person. We may be curious about the person s background, job, family, or life history. One of the most interesting snapshots in the Bible is of a man named Enoch. Enoch is mentioned in the list of some of the earliest people on Earth that we find in Genesis 5. When his name is first mentioned, we learn he was the son of Jared. The Bible, however, explains something special about Enoch. The text says, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him (Genesis 5:23-24). Wow! What in the world does it KYLE BUTT mean that Enoch walked with God and was not? The text says that all others died, but Enoch simply was not. In the book of Hebrews we learn that Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death (Hebrews 11:5). Enoch never died. Have you ever thought about what that could have been like? Was it a happy event or a sad event? You might wonder how going to be with God would be a sad event. I don t mean it would have been sad for Enoch. But notice that the Bible says that Enoch had sons and daughters. One of his sons was Methuselah, who was born when Enoch was 65 years old. That means when Enoch left the world, Methuselah was 300 years old. When Methuselah was 187, he had a son named Lamech, who would have been Enoch s grandson. He would have been around for 113 years before Enoch left. So, what are we getting at? Enoch had sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, and probably great grandchildren, maybe great, great, great.grand children. We don t know how many. Maybe hundreds. Since we know Enoch was a righteous person, then we know he would have been kind and good. He would have done his best to raise his children and their children to know about God and God s wonderful love and care. He would have been a generous, loving man who tried to help as many people as possible. Most of the people listed in Genesis 5 lived to be more than 800 years old. Do you think that Enoch s parents and children thought he would live to be that old as well? How do you think they felt when he was gone, having lived on Earth not even half of the time that his father or son did? Surely Enoch s family missed him. And how do you imagine it happened that one day Enoch was not there anymore? The Bible says He walked with God for 300 years (Genesis 5:22). It seems that Enoch had a habit of spending time with God. Maybe he went for long walks in the morning or evening praying and talking to his Creator? What would it have been like for him one day to go out walking with God and not come home? It makes you wonder if he just walked straight up into heaven or if God just sort of zapped him from Earth into Paradise. We will never know for sure, but it is interesting for us to think about. We also learn that Enoch was a prophet. The New Testament book of Jude tells us that Enoch prophesied about what would happen at the end of the world when Jesus Christ comes at the Day of Judgment (Jude 14). Isn t it amazing to think that God was using people as far back as Enoch to tell about things that Jesus Christ would do in the future? The truth is, God is still looking for people to walk with Him. We may not be prophets, and we may not avoid physical death, but we can still walk with God by keeping His commandments and praying to Him. Imagine how excited we will be if we live a righteous life, then one day get to hear God say to us, Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joys of your lord (Matthew 25:23). 20 March 2019 Discovery 21

A c tivity Pag e s Match, FInd, and CIrcle the PatrIarchs N R N R O Y J M N J D O Y X X S I L E C K O A H H Q W A L A H E P H D I C M W I B M U E W D U E X N R E R E E N O C H A R A I T Z K W H T N J

Noah s dad 2. Lived to be 895 years old 3. Son of Seth 4. Was 600 years old when the Flood came 5. Enoch s dad 6. Created from the dust of the ground 7. Never died 8.

Lamech J. Jared FIll In the Blanks 1. walked with God three years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

21). 4. So created man in His own ; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27). Dear Digger Doug, 1. Enoch walked with God for 777 years. 2. Enoch never died.

Most of the people listed in Genesis 5 lived to be more than 800 years old. 7. Our ancient ancestors were not very smart. 8. Tubal-Cain was an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron.

4 A c tivity Pag e s Match, FInd, and CIrcle the PatrIarchs N R N R O Y J M N J D O Y X X S I L E C K O A H H Q W A L A H E P H D I C M W I B M U E W D U E X N R E R E E N O C H A R A I T Z K W H T N J M A H A L A L E L M E T H U S E L A H U S I E N O S H A T L Z E P T C R Q D M T R W T H J Z Y A Z N Q F Y H P H C M W Draw the BIble Character (*Be sure to study the timeline on pages 18-19) 1. Noah s dad 2. Lived to be 895 years old 3. Son of Seth 4. Was 600 years old when the Flood came 5. Enoch s dad 6. Created from the dust of the ground 7. Never died 8. Born when Adam was 130 years old 9. Son of Enosh 10. Oldest man (that we know of from Scripture) to ever live A. Enosh B. Noah C. Methuselah D. Mahalalel E. Enoch F. Cainan G. Seth H. Adam I. Lamech J. Jared FIll In the Blanks 1. walked with God three years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God him (Genesis 5:23-24). 2. Enoch was so that he did not see (Hebrews 11:5). 3. was the father of all those who play the and (Genesis 4:21). 4. So created man in His own ; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27). Dear Digger Doug, 1. Enoch walked with God for 777 years. 2. Enoch never died. 3. Enoch had a son named Methuselah. 4. Methuselah died at the old age of Noah was taken by God just as Enoch was. 6. Most of the people listed in Genesis 5 lived to be more than 800 years old. 7. Our ancient ancestors were not very smart. 8. Tubal-Cain was an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. Since humans used to live to be hundreds of years old, could animals? Since lizards never stop growing, wouldn t they grow to be huge if they were able to live longer? Daniel Hawn, Crossville, TN Dear Daniel, True or False That is a great question. You are correct that many reptiles continue to grow throughout their lives, while mammals reach a final size and stop growing. Scientists used to think that s how dinosaurs were able to get so big, but recent studies have shown that was probably not the case. Scientists studying bones have observed that bones have features, kind of like tree rings, that help show the age of the bones. After studying those features in dinosaur fossils, scientists think that the huge sauropod dinosaurs (like Apatosaurus) and theropod dinosaurs (like T-Rex) reached a maximum size after only years for the sauropods and years for the theropods! Of course, most dinosaurs never grew to be so large. Some were only the size of chickens. God made a lot of variation within the dinosaur kinds. It is true, however, that many kinds of life (plants, insects, reptiles, and even humans) were able to grow to enormous sizes in the pre-flood world (and after the Flood for awhile). The reason for the large size was probably not age but other features of the Earth and its atmosphere. These features probably included things such as oxygen level, less radiation, less disease and mutations in genes, the Earth s magnetic field strength, etc. Still, isn t it amazing that our great God made animals as large as dinosaurs? It reminds us that He is awesome! 22 March 2019 Discovery 23

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SOMETHING ABOUT THE THEORY OF evolution. According to evolution, all life started from a single-celled organism that lived millions of years ago.

After many millions of years, we are told, humans evolved from lower monkeys that evolved from lower mammals, that evolved from..you get the picture.

If you have seen movies about cavemen or Neanderthals, then you know they are pictured as dimwitted and dull. The fact is, evolution is completely false.

When we look at their children, we learn that humans have been very intelligent from the beginning of the world.

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Sense. Finally, not only do the scientific Laws of Thermodynamics and the Law of Cause and Effect support

Sense. Finally, not only do the scientific Laws of Thermodynamics and the Law of Cause and Effect support tion for the cause of the original ball of matter. The fact is, a logical, physical explanation for the original ball of matter does not exist. The ball of matter could not have popped into existence or