Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning — Early and late, in all seasons and occasions; do it speedily and continually, be not weary of it. Sow — Do all good works. With — hold not — From working or giving.
In the morning — Early and late, in all seasons and occasions; do it speedily and continually, be not weary of it. Sow — Do all good works. With — hold not — From working or giving.
Verse Ecclesiastes 11:6. _IN THE MORNING SOW THY SEED_] Be ready at _all times_ to show mercy; begin in the _morning_, continue till the _evening_. Thou knowest not the most worthy object; it is enou...
“Unforeseen events come from God; and the man who is always gazing on the uncertain future will neither begin nor complete any useful work: but do thou bear in mind that times and circumstances, the p...
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Proverbs concerning man's work(Ecclesiastes 11:1)_ 2. The vanity of life (Ecclesiastes 11:7) Ecclesiastes 11:1. These continued proverbs concern the work of m
ECCLESIASTES 11:1 TO ECCLESIASTES 12:8. CLOSING COUNSELS. It is well to do and to get all one can, in the way of industry and pleasure, before old age draws on. Ecclesiastes 11:1 and...
PROSPER. Hebrew. _kasher:_ supposed to be. later Hebrew word, but. kindred form seems to be found in Psalms 68:6, where "with chains" should be rendered "into prosperity". See App-75....
_In the morning sow thy seed_ Once again the enigmatic form, as in Ecclesiastes 11:2, is the touchstone of interpreters. It has been held to mean (1) that men are to seek sensual pleasures not in the...
AS THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT IS THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT— _As thou knowest not which way the wind will blow, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of her who is with child; even so thou knowest not the wo...
F. EXHORTATIONS TO WORK IN HARMONY WITH Wisdom 11:112:8 1. Trust God and be cheerful in all of your activities. Ecclesiastes 11:1-8 TEXT 11:1-8 1 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for...
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. MORNING ... EVEN...
LIFE AFTER ALL IS WORTH LIVING 1-3. Fulfil the duty of beneficence, knowing that results are in the hands of God....
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 11 THE KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEINGS HAS LIMITS – ECCLESIASTES 11:1-6 V1 Throw your bre...
PROSPER. — The word is used again in Ecclesiastes 10:10 and Esther 8:5, and belongs to modern Hebrew. (Comp. Galatians 6:7.)...
בַּ † בֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת ־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְ...
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...
BUT IN A WISE USE AND A WISE ENJOYMENT OF THE PRESENT LIFE, Ecclesiastes 11:1 What that Good is, and where it may be found, the Preacher now proceeds to show. But, as his manner is, he does not say i...
LIVE NOT FOR TODAY ALONE Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 The casting of bread upon the waters is an allusion to the oriental custom of casting rice-grains on the fields, when they lie submerged beneath the annu...
The method of worldly wisdom is not that of discretion only; it is, moreover, that of diligence, and this passage urges such diligence. Again, we have taken more than one text out of this passage to p...
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening (e) withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, either this or (f) that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good. (e) Be not we...
_Better. Be kind to all during life, Galatians vi. 10. (Calmet) --- Do good, both in youth and in old age, (Worthington) lest, if thou shouldst grow remiss, all would be lost. (St. Jerome)_...
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. (4) He that obs...
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...
IN THE MORNING SOW THY SEED,.... Do all good works early and diligently, which is expressed by sowing in righteousness, Hosea 10:12; particularly alms deeds, often signified by sowing seed, Psalms 112...
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good. Ver. 6. _In the m...
_In the morning_ Early and late, in all seasons, and on all occasions; do it speedily and continually: be not weary of it. _Sow thy seed_ Do all good works, especially that of alms-giving, as sowing m...
PRACTICING BENEVOLENCE...
In the morning sow thy seed, in all the works of one's regular occupation, but especially in acts of benevolence and charity, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT THINE HAND, not growing weary in the appoi...
SHALL PROSPER: _ Heb._ shall be right...
"SOW YOUR SEED IN THE MORNING, AND DO NOT BE IDLE IN THE EVENING, FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHETHER MORNING OR EVENING SOWING WILL SUCCEED, OR WHETHER BOTH OF THEM ALIKE WILL BE GOOD."DO NOT BE IDLE IN THE...
1-6 Solomon presses the rich to do good to others. Give freely, though it may seem thrown away and lost. Give to many. Excuse not thyself with the good thou hast done, from the good thou hast further...
IN THE MORNING, AND IN THE EVENING; early and late, in all seasons and occasions; do it speedily and continually, be not weary of it. _Sow thy seed_; do all good works, and especially that of almsgivi...
Ecclesiastes 11:6 morning H1242 sow H2232 (H8798) seed H2233 evening H6153 withhold H3240 (H8686) hand H3027
CHAPTER S ECCLESIASTES 11:9 TO ECCLESIASTES 12:14 THE VENTURING OF THE YOUNG, THE TRIALS OF THE OLD AND MAN'S FINAL DESTINY. As we come to the end of the writer's musings we are rewarded with the fina...
CHAPTER ECCLESIASTES 11:1 ADVICE FROM THE WISE MAN TO THE WISE. Central to these verses is the recognition of our ignorance. We do not know what will happen when we do things, we do not know what God...
Ecclesiastes 11:6 This text lays a general command upon us all that each in his vocation and calling should, as part of the work of every day, watch for and make use of every possible opportunity of...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
Ecclesiastes 11:6. _In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good._...
Ecclesiastes 11:1. _Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days._ Hoard not thy bread; for if thou dost, it will mildew, it will be of no use to thee. Cast it on the waters...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to works of charity and right living. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Since we have death and judgment to prepare for, we should do good to others and abound in liberalit...
Ecclesiastes 11:1. _Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days._ The root לחם _lechem,_ designates bread, corn, and all kinds of meat which sustain life. It refers also to...
_In the morning sow thy seed._ THE SEED-TIME OF LIFE The morning, as we apply it to Christian youth, stands for brightness, freshness, promise, for “regenerate hope, the salt of life,” for opportunit...
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-co...
EXPOSITION Approaching the end of his treatise, Koheleth, in view of apparent anomalies in God's moral government, and the difficulties that meet man in his social and political relations, proceeds t...
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you don't know what evil shall be upon the eaRuth (Ecclesiastes 11:1-2). You do...
1 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 9:10; 2 Corinthians 9:11; 2 Corinthians 9:6;...