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A PLEASING WALK (ENOCH)
Genesis 4:25 — 5:29
Have you ever taken a walk with your mother or mother could not
father? If you were unsure or afraid, all you had to do have told him many
was reach up and take hold of his or her hand and you Bible stories, for most of them had not happened yet.
would feel safe again. Can you imagine how it must But Enoch did have parents, grandparents, and great-
feel to walk with God? You would not have to be grandparents who knew about God. Enoch's great-
afraid or wonder where you are going. great-great-great-grandfather was Adam. No doubt,
The Bible tells of men who "walked with God." Enoch had often heard the stories of the Garden of
How wonderful that must have been! They not only Eden, of the first sin, and of Cain and Abel.
believed in God, but they walked and talked with God. From these stories, Enoch would have learned how
They had a close relationship with God. This lesson is great and perfect God is and how much God hates sin.
about one of those men. Something Enoch learned must have caused him to
Adam and Eve must have felt very sad to learn that desire a relationship with God. After the birth of his
their oldest son, Cain, had killed his brother Abel. son, Methuselah, "Enoch walked with God" for "three
Later on, God gave Adam and Eve another son. His hundred years."
name was Seth. When Seth grew up, he had a son What a wonderful, long walk that must have been!
named Enos (EE-nuss). "Then began men to call upon It was not like taking a walk through a forest or down
the name of the LORD." a trail. But it was a daily, constant, close relationship.
At this time, people lived much, much longer than Enoch could talk to God, and God could talk to Enoch.
they live today. Enoch was careful to live his life as God wanted him
to.
• Adam lived to be 930 years old. "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not [not
• Adam's son, Seth, lived to be 912. found]; for God took him." Enoch's friends and family
• Seth's son, Enos, lived to be 905. never found him because God "took him." What do
• Enos' son, Cainan (kay-I-nuhn), lived to be 910. these words mean? They mean that Enoch did not die!
• Cainan's son, Mahalaleel (ma-HAY-luh-lee-uhl), God just moved him from earth up to Heaven without
lived for 895 years. dying. He was "translated" (Hebrews 11:5).
• Mahalaleel's son, Jared (JAIR-id), lived for 962 Many years later, the writer of the Book of He-
years. brews said that Enoch had this testimony: "he pleased
• Jared's son, Enoch (EE-nahk), lived for 365 years. God." Do you have that same testimony? If you want
• Enoch's son, Methuselah (mih-THOO-suh-luh), to walk with God and be His friend (as Enoch did),
was the oldest man who ever lived. He lived for you must please God.
969 years! How can you please God? First, you must ask God
to forgive you of your sins and invite Him to live in
The Bible has a long list of Adam's your heart. Then you need to be obedi-
children, grandchildren, great-grand- ent to God and His commandments. Sin
children, and so on. In this list we can will separate you from God. If you
read how long each man lived and the commit sin, you will not be able to walk
name of his son. Enoch is in this list, but with God.
there was something special about As you hear Bible stories in Sunday
Enoch. The Bible says that "Enoch school, listen closely, for that is another
walked with God." way to learn how to please God. The
How did Enoch know about God? Bible contains God's words. These
He did not have a Bible to read. His words were written in a book so that
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you would know about God and His Son, Jesus. it is with God. As you walk with Him, you need to talk
If you want God to be your Friend, you must talk to Him. And then listen, for God will talk to you too.
to Him. That is what prayer is—talking to God. You He might speak through the Bible or through your
cannot walk with God for very long if you don't talk to parents, pastor, and Sunday school teacher.
Him. Do you want to go to Heaven someday? If you do,
Can you imagine taking a long walk with a friend you must walk with God in the same way that Enoch
and never saying a word? When you walk and spend did. Are you walking with God right now? If not, you
time with a friend, you talk to each other. That is how can.
MEMORY VERSE:
". . . walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you . . . ." —Jeremiah 7:23
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