January 25th 2026
Enoch Genesis 5:8-5:32
While only a handful of verses in the Bible mention Enoch, he stands out as the most righteous man who ever lived apart from Christ. ….he was born 662 years after Adam.
Read Genesis 5:18-24, Hebrews 11:5-6, Jude 1:14
As you see, we aren’t given too much details about Enoch. We aren’t told
- He had a special relationship with God ….. He pleased God ……..He had great faith - He was a prophet before man……… He had a glorious exit from earth As we look into the life of Enoch, I want to ask the questions
- What was life like for Enoch……. What were his surroundings?....... What made Enoch so special?
- What made Enoch so special?.........What does all this mean to me? How can I learn from the life of Enoch?
The first few chapters of Genesis show us that man was no puppet when God made him.
God made Adam and Eve with outstanding minds, and this was a trait passed down to their children.
Enoch lived and was Socially accepted, in an Age of Permissiveness
Where anything was accepted. Enoch was Spiritually, in an Age of Presumptuousness
All around him were people who were arrogant towards God. It is incredible to think that Adam and Eve were still alive at this time, and would have been instructing and teaching everyone about the beginning of time - the creation, ………..the happy paradise, their time with God, the fall, the consequences of sin, Gods laws given to them, and explaining Gods merciful provisions for their salvation
They would have carefully treasured what God had revealed and repeated it
1. Enoch lived in Surrounding Gloom (Gen ch 4 – ch 6) With all the surrounding gloom, Enoch has an outstanding testimony., he "walked with God". Somewhere along the way, Enoch made his peace with God.
He must have come to a point in his life where he recognised his sinfulness and showed his remorse for it before God. We don’t know what the deciding factor was
But we do know that he became a righteous man.
You can only imagine the level of intimacy that Enoch had with God.
The word "walk" gives the expression of fellowship. The communion they had with each other.
The picture to me is like to two friends going for a long walk, and on the best of terms.
God was a pleasure to Enoch, and Enoch was a pleasure to God. During his walk with God, Enoch loved and feared God and kept His commandments.
God became the subject of his meditation’s day and night.
This holy walk was continued for three hundred and sixty five years.
But Enoch's faith grew stronger, his love became stronger, with the passing of centuries.
Of this faith he is greatly commended in Hebrews 11 v 5-6, as one who pleased God.
His earthly testimony (Jude 14-15) Enoch’s character and conduct were a distinct rebuke to the godless around him. Jude tells us that Enoch served as a prophet, declaring Gods just judgement upon the unrighteous of his time.
Enoch’s message was one of condemnation of sin, the judgment of those in it, and the triumph of the holy ones over it. ………It was a message of damnation for the wicked, yet grace for the righteous.
Enoch preached without fear. He made known to all people what God had revealed to him.
He did not become a hermit, shutting himself entirely from the world; for he had a work to do for God
in the world Enoch distanced himself from the wickedness of the people of the earth.
The relationship he had with God suggests that he was blameless before God and man.
He did not allow himself to be influenced by the people around him who were living godless lives.
He kept himself pure and was careful in remaining that way.
The relationship Enoch had with God also suggests he was a humble man.
1. Enoch was most definitely mocked by man. Enoch was a godly man. His walk with God was not in a trance or vision, but in all the duties of his daily life. In the family, with men, he was the steadfast, unwavering servant of the Lord.
2. Before God and man, Enoch lived a life of Simple Goodness The most vivid distinction between Enoch and anybody else of his time was his
3. Sudden Glory (Gen 5:24) You cannot miss this difference as you read through chapter 5 of Genesis: * Altogether Adam lived 930 years and then he died... * Altogether Seth lived 912 years and then he died... * Altogether Enosh lived 905 years and then he died... * Cainan lived 910 years.... and then he died... * Mahalalel lived 895years ... and then he died... * Jared lived. 962 years.. and then he died... * Enoch lived.365 years ????????.. then he was no more... because God took him away...
At 365 days, a year for every day of our year,
God took his servant directly to heaven.
"God took him", which means he did not taste death.
"He was not" suggests that his friends sought for him. His loss was felt on earth They probably searched all over the countryside like they did for Elijah.
Like Enoch, we live on the verge of Sudden Glory, We know that one day, any day, God will call us to be with him ….We know that one day, any day, God will call us to be with him, and like Enoch, we will be no more... What a glorious day that will be.
News from the Church New dates
4th February..…..Friendship Group, (this covers all ages and the lonely people)
18th February…. Knit and natter is a time to finish old projects or learn new skills
if you just want to talk well that’s OK too
ANSWERS TO 18th January QUESTIONS
1) Jesse 2) Saul 3) Johnathan 4) Goliath 5) five 6) Psalms 7)Philistine 8) Harp 9) Samuel
10) Bathsheba 11) Uriah 12) Nathan 13) Absolom 14) Solomon 15) Jesus 16) Shepherd
Bible Quiz this week’s Quiz is Elijah and Elisha
1 Which birds fed Elijah during the drought?
2 What miracle did Elijah do to save the widow of Zarephath and her son?
3 What evil king hated Elijah?
4 How many prophets of Baal were contending with Elijah?
5 The contest was on which mountain.?
6 When Baal failed to answer what did Elijah say he was doing?
7 What was the name of the kings wife , who also hated Elijah?
8 How did Elijah go to heaven?
9 What garment was given to Elisha to show that God was with him?
10 Who was the captain of the Syrian army, heal of leprosy by God?
11 How many times did the captain have to wash in the river?
12 What was the name of the river?
13 Who was Elisha’s servant?
14 Elisha was mocked by children, what happened to them?
15 What was wrong with Elisha?
16 What miracle did Elisha do when an axe head fell in the water?
God Bless