The Book of Enoch, Chapter 83 summary
Chapter 83 of 108 · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 83, the narrator tells Methuselah about a vision of the sky collapsing and the earth sinking into an abyss, which Mahalalel connects with earthly sin. At his grandfather's urging, he prays for survivors, records his prayer for future generations, and praises the Lord while watching the orderly movements of the heavens.
What happens
- The narrator tells Methuselah that he receives two different visions before marriage and prays about both.
- Mahalalel urges him to ask the Lord to spare a remnant, and he rises, prays, and records his prayer.
- Outside at sunrise, he observes the heavens and praises the Lord for directing the sun's repeated course.
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The key line
“Your dream-vision touches the secrets of all the sin of the earth—it must sink into the abyss and be destroyed with a great destruction.”Mahalalel
Mahalalel gives the dream a moral meaning. His explanation leads to his instruction that the narrator pray for survivors.
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What does Mahalalel urge the narrator to ask of the Lord?
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