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Verse 14. _THERE BE JUST_ MEN] See on Ecclesiastes 7:16....
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WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH - The instance of vanity, to which these
words are applied, is the seeming inequality of God’s justice; but
if they are considered in connection with the profession of per...
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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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THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. The good are soon
forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man
can do is to enjoy life while he has it.
Ecclesiastes 8:10 is...
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UPON THE EARTH. See note on Ecclesiastes 5:2.
JUST. righteous....
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_There is a vanity_ There is something almost painful in the iteration
of the ever-recurring thought that after all there are disorders in
the world. A modern writer, we feel, would have pruned, conde...
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THERE IS A VANITY— After a long but useful digression (See on
Ecclesiastes 8:8.) the author resumes the thread of his reasoning: but
the _second proof_ that he brings in to support this third proposit...
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3. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God.
Ecclesiastes 8:14-17
TEXT 8:14-17
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There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are
righteous men to whom it happens ac...
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There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just
men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked;
again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the w...
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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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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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HAPPENETH. — The word is used in this sense only in Esther 9:26....
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יֶשׁ ־הֶבֶל֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֣ה עַל
־הָ אָרֶץ֒
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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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There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are just
[men], to whom it happeneth according to the (m) work of the wicked;
again, there are wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according t...
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_Vain, or afflicting. Hence some have denied Providence, Jeremias xii.
1. (Calmet)_...
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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...
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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 A VANITY WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH,.... Transacted in this
lower world under the sun, through the permission and direction of
divine Providence; not that it is a vanity on the part of God,...
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There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just
[men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked;
again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to th...
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_There is a vanity which is done upon the earth_ Either by wicked
potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy men, and oppress persons
of the greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's providence, who s...
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"THERE IS FUTILITY WHICH IS DONE ON THE EARTH, THAT IS, THERE ARE
RIGHTEOUS MEN TO WHOM IT HAPPENS ACCORDING TO THE DEEDS OF THE WICKED.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE EVIL MEN TO WHOM IT HAPPENS ACCORD...
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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...
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WHICH IS DONE; either by wicked potentates, who do commonly advance
unworthy men, and oppress persons of greatest virtue and merit; or by
God's providence, who sees it fit for many weighty reasons so...
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Ecclesiastes 8:14 is H3426 vanity H1892 occurs H6213 (H8738) earth
H776 just H6662 happens H5060 (H8688) wo
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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,...
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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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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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_There be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of
the wicked._
APPARENT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN CHARACTER AND CIRCUMSTANCES
There is doubtless a law for everything in heaven and on eart...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:14 It is a puzzling VANITY that
the WICKED appear to escape judgment and receive blessings. It is
equally puzzling that the RIGHTEOUS
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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...
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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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Ecclesiastes 10:5; Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes
4:8;...
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Done — Either by wicked potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy
men, and oppress persons of greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's
providence, who sees it fit for many weighty reasons so to mana...