Genesis 5:2 I. No sooner was Adam made, than it was at once resolved that he should not be alone; and God proceeded to create Eve. So even in heaven Christ's happiness was not complete without His Church. He came that His yearning heart might have a people to be His own. II. As Eve was brought to... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 5:21 In the Bible, besides its ordinary characters, and besides its simply extraordinary men such as David, Solomon, or Isaiah, there is another and a still more interesting order, around whom hovers a shade of supernaturalism and mystery. Such are Melchisedec, Elijah, Moses, and Enoch. I.... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 5:23 Hebrews 11:5 We are told that Enoch "pleased God," not by any special superhuman experiences and endeavours, but just in such a way as we may all imitate. Consider I. The necessity for pleasing God. In the Epistle to the Hebrews God is spoken of as "Him with whom we have to do." We h... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 5:24 Few words are needed to describe the salient features of the majority of human lives. It is not needful to write a volume to tell whether a man has spent a noble or a wasted life. One stroke of the pen, one solitary word, may be enough. I. Here is a life suddenly and prematurely cut s... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 5:29 These words, used by Lamech, apply far more truly to the descendant of Noah after the flesh, even Jesus Christ. I. When our Lord appeared among men, the world was in almost as sad and hopeless a condition as when Lamech looked around him. Among the Gentiles there was ignorance, darkne... [ Continue Reading ]