NKJV 365 Day Reading PlanSample

The most fascinating name in this listing is that of Enoch (not the son of Cain of the same name, 4:17). The phrase, Enoch walked with God (vv. 22, 24), expresses a life of fellowship with and obedience to the Lord (as was true of Noah, 6:8). It also recalls the experience of Adam and Eve, who had lived in even closer proximity to the Lord before the Fall (3:8). he was not: This phrase does not mean that Enoch ceased to exist, instead, it means that he was taken into God’s presence, for God took him. Only Enoch and Elijah (see 2 Kin. 2:11) ever had this experience. Enoch’s remarkable experience was both a testimony of his deep faith in God (see Heb. 11:5, 6) and a strong reminder at the beginning of biblical history that there is life in God’s presence after death for the people of God. What Enoch experienced in a remarkable, dramatic fashion is what each person who “walks with God” will experience — everlasting life with the Savior.

Taken from NKJV Study Bible