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“And Enoch walked with God…and begat sons and daughters…and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took Him” (Genesis 5:22,24).
Enoch lived a long time ago, for he was probably born about 3380 B.C. That is more than 5,000 years ago! He lived to be 365 years old, which seems to us like a very long life. Yet in Enoch’s time most people lived longer than that. Enoch’s son Methuselah had the longest life of anyone in the Bible—969 years.
Two things are important about Enoch. First of all, Scripture tells us twice over that “he walked with God.” How did he do it? He did it the same way you and I can do it—one day at a time. The Lord appreciated Enoch and his godly walk and has recorded it. You and I can walk with God too, every day of our lives.
Secondly, Enoch never had to die. The Lord simply took him to be with Him in heaven. Only one other man had this happen to him. Do you remember who he was? You can read about him in 2 Kings 2. You and I will not be taken as Enoch was, but if we are truly saved, we are waiting for the Lord to come and take us home. We may not have to die either!
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