CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 11:1. CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS.] “Bread,”
rendered in Isaiah 28:28, “bread corn.” It has been supposed that
there is an allusion to the manner of sowing the seed-corn of the rice
plant during the time of the flooding of the fields. But it is
doubtful whether this... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 11:7. TRULY THE LIGHT IS SWEET.] Light as the symbol of
life. (Psalms 36:9, Job 3:20.)
ECCLESIASTES 11:8. YET LET HIM REMEMBER THE DAYS OF DARKNESS; FOR THEY
SHALL BE MANY.] Days of misfortune and gloom in this world, and a yet
longer season in the dark sojourn of the... [ Continue Reading ]