Methuselah Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on methuselah bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Genesis 5:21 (KJV)
Who was Methuselah's father?
Answer: Enoch
Study note. Genesis 5:21 (KJV) — 'Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah.'
Lesson 2 · Genesis 5:27 (KJV)
How many years did Methuselah live in all?
Answer: 969
Study note. Genesis 5:27 (KJV) — 'All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.'
Lesson 3 · Genesis 5:25 (KJV)
Who was Methuselah's son?
Answer: Lamech
Study note. Genesis 5:25 (KJV) — 'Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.'
Lesson 4 · Genesis 5:28 (KJV)
Who was Methuselah's grandson?
Answer: Noah
Study note. Genesis 5:28-29 (KJV) — Lamech 'begat a son: And he called his name Noah.'
Lesson 5 · Genesis 5:25 (KJV)
At what age did Methuselah beget Lamech?
Answer: 187
Study note. Genesis 5:25 (KJV) — 'Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.'
Lesson 6 · Luke 3:37 (KJV)
Methuselah is listed in whose genealogy in the New Testament?
Answer: Luke's
Study note. Luke 3:37 (KJV) — 'Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch.'
Lesson 7 · Genesis 5:29 (KJV)
Methuselah was the great-grandfather of which patriarch?
Answer: Noah
Study note. Genesis 5:25-29 (KJV) — Lamech, son of Methuselah, was the father of Noah.
Lesson 8 · Hebrews 11:5 (KJV)
Was Methuselah's father Enoch translated, that he should not see death?
Answer: Yes
Study note. Hebrews 11:5 (KJV) — 'By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death.'
Lesson 9 · Genesis 5:21 (KJV)
Which generation from Adam was Methuselah?
Answer: Eighth
Study note. Genesis 5 (KJV) lists Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah — the eighth.
Lesson 10 · Genesis 5:26 (KJV)
How many years after Methuselah's begetting Lamech did he live?
Answer: 782
Study note. Genesis 5:26 (KJV) — 'Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does methuselah bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?