(5) By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (6) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
To the account of the illustrious faith of Abel, the Holy Ghost next brings forward his testimony to that of Enoch, the seventh from Adam, as Jude calls him, Jude 1:14. By which he meant not the seventh Person, or the seventh Man, but the seventh generation from Adam, in the line of the Promised Seed. Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, Enoch. See 1 Chronicles 1:1-3. It could not be otherwise meant, for Cain had a son called Enoch, Genesis 4:17-25. Respecting the translation of Enoch, from the account here given of it by the Holy Ghost, it is evident, that his entrance into the World of Spirits, was not by death in the ordinary way, but ea Elijah, by translation. The Lord simply relates the fact, and bears honorable testimony to his faith. But the Lord enlargeth on what is more important for the Church to know, that such is the importance of faith, that without it, there can be no real approach to God, either in prayer, or praise, or delight, or confidence, or joy. Reader! how blessed are those who know the Lord, and walk in the light of his countenance, Psalms 89:15.