{"id":238,"date":"2016-05-13T07:20:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smallchelle.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2016-05-13T07:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T14:21:45","slug":"his-death-shall-bring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smallchelle.com\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"His Death Shall Bring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genealogy in the Bible can be a giant stumbling block for some people. It may seem like list after boring list of confusing, difficult to pronounce, senseless names. Today I\u00a0want to show you something special. Let\u2019s go on a unique genealogical journey to the heart of the Gospel of right there in Genesis.<\/span><\/p>\n

My research is largely based on this article by Chuck Missler<\/a> that touched me so deeply about 17 years ago. More solid proof to me that God is speaking to us all the time, but sometimes we don\u2019t know how to hear it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last post I jumped right into the flood, but now I\u2019d like to backtrack a little and take you through the meanings of the names of the genealogy from Adam to Noah in Genesis 5<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

God is a better Architect<\/span><\/h3>\n

According to Chuck\u2019s research, \u201cMethuselah comes from muth, a root that means \u201cdeath\u201d; and from shalach, which means to bring, or to send forth. The name Methuselah means, \u201chis death shall bring\u201d.\u201d If we do the math of how long he lived and when he died, the flood came in the same year that Methuselah died.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to list the Hebrew names and their English meanings but I highly recommend you read Genesis 5<\/a> and then read the Chuck Missler Article<\/a> for his brief explanations and research notes on each name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam = Man
\nSeth = Appointed
\nEnosh = Mortal
\nKenan = Sorrow
\nMahalalel = The Blessed God
\nJared = Shall come down
\nEnoch = Teaching
\nMethuselah = His death shall bring
\nLamech = The Despairing
\nNoah = Rest, or comfort.<\/p>\n

Written out it reads:<\/span><\/p>\n

Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring (the) despairing rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

So many think the flood was God\u2019s angry judgement, but there is another side to that coin. In Missler\u2019s article he points out that \u201c<\/span>Methuselah\u2019s life, in effect, was a symbol of God\u2019s mercy in forestalling the coming judgment of the flood. Therefore, it is fitting that his lifetime is the oldest in the Bible, speaking of the extensiveness of God\u2019s mercy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus is a better Ark<\/span><\/h3>\n

By design, every bit of the Gospel was written before time began. The death and resurrection of Jesus gives us rest from the despair of the Law, of knowing there is no way we can live up to the standard of perfection. Rest from worry and fear, and rest from our own sin, sickness, and brokenness. Colossians <\/span>2:13-15<\/span> comforts us with these words:<\/span><\/p>\n

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Searching for God and Finding Jesus<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jesus says to the religious folks who knew the torah and Noah\u2019s genealogy word for word,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life<\/span>.\u201d John 5:39-40<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What are we doing here? Why do we \u201csearch the scriptures\u201d or study the bible? Is it just to heap more information into our brains? Jesus tells us what the bible is for\u2026 to lead us to go to him so that we may have life. It\u2019s how we spend time getting to know and love Jesus more and more. After all, the name \u201cJesus\u201d means \u201cGod saves.\u201d<\/a> The Apostle Peter says,<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.\u201d Acts <\/span>4:12<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for reading. I hope this has given you a new sense of wonder at just how amazing our God is, that even a rag-tag list of names lays out perfectly His plan of salvation! As always feel free to leave a comment or email me.<\/p>\n

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