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Verse Ecclesiastes 8:5. _BOTH TIME AND JUDGMENT._] It is a matter of
great importance to be able to discern WHEN and HOW both to _speak_
and _act_; but when _time_ and _manner_ are both determined, t...
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FEEL - literally, know. The meaning is, “He who obeys the
commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecclesiastes 8:4), will not
be an accomplice in any act of rebellion; and if he be a wise man he
dis...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_
2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11)
3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
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MAXIMS ON WISDOM AND GOVERNMENT.
Ecclesiastes 8:1. Wisdom (like prayer and self-sacrifice; _cf._ Luke
9:29) transfigures the countenance, it takes the hardness or
coarseness out of the face.
Ecclesia...
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FEEL. know.
EVIL. calamity. Hebrew. _ra'a'._
TIME AND JUDGMENT. a time, yea,. judgment time. Figure of speech
_Hendiadys._ App-6....
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_Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing_ The words are
once again ambiguous. If the "commandment" is that of the king, they
enjoin unhesitating servile obedience as in the interpretati...
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WHOSO KEEPETH THE COMMANDMENT— _He that observeth despotic commands,
will not discern a wrong order; but the wise man's heart will discern
both time and reason:_ (Ecclesiastes 8:6.) _For there is both...
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C. ADMONITIONS TO USE WISDOM IN THE WORK OF SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF
LIFE 8:19:18
1. Work in submission to the king. Ecclesiastes 8:1-8
TEXT 8:1-8
1
Who is like the wise man and who knows the inter...
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8:5 manner. (a-18) Or 'judgment.'...
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KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING
1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be
carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen
in actual life. God's ways are...
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WHOSE KEEPETH, etc.] Submission is a practical guide in life. TIME AND
JUDGMENT] The wise man will bide his time, hoping that justice will be
done in the end....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 8
THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES
8:1-9...
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שֹׁומֵ֣ר מִצְוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣ר
רָ֑ע וְ
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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Ecclesiastes 8:1
THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN.
Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1
There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold
for their god or good. For though th
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In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life,
the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is
submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks.
The...
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He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise
man's heart discerneth both (e) time and judgment.
(e) That is, when time is to obey, and how far he should obey....
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_Answer. Hebrew, "judgment." He knows when to reprove even kings with
effect; like Nathan, Elias, or St. Ambrose, 2 Kings xii. 1., and 3
Kings xviii. 17._...
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I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of
the oath of God. (3) Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in
an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. (4) Whe...
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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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WHOSO KEEPETH THE COMMANDMENT SHALL FEEL NO EVIL THING,.... Either the
commandment of an earthly king, which should be kept, when agreeably
to the laws of the nation, and not inconsistent with the com...
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_Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise
man's heart discerneth both time and judgment._
Ver. 5. _Whoso keepeth the commandment,_] _scil., _ The king's
commandment. He that...
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Ecc. 8:2-5
Ecc. 8:2-5. There is a remarkable agreement between what is said in
these verses and that which is said by the Apostle in Romans 13:1-5.
Here verse 2 agrees with Romans 13:5; verses 3 and...
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_Whoso keepeth the commandment_ Solomon here passes to a new subject;
_shall feel no evil thing_ Shall be delivered from those mischiefs
which befall the disobedient. _A wise man's heart discerneth_,...
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Whoso keepeth the commandment, obeying the commands of the government
in power as the representatives of God on earth, SHALL FEEL NO EVIL
THING, for naturally no punishment for transgression of the la...
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IN CIVIL RELATIONS...
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SHALL FEEL:
_ Heb._ shall know...
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"HE WHO KEEPS. ROYAL COMMAND EXPERIENCES NO TROUBLE, FOR. WISE HEART
KNOWS THE PROPER TIME AND PROCEDURE."KEEPS. ROYAL COMMAND" -It is
generally true that people who keep the laws of the land are not...
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1-5 None of the rich, the powerful, the honourable, or the
accomplished of the sons of men, are so excellent, useful, or happy,
as the wise man. Who else can interpret the words of God, or teach
arigh...
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THE COMMANDMENT; either,
1. Of the king, of which he hath hitherto spoken. Or,
2. Of God; for _the word_, or commandments, or _law_ are oft used
emphatically for the word, _law_, or _command of God_,...
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Ecclesiastes 8:5 keeps H8104 (H8802) command H4687 experience H3045
(H8799) nothing H1697 harmful H7451 mans H245
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CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE
DEATH OF THE WICKED.
His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when
serving the king, followed by a number...
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ADVICE WITH REGARD TO A WISE MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY IN SERVING THE KING
(ECCLESIASTES 8:1).
We must not interpret these verses without regard to what we know
about this king. His instruction will surely...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19-8
Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of
life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but
failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations
and vexations arising from the vanity of the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
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Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the
interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the
seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
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_A wise man’s heart disoerneth both time and judgment._
A WATCHNIGHT MEDITATION
Of all seasons of the year the present one inclines us most to
thought. If, when the old year is dying, or when the ne...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:1 More on Life “Under the
Sun.” The Preacher continues his observations on life in a fallen
world. He gives appropriate counsel for living wisely....
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:4 Given the power of kings, it
takes a great deal of courage to question the wisdom of the king’s
decision. The wise counselor, however, will find THE PROPER TIME A...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 8:1. THE BOLDNESS OF HIS FACE SHALL BE CHANGED.] Folly,
in the form of selfishness, imparts a fierce aspect to the features;
but wisdom graces them with a superior refin...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 8:1
Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom
counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the
dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
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Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a
man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face
shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
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1 Chronicles 12:32; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1 Peter
3:13;...
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The commandment — Solomon passes to a new subject. Shall feel —
Shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befal the disobedient.
Discerneth — Both when, and in what manner he must keep the command...