George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12:10
CHAPTER XII.
Profitable. Hebrew, "pleasing." Utile dulci. (Haydock) --- Perhaps he condemns his attempt to know all things, chap. i. 13. (Calmet)
CHAPTER XII.
Profitable. Hebrew, "pleasing." Utile dulci. (Haydock) --- Perhaps he condemns his attempt to know all things, chap. i. 13. (Calmet)
Verse Ecclesiastes 12:10. _HE SOUGHT TO FIND OUT ACCEPTABLE WORDS_] דברי חפץ _dibrey chephets_, words of desire, words of will; the best, the most suitable words; those which the people could best und...
This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of apology for the obscurity of many of its sayings. The passage serves therefore to make the book more intelligible and mor...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Youth and old age (Ecclesiastes 12:1)_ 2. The concluding epilogue (Ecclesiastes 12:9) Ecclesiastes 12:1. Childhood and youth are vanity! That is the concludin
EPILOGUE. Ecclesiastes 12:9 is an editor's praise of Qoheleth, who is identified with Solomon, the sage compiler of proverbial wisdom, who wrote words of truth in a pleasing and elegant (acceptable)...
_The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words_ Literally, WORDS OF DELIGHT, or PLEASURE, as in chs. Ecclesiastes 5:4; Ecclesiastes 12:1. The phrase reminds us of "the words of grace" (Luke 4:22) w...
AND MOREOVER, BECAUSE THE PREACHER WAS WISE.— _And moreover the orator, as he was wise, still taught the people knowledge, and made himself to be listened to; nay, he sought out many important sentenc...
CONCLUSION Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 A. MAN IS ADMONISHED TO WORK IN HARMONY WITH GOD THROUGH THE WORDS OF ONE SHEPHERD. Ecclesiastes 12:9-12 TEXT 12:9-12 9 In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher...
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. A summary of the first part. VANITY OF VANITIES. Resumption of the sentiment with which the book began (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 1 John 2:17). Vers...
IN LIFE REMEMBER DEATH AND JUDGMENT 1. The Creator is to be remembered in youth. When the powers of mind and body are failing, it will be too late. 1-7. Commentators have differed much as to the inte...
ACCEPTABLE WORDS] He feels that proverbs were a form of speech that will find favour....
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 12 YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD REMEMBER WHO MADE THEM – ECCLESIASTES 12:1-8 V1 Remember who...
בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִ מְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי ־חֵ֑פֶץ...
THE EPILOGUE In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Conclusively Solved Ecclesiastes 12:8 "STUDENTS," says the Talmud, "are of four kinds; they are like a sponge, a funnel, a strainer, and a sieve: lik...
“THE END OF THE MATTER” Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 This comparison of the human body to a house is extremely beautiful. The inference is obvious that our bodies are not ourselves, but only our tenement. Ou...
The preacher now proceeds in language full of poetic beauty to urge the young to remember their Creator. We then reach the epilogue of the sermon. It first repeats the theme as announced at the beginn...
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. (10) The preacher sought to find out acceptab...
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...
THE PREACHER SOUGHT TO FIND OUT ACCEPTABLE WORDS,.... Not mere words, fine and florid ones, the words which man's wisdom teacheth, an elegant style, or eloquent language; not but that it is proper for...
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth. Ver. 10. _The Preacher sought, &c._] He sought and sought, by pains and prayer. He...
_He still taught the people knowledge_ As God gave him this wisdom, that he might be a teacher of others, so he used it to that end. _Gave heed_ He did not utter whatever came into his mind, but serio...
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, setting forth his maxims in a pleasant, appealing way; AND THAT WHICH WAS WRITTEN WAS UPRIGHT, simple and straightforward, EVEN WORDS OF TRUTH, unmist...
THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOOK...
ACCEPTABLE WORDS: _ Heb._ words of delight...
"THE PREACHER SOUGHT TO FIND DELIGHTFUL WORDS AND TO WRITE WORDS OF TRUTH CORRECTLY."FIND DELIGHTFUL WORDS" -"Made search for words which were pleasing" (Bas); "He did not hastily record what he sough...
8-14 Solomon repeats his text, VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. These are the words of one that could speak by dear-bought experience of the vanity of the world, which can do nothing to ease men of...
ACCEPTABLE WORDS, Heb. _desirable_ or _delightful_, worthy of all acceptation, such as would minister comfort and profit so the hearers or readers. WRITTEN by the preacher in this and his other books....
Ecclesiastes 12:10 Preacher H6953 sought H1245 (H8765) find H4672 (H8800) acceptable H2656 words H1697 written...
CONCLUSION (ECCLESIASTES 12:9). Having given his final verdict on his musings the writer changes into the third person. This was in order to stress the solemnity of what he was saying. Moving into the...
Ecclesiastes 12:8 I. Koheleth has achieved the quest. He has solved the problem and given us his solution of it. He is about to repeat that solution. To give emphasis and force to the repetition, that...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth:_ Now we get on solid ground. There is an irony in the advice, «Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;_ Do not give God the dre...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to the young to be religious. The vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The great antidote against the diseases of youth, the love of mirth, the indulgence...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator._ Hebrews בוראיךְ _Boreicha,_ thy Creators. The word is plural, as אלהים _Elohim, Genesis 1:1_, designating the Divinity or Godhead, as Romans 1:20. Certai...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 12:8 Final Conclusion and Epilogue. The Preacher restates his claim that all is “vanity.” The epilogue affirms the wisdom of the Preacher, summons the reader to pay c...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 12:8. VANITY OF VANITIES.] This repetition of chapter Ecclesiastes 1:2 shows that these words are intended to be placed at the head of the conclusion of the book. They i...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 12:1 The division into chapters is unfortunate here, as this verse is closely connected with Ecclesiastes 12:10 of the preceding chapter. REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS...
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth (Ecclesiastes 12:1), It is interesting that most conversions are made during the teenage years. Seven-eighths of every decision for Jesus Christ is m...
1 Timothy 1:15; Colossians 1:5; Ecclesiastes 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:12;...
THE RELIGION UNDER THE SUN Ecclesiastes 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We use the word "religion" in preference to "Christianity." There are many religions; there is but one Christianity, one Christ. There...
Acceptable — Such as would comfort and profit the readers....