MNF Lesson Notes - Enoch - March 28, 2005

Chris Wesson's Lesson Notes on Enoch

• show timeline of Seth’s lineage to the flood—how the numbers work out and death of Methuselah
• show how Hebrews 11:6 flows from 11:5—how the author draws a great principle from a remarkably brief excerpt from the OT
• talk about LXX and the Masoretic Text and how the NT authors seem to use the Greek translation over the Hebrew

• believing God exists (can the faith we here speak of be evaluated by the scientific method? no more so than can a tree be evaluated by logical reasoning—it is outside the realm of logic as faith is outside the realm of observable, verifiable science)
• believing God rewards those who seek Him (implicitly, what is the reward? God Himself) Was Enoch rewarded? yes
• seeking God (knowing that our pursuit is not in vain)

1. Introduce Enoch: seeking God in order to be rewarded
2. share stories of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) and Elijah taken to Heaven on a fiery chariot (2 Kings 2:1-11). We know much more about both of these individuals than we do about Enoch, but from what we do know we may be able to paint a picture of his character.
3. start a list on the white board of what we know about Enoch (from Gen. 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5-6, & Jude 14-15)
1. his relatives (look at timeline from Adam to the flood)
2. his age when taken and age when first a father
3. “walked with God”
4. had several children
5. never died, rather was “translated” or taken
6. “pleased God” (LXX discussion)
7. had faith
8. believed two important things a) God is and b) God rewards those who diligently seek Him
9. was a prophet (1 Enoch discussion—don’t forget Jude 9)
4. Even though little is known about this Bible character, the writer of Hebrews uses his life to teach a wonderful truth (maybe we should be so careful when studying). What is that truth?—Hebrews 11:6
5. How do we “seek” God? By walking with Him. Think about what you do when you are walking with someone—talk, listen, share your joys and disappointments—Biblically, walking with God also involves taking direction from Him, so we need to be careful to listen as He guides us through life
6. What is our reward for seeking Him? If you are really seeking diamonds on a safari, what do you want to find? What is your reward?—our reward is to find what we are seeking, and we must understand that God has promised to reward those who diligently seek Him—seeking God is not an exercise in futility.
7. Think about Enoch this week, the man who walked with God and who sincerely believed would find what he was looking for.