Family Legacy (Genesis 5)
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SERMON NOTES:
Family Legacy
Genesis 5
Blessings and Curses
WALK WITH GOD
study questions:
For Next Lesson Questions: Genesis 5
1. Read 2 Timothy 3:16. What does this verse tell us about Genesis 5? Scan over Genesis 5. Why do you think Genesis 5 might be challenging to read? Based on 2 Timothy 3:16, how should you approach difficult texts of scripture.
2. Read Genesis 5:1-3. What do you learn about God? What does it mean that God is placed at the top of the genealogy? Why is it good to view God as your Heavenly Father? Why was it beneficial for humans to live long lives during this time? Seth was born after Cain killed Abel. We see his godly seed in the rest of this chapter. Why did the author Moses include specific ages during this genealogy? Notice each time a person died. Why is the repeated phrase “…and he died” significant? Why is it bittersweet to see loved ones die? What is our future hope?
3. Read verses 4-20. Notice the long years of life. Is it possible these people knew Adam and Eve personally? If so, why would that be significant to the human race? If you were alive during Adam’s 930 years, what would you ask him about? What stories would he have shared with you?
4. Read verses 21-27. Did you catch the change in the genealogy? Enoch “walked” with God and “was not.” What does it mean to “walk” with God (2 Cor. 5:7; Prov. 3:5-6; Ps. 119:105)? Would someone describe you as having “walked with God?” We learn in this genealogy that Enoch did not die but was taken by God like Elijah in 2 Kings 2:11. How does this compare with our future hope as Christians (1 Thess. 4:16-18)?
5. Read verses 28-32. We see a prophecy of Lamech about his son Noah. What is Lamech’s hope? What is your future hope? How has Christ brought us rest?