The oldest man ever! He lived 969 years! Methuselah had a unique position where he could have talked with Adam face to face; Adam died 216 years before the birth of Noah. And he knew Seth who died 34 years after Noah's birth. Methuselah's father was Enoch who walked with God close enough that one God translated him on home. And Methuselah was the grandfather of Noah who was perfect, just, righteous, and found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Did Methuselah die in the Flood? If you do the math, he died the same year of the Flood. That would mean he was unrighteous like the all the other people that drowned in the deluge.
But wait a minute...
The name Methuselah means "his death shall bring." In fact, the names that were recorded as Seth's descendants are actually very interesting.
Adam means MAN
Seth means APPOINTED
Enosh means MORTAL
Kenan means SORROW
Mahalalel means BLESSED GOD
Jared means SHALL COME DOWN
Enoch means TEACHING
Methuselah means HIS DEATH SHALL BRING
Lamech means DESPAIR
Noah means RELIEF
If you out it all together, God had planned it all from the very beginning. Methuselah's name was a warning for all people of the coming judgment of God. The judgment did not begin until the death of Methuselah. He did not die in the Flood; his death brought the Flood.
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