In the fascinating Hebrew language (The language God gave Adam; the language that Moses and all the profits used to write original manuscripts of the Old Testament), names have meaning that relates to the person or the story being told.
ALSO, any time anything appears in the Bible for the first time, it is significant. This is no different with the first "begats" of the Bible found in Genesis 5.
If we take each name listed, in the order that it appears and translate the meaning, we find a hidden message that is revelation, prophecy and shows the divine order of this Book of God's word. Let's check this out:
Adam, in Hebrew, translates "Man", Seth - "Appointed", Enosh - "Mortal", Kenan - "Sorrow". Mahalalel translates "God's Splendor", Jared - "Descended", Enoch - "Teacher". Methuselah translates "His Death Will Bring", Lamech - "Disparaging", Noah - "Rest".
It is easy to break these down into three sentences:
1. Man (was) appointed mortal sorrow. This refers to the fall of man (Adam) in the garden.
2. God's splendor descended teacher. Who descended from heaven as our great teacher; the splendor of God?
3. His death will bring disparaging rest. Jesus suffered humiliation, degredation before His agonizing death so we might rest through faith in him.
Genesis 5, is not only some boring "begats" but here we see God's plan for the ages in the fifth chapter of the first book that Moses wrote. It is prophetic promise of salvation for mankind through "the splendor of God". I don't know about you, but this helps strengthen my faith. Such a statement gives credibility to Moses knowledge of God, God's perfect order, God's love for man, God in charge and I want to know more of this amazing God of Gods.
One more point: These begats are broken into 3 sentences. Three is the number of perfection - God in three parts. These three sentences reveal to us not only a trinity but inform us that God's plan is perfect. We can trust in our future as Christian believers.
Amen
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