CONTENTS
The Preacher here enters upon a view of sacred worship in the house of God. He shows that all service void of spiritual worship is vanity. This is followed with similar observations, tending to prove that whatever men place their confidence in the world, terminates in disappointment.
CHAPTER V _The reverence to be observed in attending Divine worship_, 1-3. _We should be faithfu1 to over engagements_, 4-7. _The oppression of the innocent_, 8. _The king dependent on the produce...
KEEP THY FOOT - i. e., Give thy mind to what thou art going to do. THE HOUSE OF GOD - It has been said that here an ordinary devout Hebrew writer might have been expected to call it “the house of Yahw...
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
REALITY IN RELIGION. This section deals with worship and vows. Those who go to the house of God (whether Temple or synagogue is not clear) must go reverently and thoughtfully. Keep thy foot recalls th...
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ (with Art). the [true] God, or the Deity. App-4. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:13. HEAR. obey. FOOLS. fat, inert. Hebrew kesil. See note on Proverbs 1:7....
_Keep thy foot_ In the Heb., LXX. and Vulg. this verse forms the conclusion to chap. 4. The English version is obviously right, however, in its division of the chapter. The moralist reviews a new regi...
AND BE MORE READY TO HEAR, &C.— _For, to be ready to obey is a better sacrifice than the gift of fools; because they know not when they do evil._ It is plain that Solomon intended to oppose the course...
D. GUIDELINES FOR THE WORK OF WORSHIP Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 1. Watch your step in God's house. Ecclesiastes 5:1 a TEXT 5:1a Ecclesiastes 5:1 a Guard your steps as you go to the house of God, THO
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. From vanity connected with kings, he pass...
KEEP THY FOOT] cp. Psalms 119:101; Proverbs 1:15. Either be silent, or use thoughtfully framed words of prayer, as contrasted with hasty offerings combined with ungodliness of life. AND BE MORE READY...
DISHEARTENING OUTLOOK ON LIFE 1-8. Disorders in the religious, in the political world. In the earlier part of this chapter the writer turns from secular to religious matters. H e points out the irrev...
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...
V. (1) In the Hebrew division this is the last verse of the preceding chapter; but clearly here a new section begins, containing proverbs in the second person singular, which has not hitherto been us...
_[Ecclesiastes 4:17]_ שְׁמֹ֣ר _רַגְלְךָ֗_† כַּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙...
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...
SO ALSO A HAPPIER AND MORE EFFECTIVE METHOD OF WORSHIP IS OPEN TO MEN; Ecclesiastes 5:1 The men of affairs are led from the vocations of the Market and the intrigues of the Divan into the House of Go...
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...
Keep thy (m) foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of (n) fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (m) That is, with what affection yo...
_Few. As none can arrive at the perfect knowledge of God, they should be reserved in speaking of Him. (Worthington) --- De Deo etiam vera loqui periculosum. (Cicero, de Nat.) --- In prayer, (Calmet) w...
_THE ETHICS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP_ Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools.’ Ecclesiastes 5:1 I. GOD, WHO IS PRESENT AT ALL TIM...
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...
KEEP THY FOOT WHEN THOU GOEST TO THE HOUSE OF GOD,.... The house of the sanctuary of the Lord, the temple built by Solomon; and so any place of divine worship, where the word of God is preached, and h...
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Ver. 1. _Keep thy foot,_] _q.d., _ Wouldst...
_Keep thy foot_ Thy thoughts and affections, by which men go to God, and walk with him. See that your hearts be upright before him, devoted to him, and furnished with those graces essential to the tru...
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, carefully watching lest it stray aside from the path leading to the Lord's Temple and such a person's heart be affected with thoughts which interfere...
PROPER WORSHIP OF GOD...
"GUARD YOUR STEPS AS YOU GO TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND DRAW NEAR TO LISTEN RATHER THAN TO OFFER THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS; FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE DOING EVIL." "Guard your steps" -to exercise great c...
1-3 Address thyself to the worship of God, and take time to compose thyself for it. Keep thy thoughts from roving and wandering: keep thy affections from running out toward wrong objects. We should a...
ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 5 Vanities in divine matters, ECCLESIASTES 5:1. In murmuring and repining, ECCLESIASTES 5:8. In riches and covetousness. ECCLESIASTES 5:9,10; for riches rob men
Ecclesiastes 5:1 prudently H8104 (H8798) H7272 go H3212 (H8799) house H1004 God H430 near H7138 hear...
CHAPTER 5 TRUE RELIGION AND WORSHIP. THE PROBLEM OF RICHES. THE GOOD LIFE. The Importance of True Worship (Ecclesiastes 5:1). This chapter now begins with one of those periods in The Preacher's musin...
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...
Ecclesiastes 4:1 I. In the fourth chapter Koheleth comes to the conclusion that life is essentially and irretrievably wretched wretched not because (as he had formerly thought) it would so soon be ove...
Ecclesiastes 5:1 I. God, who is present at all times and everywhere, has nevertheless appointed particular seasons and especial places in which He has promised to manifest Himself more clearly, more p...
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 5:1 Fear God, the Holy and Righteous One. In this section, the encouragement to “fear God” is motivated by his holy and righteous character (compare note on...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 5:1. THY FOOT] The outward movement, as showing the tendency of the heart. THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS] Some unworthy satisfaction of the religious idea—an offering whose purp...
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 Corinthians 11:22; 1 Peter 2:1; 1 Peter 2:2; 1 Samuel 13:12;...
Thy foot — Thy thoughts and affections, by which men go to God and walk with him. To hear — To hearken to and obey God's word. Of fools — Such as wicked men use to offer, who vainly think to please Go...