Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:10
Is there any thing whereof, &c.— Is there any thing that will say, See this! this is new. Thus the beauty and energy of the original are preserved.
Is there any thing whereof, &c.— Is there any thing that will say, See this! this is new. Thus the beauty and energy of the original are preserved.
Verse Ecclesiastes 1:10. _IS THERE ANY THING, C._] The original is beautiful. "Is there any thing which will say, See this! it is new?" Men may say this of their discoveries, c. but universal nature s...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS PART I. Chapter S 1-6 1. The Prologue and the Search Begun CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction and prologue (Ecclesiastes 1:1)_ 2. The seeker; his method and the results (Ecc...
ECCLESIASTES 1:2 may be called an introduction to the book; it also presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and unavaili...
_Is there any thing_ A man may challenge, the writer seems to say, the sweeping assertion just uttered. He may point to some new phenomenon, some new empire, some invention of art, or discovery of sci...
_THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN -- ECCLESIASTES 1:9-11:_ Things of this world are very fatiguing to those that have them. Solomon's goal was to cause us to understand the unsatisfying nature of al...
3. History repeats itself and man forgets what has gone before. Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 TEXT 1:9-11 9 That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done....
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. OLD TIME (HEBREW, AGES), WHICH WAS. The Hebrew plural cannot be joined to the ver...
ALL IS VANITY 1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, and...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES THE AUTHOR The word ‘Ecclesiastes’ tells us about the author...
OF OLD TIME. — The Hebrew word here is peculiar to Ecclesiastes, where it occurs eight times (Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Ecclesiastes 3:15;...
(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wat...
יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁ יֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה ־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣ש
THE PROLOGUE In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated Ecclesiastes 1:1 THE search for the _ summum bonum_, the quest of the Chief Good, is the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. Naturally...
THE TESTIMONY OF AN UNSATISFIED SOUL Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 _All is vanity_! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our Lord, “I...
The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12, it leaves no room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he empl...
New. Such vicissitudes have occurred before, though we must not infer that the world is eternal; or that there have been many others before this, as Origen would suppose. (Prin. iii. 5., &c.) (Calmet)...
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and the...
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...
IS THERE [ANY] THING WHEREOF IT MAY BE SAID, SEE, THIS [IS] NEW?.... This is an appeal to all men for the truth of the above observation, and carries in it a strong denial that there is anything new u...
Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Ver. 10. _Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new?_] _Hoc eg...
Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? Has human nature and the misery of human life changed since the fall of man? IT HATH BEEN ALREADY OF OLD TIME, WHICH WAS BEFORE US, always,...
GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
"IS THERE ANYTHING OF WHICH ONE MIGHT SAY, 'SEE THIS, IT IS NEW'? ALREADY IT HAS EXISTED FOR AGES WHICH WERE BEFORE US."SEE THIS, IT IS NEW" -Such. statement only proves the point being made in Job 1:...
9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature,...
For the proof hereof I appeal to the consciences and experiences of all men. It hath been already of old thee; the same things have been said and done before, though possibly we did not know it....
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THE MEANINGLESSNESS OF WHAT MEN SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH COMES OUT IN THE FACT THAT LIFE SIMPLY FOLLOWS A CONTINUAL UNCHANGING REPETITION. IT IS PURPOSELESS AND BORING AND UNENLIGHTENING AND ACCOMPLISHES NO...
Ecclesiastes 1:4 I. It is universally acknowledged that the circle is the archetype of all forms, physically as well as mathematically. It is the most complete figure, the most stable under violence,...
Ecclesiastes 1:2 I. This passage is the preamble to the book; it ushers us at once into its realms of dreariness. It is as if he said, "It is all a weary go-round. There are no novelties, no wonders,...
Ecclesiastes 1:1 The search for the _summum bonum_, the quest of the chief good, is the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painf...
CONTENTS: The doctrine of the vanity of the creature, and the impossibility of finding satisfaction without God. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: All things, considered as abstract from God, an...
Ecclesiastes 1:2. _Vanity of vanities._ This is the Hebrew form of the superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his re...
_One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh._ THE LAW OF CIRCULARITY, OR RETROGRESSION, AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF PROGRESS The circle is the archetype of all forms, physically as well a...
_Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new?_ SOMETHING NEW You remember that when Paul visited Athens his attention seems to have been especially attracted by two things: that the ci...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:4 First Catalog of “Vanities.” The Preacher gives specific examples to prove his belief that all is “vanity.”...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 1:2. VANITY.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation to vanity was soon observed and felt. ECCLE...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 1:1 THE TITLE. THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM; Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp.Ecclesiastes 1:12). The word rendered "Preacher...
Book of Ecclesiastes begins, The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem (Ecclesiastes 1:1). So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is translated preacher i...
1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Timothy 3:8; Acts 7:51; Luke 17:26;...
THE MAN UNDER THE SUN Ecclesiastes 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation. 1. ECCLESIASTES S...
Isn’t it false to claim there is nothing new under the sun? PROBLEM: Solomon declared here that “there is nothing new under the sun.” But not only is this contrary to science and human history, but it...