“Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. After he begot Methuselah, 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.”
Enoch, the son of Jared (v.18), was carried away to be with God in a miraculous way. One moment he was walking with God, and the next moment he was not. Enoch’s “walk” speaks of a true, deep relationship with God, walking in faith and agreement. And, after walking like this with God for 300 years, God took him.
Hebrews 11:5 tells us about the foundation of Enoch’s walk with God: “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, and was not found, because God had taken him. For before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” Concerning our walk with God Spurgeon writes, “If men walk contrary to God, He will not walk with them, but contrary to them. Walking together implies amity, friendship, intimacy, love, and these cannot exist between God and the soul unless the man is acceptable unto the Lord.”
It seems Enoch began to walk with God in a special way after the birth of Methuselah (having children will do that to you, but raising children will bring a realization of one’s need for God). The name Methuselah means, when he is dead, it shall come. At the birth of Methuselah, Enoch obviously had a special awareness from God that judgment was coming (the flood). Interestingly enough, when Methuselah died, the flood came the next day. God kept him alive longer than anybody (969 yrs) to give people as long as possible to repent.
Enoch, the seventh descendant from Adam, spoke a prophesy that is recorded in Jude 14-15 that states, “Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” Now here he prophesied was the second coming of Jesus Christ. Ten thousands of his saints will come with Jesus Christ to execute Judgment upon all of the ungodly on the earth to convince them of all of their ungodliness and wicked deeds. Obviously, after walking with God for 300 years they spoke of many things, including "the day of the Lord."
Because God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance He still waits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven until the fullness of the gentiles comes in. Still giving mankind time to repent. While some may see this as slackness due to extend time He has given, remember in His realm "a day is as a thousand years, and and a thousand years as a single day" (2 Peter 3:8, Psalm 90:4) So in His timing, its only been a few days.
As we get ready to celebrate Easter (Christ's resurrection from the dead) this Sunday, now would be an excellent time to start your walk with God. Simply say the prayer to the right on this page "Connect with God," and begin your journey with Him today.
The Truth: “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. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” (Hebrews 11:5)
