RM 'But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself servant to the field'; because a ruler whose taste lies in that wholesome direction is unlikely to be given to amassing wealth: cp. 2 Chronicles 26:10.
10, 11. Avarice is attended by two evils: (a) it is never content; and (b) responsibility, trouble, and expenditure increase in the same proportion.
Verse Ecclesiastes 5:9. _THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH IS FOR ALL_] The earth, if properly cultivated, is capable of producing food for every living creature; and without cultivation none has a right to exp...
THE KING HIMSELF IS SERVED BY THE FIELD - Rather, the king is subject to the field, i. e., is dependent on its cultivation. The higher ranks, if they oppress the lower, lose thereby their own means of...
3. EXHORTATIONS ON DIFFERENT VANITIES CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Concerning worship and vows (Ecclesiastes 5:1)_ 2. Concerning extortions (Ecclesiastes 5:8) 3. The vanities of wealth (Eccle
CONCERNING DESPOTISM AND WEALTH. Ecclesiastes 5:8 f. The oppression and injustice that one sees (_in_ an Oriental satrapy) are not to be wondered at when we remember the graded hierarchy of officials...
IS. "it [is]. " FOR ALL. [consists] in the whole, i.e. not confined to one day....
_Moreover the profit of the earth is for all_ The verse is difficult and has been very variously interpreted. The most satisfactory renderings follow: BUT THE PROFIT OF A LAND EVERY WAY IS A KING FOR...
THE KING HIMSELF, &C.— _The king is served on account of the field._ Desvoeux. Houbigant renders the verse, _And when these things are so, it is advantageous for the land that there be a king who may...
3. Recognize God as the Ruler over all. Ecclesiastes 5:8-9 TEXT 5:8-9 8 If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight, fo...
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. THE PROFIT (PRODUCE) OF THE EARTH IS (ORDAINED) FOR (THE COMMON GOOD OF) ALL: (EVEN) THE KING (HIMSELF) IS SERV...
5:9 upon (e-13) Lit. 'enslaved to.' Others understand it thus. 'The profit of the land in all respects is a king addicted to agriculture.'...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 5 BE AFRAID TO MAKE GOD ANGRY – ECCLESIASTES 5:1-7 V1 Be careful when you go to God...
IS SERVED BY. — Or, _is servant to._ Many eminent interpreters connect this verse with what precedes, and translate, “and on the whole the profit of the land is a king devoted to agriculture,” an obse...
_[Ecclesiastes 5:8]_ וְ יִתְרֹ֥ון אֶ֖רֶץ בַּ †...
AND A MORE HELPFUL AND CONSOLATORY TRUST IN THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Not content with this, however, the Preacher goes on to show how, when they returned from the House of God to the c...
SECOND SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of Business Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20 I. IF the true Good is not to be found in the School where Wisdom utters her vo...
PRACTICAL MAXIMS DEDUCED FROM THIS VIEW OF THE BUSINESS LIFE. (b) A noble philosophy this, and pregnant with practical counsels of great value. For if, as we close our study of this Section of the Bo...
The observation of the religious life brings no truer satisfaction. In this brief passage contempt for religion is not expressed, but there is absolutely no joy or satisfaction manifest. The life is w...
Moreover the (g) profit of the earth is for all: the king (h) [himself] is served by the field. (g) The earth is to be preferred above all things which belong to this life. (h) Kings and princes can...
_Money. Avarice is like a dropsy, (Calmet) or poison, infecting all the person. (Sallust.) --- The miser is the slave, and not the possessor, of his riches, (St. Chrysostom) like Tantalus, who could n...
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher...
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...
MOREOVER, THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH IS FOR ALL,.... Or, "the excellency of the earth in" or "above all things [is] this" y; that God most high rules over all the earth, and is higher than the kings of i...
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field. Ver. 9. _Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all,_] viz., For all sorts of men, and for all kind of uses....
_The profit of the earth is for all_ The fruits of the earth are necessary and beneficial to all men. The wise man, after some interruption, returns to his former subject, the vanity of riches; one ev...
Moreover, the profit of the earth, the increase or produce of the land, IS FOR ALL; THE KING HIMSELF IS SERVED BY THE FIELD, and therefore the great Lord of all will finally punish all those who abuse...
ABSTAINING FROM VICES AND FOSTERING VIRTUES...
"AFTER ALL,. KING WHO CULTIVATES THE FIELD IS AN ADVANTAGE TO THE LAND." Points To Note: 1 Solomon was well acquainted with political intrigue (1 Kings 1-2). The whole system is one of corruption, an...
9-17 The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than appears to a careless observer. The king needs the common things of life, and the poor share them; they relish their morsel better tha...
THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH, the fruits procured from the earth by the skill and labour of the husbandman, is for all; are necessary and beneficial to all men whatsoever. The wise man, after some interrup...
Ecclesiastes 5:9 profit H3504 land H776 king H4428 served H5647 (H8738) field H7704 the profit -...
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BURDENS AND PROBLEMS OF WEALTH (ECCLESIASTES 5:8). Here we find a total contrast to the first seven verses. There the thought was of attitude towards God. Now we move on to the atti...
Ecclesiastes 5:9 ; ECCLESIASTES 6:1 I. In all grades of society human subsistence is very much the same. Even princes are not fed with ambrosia, nor do poets subsist on asphodel. The profit of the ea...
Ecclesiastes 5:8-7 I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superintendence of human affairs. This belief Koheleth now pro...
Ecclesiastes 3:1 A profound gloom rests on the second act or section of this drama. It teaches us that we are helpless in the iron grip of laws which we had no voice in making; that we often lie at th...
CONTENTS: Warnings against a vain religion. The vanity and vexation attending the possession of wealth. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: We should address ourselves to the worship of God with a...
Ecclesiastes 5:1. _Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God._ Avoid wandering thoughts, and be wholly absorbed in devotion. Do not hear the words of prayer only, but desire the blessings soug...
_Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God._ REVERENCE AND FIDELITY This passage is a series of cautions against irreverence and insincerity in worship, against discouragement because of pol...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 5:8 Life “Under the Sun.” The Preacher observes the hardships of life in a fallen world. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 5:8. IN A PROVINCE] Such being far distant from the seat of government it was more likely that there oppression would be practised by subordinate rulers. _Higher than the...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 5:1 Section 6. Man's outward and secular life being unable to secure happiness and satisfaction, can these be found in _popular religion?_ Religious exercises need the observa...
Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they do not consider the evil that they do (Ecclesiastes 5:1). When you go into the...
1 Chronicles 27:26; 1 Kings 4:7; 1 Samuel 8:12; Genesis 1:29;...
Profit — The fruits of the earth. For all — Necessary and beneficial to all men. The wise man, after some interruption, returns to his former subject, the vanity of riches, one evidence whereof he men...