Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year.
Yesterday we heard about the beginning of the genealogy of Adam, of his family and how
he came to be.
Today we're going to hear about another major character, the next character in the story
of salvation and that's Noah, his beginning, his genealogy and how he came to be.
Today's reading is from Genesis chapters 5 and 6.
Let's get started.
Chapter 5
This is the book of the genealogy of Adam.
In the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them mankind in the day they
were created.
And Adam lived 130 years and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image and named
him Seth.
After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were 800 years.
And he had sons and daughters, so all the days that Adam lived were 930 years and he
died.
Seth lived 105 years and begot Enosh.
After he begot Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had sons and daughters, so all the days
of Seth were 912 years and he died.
Enosh lived 90 years and begot Kainan.
After he begot Kainan, Enosh lived 815 years and had sons and daughters, so all the days
Enosh were 905 years and he died.
Kainan lived 70 years and begot Mahalalel.
After he begot Mahalalel, Kainan lived 840 years and had sons and daughters, so all the
days of Kainan were 910 years and he died.
Mahalalel lived 65 years and begot Jared.
After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had sons and daughters, so all the
days of Mahalalel were 895 years and he died.
Jared lived 162 years and begot Enoch.
After he begot Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had sons and daughters, so all the days
of Jared were 962 years and he died.
Enoch lived 65 years and begot Methuselah.
After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters,
so all the days of Enoch were 365 years and Enoch walked with God and he was not for God
took him.
Methuselah lived 187 years and begot Lamech.
After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had sons and daughters, so all the
days of Methuselah were 969 years and he died.
Lamech lived 182 years and had a son and he called his name Noah, saying this one will
comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands because of the ground which the
Lord has cursed.
After he begot Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had sons and daughters, so all the days
of Lamech were 777 years and he died.
And Noah was 500 years old and Noah begot Shem, Ham and Japheth.
Chapter 6 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply
on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the
daughters of men, that they were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves of all
whom they chose.
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh,
yet his days shall be 120 years.
There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came
into the daughters of men, and they bore children to them.
Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Then the Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent
of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.
So the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth,
both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air.
For I am sorry that I have made them, but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
This is the genealogy of Noah.
Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations.
Noah walked with God, and Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The earth was also corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their
ways on the earth.
And God said to Noah, the end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled
with violence through them.
And behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Make yourself an ark of gopher wood.
Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
And this is how you shall make it.
The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height
thirty cubits.
You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above, and
set the door of the ark in its side.
You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
And behold, I myself am bringing flood waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven
all flesh in which is the breath of life.
Everything that is on the earth shall die.
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall go into the ark, you, your sons,
your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark,
to keep them alive with you.
They shall be male and female, of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind,
and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind.
Two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it yourself,
and it shall be food for you and for them.
Thus Noah did according to all that God commanded him, so he did.
I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing you
again tomorrow to continue on our journey.
God bless you and have a great day.