Grace in Ruins. Genesis 5: From Adam to Noah
Jul 13, 2025 • Pastor Richie Box
Series: Genesis: Grace In Ruins
Title: Genesis 5: From Adam to Noah
Many Bible readers skip over chapters with long genealogies. However, in most cultures throughout history, ancestry was very important. In the NT, Luke cites all the chapter 5 names in order to present the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Genesis 5 not just a ancestery.com, genealogy, but a theological statement emphasizing continuity, divine purpose, and the contrast between the righteous and the rebellious.
Gen 5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son 29 and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief[d] from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.”