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These verses supplement Ecclesiastes 8:15 with the reflection that the
man who goes beyond that limited sphere within which he can labor and
be contented, and investigates the whole work of God, will...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_
2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11)
3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
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ECCLESIASTES 8:16 TO ECCLESIASTES 9:16. LIFE'S RIDDLE BAFFLES THE
WISEST QUEST. The parenthesis in Ecclesiastes 8:16_ b_ describes the
ceaseless effort of the keen student of life, or perhaps the fate
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_then I beheld all the work of God_ The confession is like that which
we have had before in chap. Ecclesiastes 7:23-24: perhaps, also, we
may add, like that of a very different writer dealing with a v...
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TO SEE THE BUSINESS THAT IS DONE UPON THE EARTH— _To observe the
occupations of man upon the earth; and that even day and night he doth
not see sleep with his eyes,_ Ecclesiastes 8:17. _Then I underst...
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3. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God.
Ecclesiastes 8:14-17
TEXT 8:14-17
14
There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are
righteous men to whom it happens ac...
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When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business
that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor
night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
WHEN I APPLIED MINE HEART TO...
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8:17 that (e-12) Lit. 'I saw all the work of God, that.'...
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KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING
1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be
carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen
in actual life. God's ways are...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 8
THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES
8:1-9...
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וְ רָאִיתִי֮ אֶת ־כָּל ־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָ
אֱלֹהִים
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Ecclesiastes 8:1
THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN.
Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1
There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold
for their god or good. For though th
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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...
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In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life,
the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is
submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks.
The...
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_Reason. We know in general that God does all for his own glory, and
for the welfare of his elect. But we cannot account for his treatment
of mankind in particular cases, Romans xi. 33. (St. Jerome) ...
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REFLECTIONS
READER! while the preacher is demanding, who is as the wise man? let
us be looking unto Jesus, until that our eyes are enlightened in
beholding him as wisdom itself, the brightness of his...
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Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do
evil. (12) Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be
p...
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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...
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THEN I BEHELD ALL THE WORK OF GOD,.... Not of creation, but of
Providence; took notice of it, contemplated on it, considered it, and
weighed it well; viewed the various steps and methods of it, to fin...
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Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work
that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it]
out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise...
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_Then_ Hebrew, _and_, or, _moreover, I beheld all the work of God_ I
considered the counsels and ways of God, and the various methods of
his providence toward good and bad men, and the reasons of them...
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then I beheld all the work of God, he made this observation with
regard to all the works of God, THAT A MAN CANNOT FIND OUT THE WORK
THAT IS DONE UNDER THE SUN, he is unable to solve all the mysteries...
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OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
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"AND. SAW EVERY WORK OF GOD,. CONCLUDED THAT MAN CANNOT DISCOVER THE
WORK WHICH HAS BEEN DONE UNDER THE SUN. EVEN THOUGH MAN SHOULD SEEK
LABORIOUSLY, HE WILL NOT DISCOVER; AND THOUGH THE WISE MAN SHOU...
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14-17 Faith alone can establish the heart in this mixed scene, where
the righteous often suffer, and the wicked prosper. Solomon commended
joy, and holy security of mind, arising from confidence in G...
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THEN, Heb. _and_, or _moreover_, I beheld all the work of God; I
considered the counsels and ways of God, and the various methods of
his providence towards good and bad men, and the reasons of them. A...
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Ecclesiastes 8:17 saw H7200 (H8804) work H4639 God H430 man H120
cannot H3201 (H8799) out H4672 ...
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THE PROBLEM OF THE WICKED WHO DIE UNPUNISHED (ECCLESIASTES 8:10).
The writer now turns to consideration of how and why the wicked die
unpunished, and the fact that justice is only carelessly applied,...
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CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE
DEATH OF THE WICKED.
His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when
serving the king, followed by a number...
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Ecclesiastes 8:17
One of the most curious things to think of in the world is the
inconceivable number of secrets which lie around us in nature, in
humanity, in the lives and characters of those whom w...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-10
I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth
points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory
policy of life. "The work of God," or, as...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations
and vexations arising from the vanity of the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
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Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the
interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the
seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:17 True wisdom includes the
humility to admit that man cannot fully understand all of reality in a
fallen world.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 8:14. THERE IS A VANITY WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH.]
These seeming anomalies in the moral government of God are part of
that vanity to which man has been made subject...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 8:1
Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom
counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the
dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
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Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a
man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face
shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
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Ecclesiastes 11:5; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 7:23; Ecclesiastes
7:24;...
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I beheld — I considered the counsels and ways of God, and the
various methods of his providence, and the reasons of them. Find out
— No man, though ever so wise, is able fully and perfectly to
underst...