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Verse Ecclesiastes 1:11. THERE IS _NO REMEMBRANCE_] I believe the
general meaning to be this: Multitudes of _ancient transactions_ have
been lost, because they were not _recorded_; and of many that h...
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THINGS - Rather, men....
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
PART I. Chapter S 1-6
1. The Prologue and the Search Begun
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction and prologue (Ecclesiastes 1:1)_
2. The seeker; his method and the results (Ecc...
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ECCLESIASTES 1:2 may be called an introduction to the book; it also
presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many
angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and unavaili...
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REMEMBRANCE. memorial.
OF FORMER THINGS. Supply the Ellipsis (App-6) with the word "men", to
complete the argument from verses: Ecclesiastes 1:2 -. The Chaldee for
the former [men] version supplies t...
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_There is no remembrance of former things_ Better, OF FORMER MEN, or
OF THOSE OF OLD TIME, and so in the next clause OF THOSE THAT SHALL
COME AFTER. The thought of the oblivion of the past, suggested...
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_THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN -- ECCLESIASTES 1:9-11:_ Things of
this world are very fatiguing to those that have them. Solomon's goal
was to cause us to understand the unsatisfying nature of al...
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THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE, &C.— This verse may be rendered, _There is
no memorial to what happened before, neither shall there be any
memorial to what shall happen henceforth, with those who shall come...
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3. History repeats itself and man forgets what has gone before.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
TEXT 1:9-11
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That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been
done is that which will be done....
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1:11 live (a-23) Lit. 'be.'...
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ALL IS VANITY
1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are
transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life
of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, and...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
THE AUTHOR
The word ‘Ecclesiastes’ tells us about the author...
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(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains
no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing
activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wat...
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If anything appears new, this is only because its previous occurrence
has been forgotten. So likewise will those of this generation be
forgotten by those who succeed them....
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אֵ֥ין זִכְרֹ֖ון לָ † רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְ
גַ֨ם...
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THE PROLOGUE
In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated
Ecclesiastes 1:1
THE search for the _ summum bonum_, the quest of the Chief Good, is
the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. Naturally...
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THE TESTIMONY OF AN UNSATISFIED SOUL
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
_All is vanity_! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age
and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our
Lord, “I...
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The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the
Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12, it leaves no
room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he empl...
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_Things. Otherwise we should read of similar events to those which we
behold. The same cause naturally produces the same effect._...
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and the...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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[THERE] IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER [THINGS],.... Which is the reason
why some things that are really old are thought to be new; because
either the memories of men fail them, they do not remember the...
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Ecclesiastes 1:11 [There is] no remembrance of former [things];
neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come
with [those] that shall come after.
Ver. 11. _There is no remembr...
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_There is no remembrance_, &c. This seems to be added, to prevent the
objection, that there are many inventions and enjoyments unknown to
former ages. To this he answers, This objection is grounded on...
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There is no remembrance of former things, men forget the lessons which
the insufficient records of the past teach them; NEITHER SHALL THERE
BE ANY REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS THAT ARE TO COME WITH THOSE THA...
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
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"THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF EARLIER THINGS; AND ALSO OF THE LATER
THINGS WHICH WILL OCCUR, THERE WILL BE FOR THEM NO REMEMBRANCE AMONG
THOSE WHO WILL COME LATER STILL."NO REMEMBRANCE OF EARLIER THINGS...
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9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former
times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same.
This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature,...
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THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER THINGS: this seems to be added to
prevent this objection, There are many new inventions and enjoyments
unknown to former ages. To this he answers, This objection is g...
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Ecclesiastes 1:11 remembrance H2146 former H7223 remembrance H2146
come H314 after H314
There is - Ecclesiastes 2
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THE MEANINGLESSNESS OF WHAT MEN SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH COMES OUT IN THE
FACT THAT LIFE SIMPLY FOLLOWS A CONTINUAL UNCHANGING REPETITION. IT IS
PURPOSELESS AND BORING AND UNENLIGHTENING AND ACCOMPLISHES NO...
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Ecclesiastes 1:1
The search for the _summum bonum_, the quest of the chief good, is the
theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this
theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painf...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
I. This passage is the preamble to the book; it ushers us at once into
its realms of dreariness. It is as if he said, "It is all a weary
go-round. There are no novelties, no wonders,...
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CONTENTS: The doctrine of the vanity of the creature, and the
impossibility of finding satisfaction without God.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: All things, considered as abstract from God, an...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2. _Vanity of vanities._ This is the Hebrew form of the
superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song
of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his
re...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:4 First Catalog of
“Vanities.” The Preacher gives specific examples to prove his
belief that all is “vanity.”...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:11 THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF
FORMER THINGS, NOR... OF LATER THINGS. The writer-Preacher believes
that few people have any significant impact on the course of world...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 1:2. VANITY.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name
given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation
to vanity was soon observed and felt.
ECCLE...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 1:1
THE TITLE.
THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM;
Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp.Ecclesiastes 1:12).
The word rendered "Preacher...
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Book of Ecclesiastes begins,
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem
(Ecclesiastes 1:1).
So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is
translated preacher i...
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Ecclesiastes 2:16; Isaiah 41:22; Isaiah 42:9; Psalms 9:6...
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THE MAN UNDER THE SUN
Ecclesiastes 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to
go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation.
1. ECCLESIASTES S...
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No remembrance — This seems to be added to prevent the objection,
There are many inventions and enjoyments unknown to former ages. To
this he answers, This objection is grounded only upon our ignoranc...