Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice — Indulge thy humour, and take thy fill of delights. And walk — Whatsoever thine eye or heart lusteth after, deny it not to them. But know — But in the midst of thy jollity consider thy reckoning.
Rejoice — Indulge thy humour, and take thy fill of delights. And walk — Whatsoever thine eye or heart lusteth after, deny it not to them. But know — But in the midst of thy jollity consider thy reckoning.
Verse Ecclesiastes 11:9. _REJOICE, O YOUNG MAN, IN THY YOUTH_] _Youth_ is devoid of cares; and, consequently, of many perplexities and distresses. Were it not so, we should have no _old men_; nay, pe...
The preceding exhortation to a life of labor in the sight of God is now addressed especially to the active and the young; and is enforced by another consideration, namely, the transitory character of...
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...
REJOICE, &C.. positive command, not irony; qualified by the solemn fact: "but know thou", &c. YOUNG MAN. a chosen youth, implying beauty and strength. YOUTH. childhood. THY YOUTH. Same word as "you...
_Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth_ Strictly speaking, as the beginning of the end, the opening of the _finale_of the book, these should be read in close connexion with chap. 12. The DEBATER turns wi...
DISCOURSE: 845 YOUTH WARNED OF THE FUTURE JUDGMENT Ecclesiastes 11:9. _Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart,...
IN THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH— _In the days of thy wishes._...
2. Enjoy the days of your youth. Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 TEXT 11:9-10 9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impul...
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these thing...
LIFE AFTER ALL IS WORTH LIVING 1-3. Fulfil the duty of beneficence, knowing that results are in the hands of God....
REJOICE, O YOUNG MAN] Youth is naturally cheerful. Be it so. But there must be present that which shall check excess, viz. the knowledge that the Divine Judge will mark and punish sinful indulgence; n...
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...
The beginning of the last chapter would more conveniently have been placed here than where the division is actually made. It is hard to interpret the judgment spoken of in this verse of anything but f...
שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּ יַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽ יטִֽיבְךָ֤...
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...
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...
(h) Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: but know thou, that for all these [thing...
_Eyes. He speaks ironically, (Calmet) or exhorts to spiritual joy and moderation. (St. Gregory, Mor. xxiv.)_...
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things...
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...
REJOICE, O YOUNG MAN, IN THY YOUTH,.... This advice may be considered as serious; and either as relating to natural, corporeal, and temporal delight and pleasure, under due limitations; that as mirth...
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [thing...
_Rejoice_, &c. This is an ironical concession, like many which occur in the Scriptures, (see 1Ki 18:27; 1 Kings 22:15; Ezekiel 28:3; Matthew 26:45,) and in other authors: _O young man, in thy youth_ H...
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, the general admonition of the preceding verses being addressed to young people in particular, as living in that period of life which is especially favorable to chee...
REJOICING WITH TREMBLING...
"REJOICE, YOUNG MAN, DURING YOUR CHILDHOOD, AND LET YOUR HEART BE PLEASANT DURING THE DAYS OF YOUNG MANHOOD. AND FOLLOW THE IMPULSES OF YOUR HEART AND THE DESIRES OF YOUR EYES. YET KNOW THAT GOD WILL...
7-10 Life is sweet to bad men, because they have their portion in this life; it is sweet to good men, because it is the time of preparation for a better; it is sweet to all. Here is a caution to thin...
This verse is to be understood either, 1. As a serious advice to this purpose, Seeing life is short and transitory, improve it to the best advantage, take comfort in it whilst you may, only do it wit...
Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice H8055 (H8798) man H970 youth H3208 heart H3820 cheer H2895 (H8686) days H3117 you
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...
Ecclesiastes 11:9 _(with Philippians 4:4)_ We may accept these words as in very deed the counsel of the Preacher, as embodying the wisdom which he had learned from God. As such they assert a truth i...
Ecclesiastes 11:7 I. Notice the reality of the contrasts presented in life. Full as life is of pathetic meanings, we are often strangely insensible to them. We may not regard them with indifference, b...
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...
_Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth._ JOY AND JUDGMENT Our translators have slipped in a “but” where there ought to be an “and,” and have thus made the Preacher set the joy of youth and the judgment...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 11:9 Proper enjoyment of life is possible only within the moral boundaries established by God. He will evaluate all human deeds according to his righteous JUDGMENT....
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 11:7. TRULY THE LIGHT IS SWEET.] Light as the symbol of life. (Psalms 36:9, Job 3:20.) Ecclesiaste
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 4:5; 1 John 2:15; 1 John 2:16; 1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kin
Should a young man follow his own way or God’s way? PROBLEM: In this text, Solomon encourages a young person to “walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes.” But this flies in the...