Ver. 11. "And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died."
He lived then one hundred fifty-three years after Enoch, and died five hundred and sixteen years before the flood.
Ver. 12. "And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel."
Mahalaleel, signifieth praising God. Wherefore he was born in settled times, wherein religion met with little or no molestation. It began to be as hereditary in the days of blessed Cainan; wherefore it was requisite that the very next that should possess the truth, should spend their days in praising God (Rev 11:15). And thus it will be at the downfall of Antichrist: "After this [saith John] I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying Allelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power unto the Lord our God…And a voice came out of the throne saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants; and ye that fear him, both small and great" (Rev 19:1-6).
"The whole earth [saith the Prophet] is at rest and is quiet, they break forth into singing. Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, [O thou brood of the blood-thirsty Cain,] and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us" (Isa 14:7,8).
Ver. 13. "And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters."
God gave him a long possession and enjoyment of the fruits of his father's labours. They sowed (as Christ said) and he was entered into their labours: They sowed in tears, and he reaped in joy. Mahalaleel, or praise our God, was the language of those times.
Ver. 14. "And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died."
He lived then two hundred and forty-eight years after Enoch, and died four hundred twenty-one years before the flood.
Ver. 15. "And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat
Jared."