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Verse Ecclesiastes 9:12. _AS THE BIRDS THAT ARE CAUGHT_] Man acts so
heedlessly, notwithstanding all his wisdom, and all his warnings, that
he is often taken, as a _fish_ is, by the baited hook; and...
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Read these six verses connectedly, in order to arrive at the meaning
of the writer; and compare Ecclesiastes 2:1.
After the description Ecclesiastes 9:5 of the portionless condition of
the dead, the n...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The common fate (Ecclesiastes 9:1)_
2. Make the best of life (Ecclesiastes 9:7)
3. The great uncertainty (Ecclesiastes 9:11)...
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ECCLESIASTES 8:16 TO ECCLESIASTES 9:16. LIFE'S RIDDLE BAFFLES THE
WISEST QUEST. The parenthesis in Ecclesiastes 8:16_ b_ describes the
ceaseless effort of the keen student of life, or perhaps the fate
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FOR MAN, &C. Connect this sentence with Ecclesiastes 9:11.
MAN... MEN. Hebrew. _'adam_ (with Art.) App-14....
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_as the fishes that are taken in an evil net_ The words paint vividly
the suddenness of calamities which defeat all men's purposes and
plans. The imagery was a natural one in any country, and meets us...
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WHEN IT FALLETH SUDDENLY UPON THEM— _By sudden accidents._ The
_third proof,_ in support of the third proposition, is taken from
those wrong judgments which are known to be such only by the event;
but...
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5. Work with the awareness that God will control the final outcome.
Ecclesiastes 9:11-12
TEXT 9:11-12
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I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, and the
battle is not to the wa...
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LIVE WORTHILY WHILE YOU MAY
1-3. The future is in God's hands. Good and bad alike must die....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 9
EVERYONE MUST DIE AT SOME TIME – ECCLESIASTES 9:1-10...
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Proverbs 7:23; Ezekiel 12:13; Hosea 7:12....
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כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא ־יֵדַ֨ע הָ אָדָ֜ם אֶת
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NOR IN PLEASURE:
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Imagine, then, a Jew brought to the bitter pass which Coheleth has
described. He has acquainted himself with wisdom, native and foreign;
and wisdom has led him to co...
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THE CHIEF GOOD NOT TO BE FOUND IN WISDOM:
Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 9:1
1. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his final course...
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In view of the evidences of the truth of the affirmation, "vanity...
all is vanity," the preacher now turns to its effect on the mind of
the man living "under the sun." He extols this worldly wisdom,...
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For man also knoweth not his (g) time: as the fishes that are taken in
an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are]
the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth sudd...
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_With. Hebrew adds, "evil." Net, (Montanus) or hook. (Haydock) ---
Them. They may use precautions; but, without God's aid, they will not
succeed, Psalm cxxvi. 1. (Calmet)_...
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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet
riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil...
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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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FOR MAN ALSO KNOWETH NOT HIS TIME,.... Though it is fixed and settled
by the Lord, yet times and seasons are kept in his own power, and not
known by men; not the time of his death, nor of any calamity...
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For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an
evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the
sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly...
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_For man also knoweth not his time_ Namely, the time of his death, or
of some other sore distress, which God is bringing upon him; _as
fishes are taken in an evil net_ While they are sporting and feed...
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For man also knoweth not his time, he knows neither when death will
overtake him nor the hour when some special work is expected of him;
AS THE FISHES THAT ARE TAKEN IN AN EVIL NET, their fate suddenl...
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WISDOM STILL TO BE SOUGHT...
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"MOREOVER, MAN DOES NOT KNOW HIS TIME: LIKE FISH CAUGHT IN.
TREACHEROUS NET, AND BIRDS TRAPPED IN. SNARE, SO THE SONS OF MEN ARE
ENSNARED AT AN EVIL TIME WHEN IT SUDDENLY FALLS ON THEM."MAN DOES NOT
K...
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11,12 Men's success seldom equals their expectations. We must use
means, but not trust to them: if we succeed, we must give God the
praise; if crossed, we must submit to his will. Those who put off th...
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HIS TIME, to wit, the time of his death, or of some other sore
distress which God is bringing upon him; which is opposed to the time
of success mentioned in the foregoing verse, and man is said to be...
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Ecclesiastes 9:12 man H120 know H3045 (H8799) time H6256 fish H1709
taken H270 (H8737) cruel H7451 net...
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SAYINGS ABOUT THE WISE (ECCLESIASTES 9:11 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:12).
His philosophy having come up with the fact that all a man has to look
forward to is the life just described, the Preacher now recogni...
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THINGS DO NOT ALWAYS GO AS WE EXPECT (ECCLESIASTES 9:11).
His first lesson is that men do not necessarily succeed because of
their advantages and their abilities, because in the end success is
largel...
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CHAPTER 9 THE SAME THINGS HAPPEN TO ALL WHETHER THEY BE RIGHTEOUS,
WISE OR SONS OF MEN. AND IN THE END ALL DIE IN THE SAME WAY. SO LET
THE RIGHTEOUS LIVE LIFE AS THEY MAY AND ENJOY IT FOR GOD HAS ACCE...
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
I. There are many cases in which to our weak eyes the love of God is
apparently most questionable, in which men and women seem absolutely
abandoned to tyrannous circumstances, to the...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-10
I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth
points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory
policy of life. "The work of God," or, as...
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CONTENTS: The universality of death and the need of minding the
business of life and using wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: While there is life there is opportunity of preparing for
dea...
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Ecclesiastes 9:5. _The dead know not any thing._ This is explained by
the next phrase, _the memory of them is forgotten._ Elijah went up to
heaven, or paradise, as the Jews will have it. John 3:13. Si...
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_Man also knoweth not his time._
BLESSED IGNORANCE
“If ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.” This applies to
our ignorance in relation to the future. It is mercy that has woven
the veil.
I. I...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 9:11 From the human perspective,
many things appear to be the result of pure CHANCE.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 9:12. KNOWETH NOT HIS TIME.] He knows not the hour of his
destruction, when he shall be suddenly snared and taken by death. This
solemn crisis in man’s destiny is called...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 9:1
One fate happens to all, and the dead are cut off from all the
feelings and interests of life in the upper world.
ECCLESIASTES 9:1
This continues the subject treated abo...
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For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that
the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God:
no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them...
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1 Peter 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 2 Corinthians 6:2; 2 Peter 2:12;...
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His time — The time of his death, or other distress which God is
bringing upon him. Are taken — While they are sporting and feeding
themselves. When — When they are most careless and secure....