Genesis 5: Linguistical Analysis
Analysis
Since the fall of man, we have noticed allusions to the gospel in every chapter of the Bible. In Genesis 5, there's no exception. What? Oh yes. Even in the list of names we find here, a part of the gospel has been tucked away carefully. Look for yourself, not translating these names as proper names, but as Hebrew nouns and verbs, forming a "hidden message".
Since the fall of man, we have noticed allusions to the gospel in every chapter of the Bible. In Genesis 5, there's no exception. What? Oh yes. Even in the list of names we find here, a part of the gospel has been tucked away carefully. Look for yourself, not translating these names as proper names, but as Hebrew nouns and verbs, forming a "hidden message".
Adam
Seth Enos Kenan Mahalaleel Jared Enoch Methusalah Lamech Noah |
The lion's share from the list above comes from the Hebrew studies of dr. Chuck Missler. The analysis of two names were untraceable, so I have added my own thoughts with a few hyperlinks, based on tracing the root of the name, the meaning it carries and probably also transfers onto its conjugations. It is interesting to see how this chapter again has a reference to the gospel. It points forward to the moment where God Himself will come down to die for mankind, to reconcile this incurable sickness we call sin, which is a very strong comfort to us. Our hearts are desperately sick (Jer. 17:9), even to the point it cannot do anything good at all (Is. 64:6). Nowhere in the Bible do we see that someone has his or her heart cured, only that receiving a completely new heart will bring salvation (Psalm 51). We can receive this because Jesus took our place on the cross and our old man died (2 Cor. 5:21), so that we would be raised up with Him. That we would be born again, as it were (John 3:3). Because death and sin entered into the world by one unrighteous man, it could also be taken away by one Righteous Man, Jesus (Rom. 5:18). That's why the gospel means trusting in HIm Who died for your sins, so that you could be reconciled with God. We trust not in ourselves, but in Him only :-) God bless!