Diamond in the Rough

I was reading one of the exciting chapters in Genesis...you know, a genealogy chapter of Adam. Did you catch the sarcasm? Verse 3 in chapter 5 begins a 29-verse list of names and years....and more names. Every verse is written with the same order of words, only the names and numbers changed.

"When ____ had lived ___ years, he became the father of ____. And after he became the father of ___, he lived ___ years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, ___ lived ___ years, and then he died."

This exact group of words are repeated for 29 verses, with one exception. In the middle of this repetitive script, there is a change in wording for one man.

"When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away."

.....then it was right back to the regular script.

The first words that break the repetition are "walked with God". In every other verse the person "lived for ___ years...", but Enoch "walked with God for ___ years". There is an obvious distinction here, let alone the fact that he didn't die. There seems to be a difference between just living life and walking with God through life. When it is all said and done, I hope my friends and family can say that I "walked with God for ___ years".