9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died (Genesis 5:10-11).
It may seem unnecessary or boring to go through all these genealogies but there are several purposes that God has for His people to know the genealogies. The genealogies are meant to illuminate and explain both past and future events. The genealogies, pre-flood and after, do not contain the names of all that lived but rather especially focus mostly on the holy line leading to Christ. Additionally, we loose some of the original meaning of names in the genealogies in the English translations. In the original language and context the names themselves conveyed meaning and perhaps sometimes when taken together provided a prophetic message. Enosh means frail and Cainan means sorrow. When we get to the end of this chapter to Noah we will see an interesting possible prophetic message when all the names from Adam to Noah are put side by side. Regardless of whether there are prophetic messages or meaning behind the names in the genealogies, God’s providence and hand guides the course of His people.
It may seem unnecessary or boring to go through all these genealogies but there are several purposes that God has for His people to know the genealogies. The genealogies are meant to illuminate and explain both past and future events. The genealogies, pre-flood and after, do not contain the names of all that lived but rather especially focus mostly on the holy line leading to Christ. Additionally, we loose some of the original meaning of names in the genealogies in the English translations. In the original language and context the names themselves conveyed meaning and perhaps sometimes when taken together provided a prophetic message. Enosh means frail and Cainan means sorrow. When we get to the end of this chapter to Noah we will see an interesting possible prophetic message when all the names from Adam to Noah are put side by side. Regardless of whether there are prophetic messages or meaning behind the names in the genealogies, God’s providence and hand guides the course of His people.
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