Genesis and Matthew X

Now Hanokh (Enoch) walked in accord with God, . . . 


Ask first for the kingdom of God and His justice, and these other things will be delivered to you.

We wonder about Enoch, this man who was several generations from Adam (about mid-way through Adam and Noah), and how it is that he, of all those that had lived, merited special mention and was one who walked "in accord with God." Apparently, he had a special bond, and fellowship, with the Lord. Was their walk together similar to that of Adam and God, before the fall?

First let's consider the total population. Enoch was 7 generations from Adam. Let's assume that each generation had ten children. By the time of Enoch the earth's population could have reached up to ten million people! Assuming they all lived many hundreds of years, let's take away an estimated half that had died, so that the world in the days of Enoch had five million people. By then there were cities and some well-developed economies.

But of all those millions, only Enoch "walked with God."

When you walk with God, you are one in a million, at least!

Enoch was a kingdom builder. As we go through Scripture, and see the patterns developing, we learn that it is all about building a kingdom. This kingdom will be not of this world. It is one where peace and love reign. There is no illness. If we ascribe the values Jesus spoke about, to Enoch, we find him to be a man that did right, did not sin, prayed, sought closeness to the Lord, loved others, and sought justice on earth. He was pleasant to be around. He defended the weak, and was loyal to his friends.

It only takes one in a million, to receive God's approval and advance His kingdom.