Which one of these doesn't belong?
930
912
905
910
895
962
365
969
777
Does Enoch get that shaft or what? His son posts the longest recorded life in history, yet he gets "only" 365 years on the planet.
"Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him." Was Enoch a precursor to Elijah and Jesus himself. In 36 days, Christ will ascend into heaven, the disciples watching him go. Elisha witnessed Elijah's departure, but was anyone around for Enoch's?
We'll learn in Genesis 6 that we can expect no more than 120 years on earth, so if we shaved the last digit off, the above list would look like this:
93
91
90
91
89
96
36
96
77
I'll be 36 next month. That doesn't seem like sufficient time to do all that I want to do, but Jesus only got 33 years. These disproportionate lifespans make me think about something I heard regarding why dogs don't live as long as humans, though we love them like family. It has been said that the whole purpose of our lives is to learn how to love others unconditionally. Since dogs seem to have a head start in that area, they don't have to be around as long before they get to be with God again. Another way to say it is "only the good die young".
But who wants to die young? Was this Enoch's reward walking steadily with God? Does God take us when we're though here?
Please pray for Steve Manzer's daughter, Kristin Filo. Her husband, John, is dying from ALS. He probably won't live another month. How unfair is that?
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ReplyDeleteRose and Benjamin have taken to reminding me of all the people who I'm older than. Jesus died at 33. Mozart died at 35. I'm 259 years old in dog years. The list goes on. It's great to have kids....really.
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