Walking with God

[272 words] Very few people would be able to recall who Enoch was and what he did. This seventh generation descendant of Adam was one of only two whom God “took.” He did not feel death as humans usually do. Genesis 5:25, “Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” He was the father of Methuselah and great-grandfather of Noah. Enoch’s favor with God was not an exceptionally long life. His father lived 962 years and his son, Methuselah, lived 969 years. Enoch only lived 365 years before God took him. So what did this walk with God include? In Jude 1:14-15, it is revealed that he was a prophet. He told of the time Christ would return. In Hebrews 11:5-6, we find that “he pleased God” and “by faith he was taken up so he would not see death.” Other men are noted for being…