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Verse Ecclesiastes 8:12. _THOUGH A SINNER DO EVIL A HUNDRED TIMES_] If
God bear so long with a transgressor, waiting in his longsuffering for
him to repent and turn to him, surely he will be peculiarl...
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HIS DAYS BE PROLONGED - i. e., in his wickedness Ecclesiastes 8:8.
“I” is emphatic, as if to mark the opposition to the “sons of
men” Ecclesiastes 8:11....
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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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THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. The good are soon
forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man
can do is to enjoy life while he has it.
Ecclesiastes 8:10 is...
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DAYS. Supply the Ellipsis by "evil-doing".
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ (with Art.). the [true] God: the Deity....
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_Though a sinner do evil an hundred times_ The definite number is
used, of course, as in Proverbs 17:10; or the "hundred years" of
Isaiah 65:20; or the "seventy times seven" of Matthew 18:22, for the...
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DISCOURSE: 839
THE BLESSEDNESS OF FEARING GOD
Ecclesiastes 8:12. _Surely I know that it shall be well with them
which fear God_.
NOTHING certain can be determined respecting God’s favour from the
out...
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THOUGH A SINNER DO EVIL AN HUNDRED TIMES— _Because the sinner dieth
committing evil, even from the delays granted to him; thus I know that
it shall be well with them that fear God, who will continue t...
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2. Work even when one discovers the oppression of the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 8:9-13
TEXT 8:9-13
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All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been
done under the sun wherein a...
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Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged,
yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which
fear before him:
THOUGH A SINNER DO EVIL AN HUNDRED TIME...
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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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I KNOW THAT IT SHALL BE WELL] The writer, after all, is one of those
who 'keep' (or at any rate revert) 'to the sunny side of doubt.' The
rule of final justice, he says, must hold.
14, 15. But now it...
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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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THOUGH. — Better, _Because;_ the first part of this verse being in
continuation of the preceding. The latter part of the verse states the
faith which the writer holds in spite of apparent contrary exp...
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֹטֶ֗א עֹשֶׂ֥ה רָ֛ע מְאַ֖ת וּ
מַאֲרִ֣
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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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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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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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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THOUGH A SINNER DO EVIL AN HUNDRED TIMES,.... That is ever so many
times, a certain number for an uncertain; though he lives in a
continued course of sin, being resolved upon the above consideration
t...
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Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged,
yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which
fear before him:
Ver. 12. _Though a sinner doth evil an h...
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_Though a sinner do evil a hundred times_ Frequently, and innumerably;
_and his days be prolonged_ The time of his life and prosperity; _yet
it shall be well with them that fear God_ This implies both...
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Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged,
so that, to all intents, he is safe in his sinning, YET SURELY I KNOW,
in spite of the apparent evidence to the contrary, THAT IT S...
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OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
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"ALTHOUGH. SINNER DOES EVIL. HUNDRED TIMES AND MAY LENGTHEN HIS LIFE,
STILL. KNOW THAT IT WILL BE WELL FOR THOSE WHO FEAR GOD, WHO FEAR HIM
OPENLY."AND MAY LENGTHEN HIS LIFE" -"may sin repeatedly and...
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9-13 Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to
his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness.
Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it...
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AN HUNDRED TIMES; frequently and innumerably. HIS DAYS; the time of
his life and prosperity. IT SHALL BE WELL WITH THEM THAT FEAR GOD;
whereby he implies, both that good men might for a time suffer
gr...
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Ecclesiastes 8:12 sinner H2398 (H8802) does H6213 (H8802) evil H7451
hundred H3967 prolonged H748 (H8688) k
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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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FEAR
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19-8
Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of
life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but
failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
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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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_Yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God._
THE CHRISTIAN’S WELFARE CERTIFIED
In this verse the character and condition of sinners are contrasted
with those of the righteous. H...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:10 The Preacher has already
pointed out that people do not always get what they deserve in this
life (Ecclesiastes 3:16;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 8:9. THERE IS A TIME WHEN ONE MAN RULETH OVER ANOTHER TO
HIS OWN HURT.] This was the definite direction of the Preacher’s
observations. He tried to discover what were th...
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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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1 Chronicles 16:30; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 22:34;...
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Are the lives of the wicked prolonged or shortened?
PROBLEM: According to this verse, “the sinner does evil a hundred
times, and his days are prolonged” (cf. Job 21:7). Yet elsewhere the
Bible says, “...