There are a number of "big deals" about this book, but there is a lot to take in and it's a bit difficult to fully expound on everything. It's one of those books that's so full of information that I find it hard to choose exactly what I should write about here in this blog. So what I am gonna do is just list some things out that you might find interesting, and by the end of it, you might consider reading it yourself.
1. This is the only pre-flood book that I know of. Some people think that "Job" might be pre-flood, but nobody really knows the origin of that one. This is a very unexplored period in Earth's history, and it always seems a bit clouded in shadow, so it's good to have this book to give us some insight into what it was like.
2. The book explains that a set of angels lusted over the women of the earth and went down to breed with them. This created a race of giants that were constantly hungry. When they ran out of food, they would begin to eat people and each other. This action by the angels was insanely sinful, and God never forgave them for it.
3. Enoch was not just taken up so that he would not see death (as it said in the regular Bible), but he also sort of could just go back and forth. God really liked Enoch. Like... there was some insane affection for him. This passed off to the good angels. Mean angels like Uriel treated him with a lot of deference and respect. They even answered all of his questions and let him write the answers down, something that was not always afforded to other men of the Bible who had contact with angels.
4. The full Holy Trinity seems to be mentioned and put on display here, although some parts are a little confusing as written. It does all make sense though. And Jesus is mentioned a heck of a lot. The whole "second coming" event from Revelations is gone over quite a few times within the book.
5. There is an entire section of this book that tackles how the universe actually functions. It's as close as you can get to a science book within scripture. It talks about the sun and the moon and how the calendar is set up. It even covers the seasons and Leap Year. It counts 364 days in a year, but that was before the flood.
6. The bad angels are barred from returning to Heaven, and they plead with Enoch to talk to God to perhaps have them reinstated. But God is not having it. He is so angry at them, and asking Enoch to help them was a sin unto itself. Even so, Enoch did do it for them likely out of compassion.
7. A good portion of this book was actually written for Enoch's son, Methuselah. He is addressed quite often and with a lot of affection.
8. Enoch has a very long prophetic vision of the future, but everybody was represented by different animals. It was really cool to read, but the constant mentioning of animals made the story a little difficult to keep track of. I was really only able to follow it up to the Golden Calf incident. It goes on for a long time and actually includes the longest chapter in the whole book.
9. The birth of Noah is covered real tightly in this book. It was weird and full of special movie SFX. Apparently, his eyes glowed and he spoke right after being born. It freaked the heck out of his father. Enoch had to explain to them that Noah was pretty much chosen to save the entire human race from extinction. This was probably, at least to me, the strangest part to read about in the book. It was very bizarre, and I would be less likely to believe it if it did not include the reactions from Noah's father.
10. There might be something here that you were expecting to hear and I didn't mention it. I just want to point out that I write these reviews right after I finish. I try and get my general impressions out. Once again, this book is extremely packed with information, and it's bursting at the seams. I'm pretty much just writing about some main points I noted before I began writing this, but there's going to be a lot I won't cover.
"Enoch" is not in the Bible, but it shows all the signs of being a true story. You should read it. It's really not that long. It looks long with 108 chapters, but some of those chapters are just one to a few verses long. It's not really that big of a deal, and the information there is worth the effort. I recommend it wholeheartedly.
This blog was written on June 24, 2022.
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Enoch NEVER DIED! He is still alive, after thousands of years! To walk with God is to walk on the Line AND the Circle. What is especially interesting is that Enoch was made to witness the formation of the Trinity, and to record it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I mean the Bible backs that up. It's good that we have a book about his time here though.
DeleteA thing I always found interesting about The Book of Enoch is how the fallen ones taught humanity things that were not bad unto themselves but turned into a curse because of the evil within the hearts of men. The financial system we are enslaved with is an example. Interesting about the birth of Noah, it was said he was perfect in his generations. He was born pure to be the father of a renewed generation.
ReplyDeleteThey shouldn't have messed around with stuff outside of the counsel of God. All it caused was corruption of something that was fine on its own.
DeleteAngels are not meant to breed with humans. Bad things result for everyone involved. The hunger of the giants is just an example of what can happen.
ReplyDeleteIt was not only evil... it was surprisingly stupid of them.
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