"And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died."
"And he died." This comes after God had set what quality his life shall have. In sorrow he had sin at the door to contend with. All the days of his life was a marker set on him and on sons of Adam. "in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;"(Ge.3:17) The ground was cursed for his sake. So what he left behind were sons and daughters 'after his likeness. It is what the chapter instructs us of his sons except for a few.
God counselled Cain and it fell on deaf ears as we can infer from consequences of Abel's murder. "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."(4:7) Sin is like a wolf waiting outside and knows the advantage of being domesticated. Once gained entry it may end up as his best friend and makes man know the system, or the way the world works and go high up in the world till thing get unravelling as we have seen some shakers and movers of the nations have come down as villains. In an anything goes society even a convicted felon is candidates for the highest office in the realm. In serving God and mammon, ungodly has no choice but their own unresolved prejudices and bigotry get flung back at their faces, with nail-studded jackboots. This is precisely what their sins in circulation have brought home.. Adam sinned and in sorrow survived fratricidal murder about the hearth. Finally he died.
In the case of Enoch he took well heed of the divine counsel to Cain. "If thou does well, shall thou not be accepted? So he walked with God. The Spirit inserts the same formula, All the days of his life. It meant the blessings provided in the everlasting covenant put him in heavenly places. All his life. Whether he slept or died physically is immaterial. (5:22-24). This explains the different order of resurrection.
"And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died."
"And he died." This comes after God had set what quality his life shall have. In sorrow he had sin at the door to contend with. All the days of his life was a marker set on him and on sons of Adam. "in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;"(Ge.3:17) The ground was cursed for his sake. So what he left behind were sons and daughters 'after his likeness. It is what the chapter instructs us of his sons except for a few.
God counselled Cain and it fell on deaf ears as we can infer from consequences of Abel's murder. "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."(4:7) Sin is like a wolf waiting outside and knows the advantage of being domesticated. Once gained entry it may end up as his best friend and makes man know the system, or the way the world works and go high up in the world till thing get unravelling as we have seen some shakers and movers of the nations have come down as villains. In an anything goes society even a convicted felon is candidates for the highest office in the realm. In serving God and mammon, ungodly has no choice but their own unresolved prejudices and bigotry get flung back at their faces, with nail-studded jackboots. This is precisely what their sins in circulation have brought home.. Adam sinned and in sorrow survived fratricidal murder about the hearth. Finally he died.
In the case of Enoch he took well heed of the divine counsel to Cain. "If thou does well, shall thou not be accepted? So he walked with God. The Spirit inserts the same formula, All the days of his life. It meant the blessings provided in the everlasting covenant put him in heavenly places. All his life. Whether he slept or died physically is immaterial. (5:22-24). This explains the different order of resurrection.
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