Although Adam talked with God before and after his fall in the
Garden, once exiled from it into a fallen world, there is no
record he ever communicated with Him again. Unlike other early men
who came after him, men who unlike Adam had never seen God, yet
lived righteously with the record reflecting their bountiful life
and satisfying end, the Bible is conspicously silent in comparsion
at Adam's death.
(Gen.5:5.
Compare to:
Gen.5:23-24;
Gen.25:8 &
Heb.11:8-19;
Gen.35:29 &
Heb.11:20;
Gen.49:33 &
Heb.11:21)
It wasn't until after Adam's grandson, Enos, son of Seth, that men
began to call on God
(Gen.4:26).
One can only hope that Adam, he who was most
familiar with Him, sought God once again for himself and was
instrumental in leading others to Him as well.
Having experienced the trials and tragedy of a broken marriage,
single parenting, and a burdened heart, Hosea, a man of the people,
was well qualified through both his experiences and communications
with God to lead others to prayer. He was well travelled in its
avenue. One can only imagine the hard days and lonely nights this
Old Testament man must have suffered. But like David, he knew his
help came from only one source: the God of his fathers. He alone
could be seen sufficient to overcome any of life's challenges and
failures.
Though this early Hebrew priest would fail miserably as an influence
with his own children, yet he kept his heart atune to those he
ministered to in his every day spiritual duties—whether a childless
woman desperately desiring a son, or a young devotee dedicated
to the affairs of the church. He was well aware of his own limitations
but God's sufficiences. He may have hesitated in his own actions towards
others at times, yet he was completely confident in God's faithful
consistency to those who sought Him with their whole heart.
Therefore, any hesitantcy to direct one searching for answers in their
personal lives was totally foriegn to him. In this, he was faithful.
As a leader, he is unequalled in setting the example for his people
in relying upon God for wisdom and strength, no matter one's station
in life. This, David had learned early in life while just a shepherd
boy tending his father's sheep on the rocky hills of Judea. He never
forgot the God of his youth who delivered his sheep from the lions
and Israel's army from Goliath. His recommendation to this God for
any circumstance was solid in both his heart and memory.