Reason. We know in general that God does all for his own glory, and for the welfare of his elect. But we cannot account for his treatment of mankind in particular cases, Romans xi. 33. (St. Jerome) (Calmet) --- Say. Septuagint, "speak what thing soever, that he may know he," &c. (Haydock)
Verse Ecclesiastes 8:17. _THEN I BEHELD ALL THE WORK OF GOD, THAT A MAN CANNOT_ _FIND OUT THE WORK THAT IS DONE UNDER THE SUN_] I saw it to be of such a nature - 1, That _a man cannot find it out_....
These verses supplement Ecclesiastes 8:15 with the reflection that the man who goes beyond that limited sphere within which he can labor and be contented, and investigates the whole work of God, will...
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)...
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
_then I beheld all the work of God_ The confession is like that which we have had before in chap. Ecclesiastes 7:23-24: perhaps, also, we may add, like that of a very different writer dealing with a v...
TO SEE THE BUSINESS THAT IS DONE UPON THE EARTH— _To observe the occupations of man upon the earth; and that even day and night he doth not see sleep with his eyes,_ Ecclesiastes 8:17. _Then I underst...
3. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 TEXT 8:14-17 14 There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens ac...
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) WHEN I APPLIED MINE HEART TO...
8:17 that (e-12) Lit. 'I saw all the work of God, that.'...
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...
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...
וְ רָאִיתִי֮ אֶת ־כָּל ־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָ אֱלֹהִים
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
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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...
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (12) Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be p...
REFLECTIONS READER! while the preacher is demanding, who is as the wise man? let us be looking unto Jesus, until that our eyes are enlightened in beholding him as wisdom itself, the brightness of his...
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...
THEN I BEHELD ALL THE WORK OF GOD,.... Not of creation, but of Providence; took notice of it, contemplated on it, considered it, and weighed it well; viewed the various steps and methods of it, to fin...
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise...
_Then_ Hebrew, _and_, or, _moreover, I beheld all the work of God_ I considered the counsels and ways of God, and the various methods of his providence toward good and bad men, and the reasons of them...
then I beheld all the work of God, he made this observation with regard to all the works of God, THAT A MAN CANNOT FIND OUT THE WORK THAT IS DONE UNDER THE SUN, he is unable to solve all the mysteries...
OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
"AND. SAW EVERY WORK OF GOD,. CONCLUDED THAT MAN CANNOT DISCOVER THE WORK WHICH HAS BEEN DONE UNDER THE SUN. EVEN THOUGH MAN SHOULD SEEK LABORIOUSLY, HE WILL NOT DISCOVER; AND THOUGH THE WISE MAN SHOU...
14-17 Faith alone can establish the heart in this mixed scene, where the righteous often suffer, and the wicked prosper. Solomon commended joy, and holy security of mind, arising from confidence in G...
THEN, Heb. _and_, or _moreover_, I beheld all the work of God; I considered the counsels and ways of God, and the various methods of his providence towards good and bad men, and the reasons of them. A...
Ecclesiastes 8:17 saw H7200 (H8804) work H4639 God H430 man H120 cannot H3201 (H8799) out H4672 ...
THE PROBLEM OF THE WICKED WHO DIE UNPUNISHED (ECCLESIASTES 8:10). The writer now turns to consideration of how and why the wicked die unpunished, and the fact that justice is only carelessly applied,...
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...
Ecclesiastes 8:17 One of the most curious things to think of in the world is the inconceivable number of secrets which lie around us in nature, in humanity, in the lives and characters of those whom w...
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...
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...
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...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:17 True wisdom includes the humility to admit that man cannot fully understand all of reality in a fallen world. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 8:14. THERE IS A VANITY WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH.] These seeming anomalies in the moral government of God are part of that vanity to which man has been made subject...
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...
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...
Ecclesiastes 11:5; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 7:23; Ecclesiastes 7:24;...
I beheld — I considered the counsels and ways of God, and the various methods of his providence, and the reasons of them. Find out — No man, though ever so wise, is able fully and perfectly to underst...