Genesis 5: 25 Methuselah lived one
hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26 After
he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had
sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of
Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
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“You are as old as
Methuselah” people would say as a reference to being very, very old. Methuselah
lived to a ripe old age of nine hundred and sixty-nine years. His father was
taken by GOD at three hundred and sixty-five years of age.
My Observations:
- To be on this list, I believe these people all walked with the LORD.
- Methuselah walked with the LORD the longest.
- Methuselah saw his father’s excitement for the LORD and may have been influenced to pass this excitement on to his family.
By the time Methuselah
died, the population had grown significantly. But somehow GOD spent time with
Methuselah and other people. Methuselah did the same as seven generations
before him by calling on the name of the LORD.
His long life may
have been the pattern for a commandment that would be later given to Moses, “Honor
your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the
LORD your God is giving you.”
Challenge
- Do you think GOD told Methuselah about taking HIS father?
- Are you worried about your life and about how you will make it tomorrow?
- Have you considered placing your life in GOD’s hands so HE can manage it better than you think?
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