Episode 21: The Descendants of Adam

Series: Creation to the Tower of Babel (Episode 11 of 20)

Passage: Genesis 5:1–32

Genesis 5 looks, at first glance, like a long obituary column: “and he died… and he died… and he died.” The genealogy from Adam to Noah reads like a graveyard carved into Scripture, reminding us that the curse of sin spares no generation. Death reigns, even over men who lived for centuries.

But in the middle of this funeral march, the rhythm breaks. A name appears, and the pattern shatters: “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” No grave. No tombstone. Just a man who pleased God, skipped death, and stepped straight into eternity.

This chapter teaches us three things:

• Original sin is real. Death reigns through Adam. Even Methuselah, the longest-lived man in history, couldn’t outrun the curse.
• Faith walks. Enoch didn’t just believe in God—he walked with Him. Daily, intimately, obediently. Hebrews 11 celebrates his life as a witness that pleases God.
• God preserves the promise. This genealogy isn’t filler—it’s the survival of the seed. From Adam to Noah, the line of hope is alive, keeping God’s promise in Genesis 3:15 burning until Christ comes.

Abel’s blood cried for justice. Cain’s story warned of sin’s power. But Genesis 5 shows us something else: even in a world filled with tombstones, faith can still walk with God. And that walk echoes into eternity.

If you’ve ever felt like your life is just another name on a list—or wondered if death gets the final word—Genesis 5 has good news. Death may reign, but it doesn’t rule forever. In Christ, the grave is not the end of your story.

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