Genesis 5:25-32
Even under the weight of sin and death, God sustains His purposes and introduces hope through His appointed servant.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
26 Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28 Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
29 He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
30 Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32 Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Even under the weight of sin and death, God sustains His purposes and introduces hope through His appointed servant.
To conclude the genealogy from Adam through Seth by introducing Noah and highlighting the expectation of relief from the curse of the ground.
The Line of Adam Continues Under Death, Yet God Preserves the Promised Seed
Though death reigns over Adam’s descendants in a fallen world, God faithfully preserves the chosen line, displays fellowship with Himself, and advances His redemptive purpose toward Noah.