ENOCH (Initiated, dedicated), the son born to Jared (descent), a pre-Flood ancestor of Jesus Christ, fathered Enoch at the age of 162. The length of time that Enoch lived on earth match perfectly with the number of days in a solar year. Jared, his father, lived 962 years and was second in longevity only to his grandson Methuselah.
Enoch, being the seventh man in the genealogical line from Adam, was one of the "so great a cloud of witnesses" who were outstanding examples of faith during his time. "Enoch kept walking with the true God,"and was taken by God without facing death. He foretold God's coming with His holy myriad to execute judgment against the unholy.
The fact that Cain, the first son of Adam, built a city in the Land of Fugitiveness to the East of Eden, calling it by the name of his son Enoch, give us enough reason why God took his faithful prophet to act as a cloud of witnesses toward the true justice of the only true God, creator of heavens and earth.
Isaiah tells us in chapter 41 how God did what he declared in times of old: "Listen to me in silence, ... let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment... the ends of the earth tremble, they have drawn near and come. ... But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off."... "Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you," says the Lord, "Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel."
Chapter 42 "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed (symbol of the flesh) he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench (power in the flesh); he will faithful bring forth justice in the earth; ... Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it ... .
Chapter 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for i have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine..." ... "You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no saviour. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses," says the Lord.
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