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Verse Ecclesiastes 1:10. _IS THERE ANY THING, C._] The original is
beautiful. "Is there any thing which will say, See this! it is new?"
Men may say this of their discoveries, c. but universal nature s...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
PART I. Chapter S 1-6
1. The Prologue and the Search Begun
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction and prologue (Ecclesiastes 1:1)_
2. The seeker; his method and the results (Ecc...
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ECCLESIASTES 1:2 may be called an introduction to the book; it also
presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many
angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and unavaili...
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_Is there any thing_ A man may challenge, the writer seems to say, the
sweeping assertion just uttered. He may point to some new phenomenon,
some new empire, some invention of art, or discovery of sci...
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_THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN -- ECCLESIASTES 1:9-11:_ Things of
this world are very fatiguing to those that have them. Solomon's goal
was to cause us to understand the unsatisfying nature of al...
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IS THERE ANY THING WHEREOF, &C.— _Is there any thing that will say,
See this! this is new._ Thus the beauty and energy of the original are
preserved....
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3. History repeats itself and man forgets what has gone before.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
TEXT 1:9-11
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That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been
done is that which will be done....
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Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath
been already of old time, which was before us.
OLD TIME (HEBREW, AGES), WHICH WAS. The Hebrew plural cannot be
joined to the ver...
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ALL IS VANITY
1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are
transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life
of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, and...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
THE AUTHOR
The word ‘Ecclesiastes’ tells us about the author...
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(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains
no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing
activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wat...
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OF OLD TIME. — The Hebrew word here is peculiar to Ecclesiastes,
where it occurs eight times (Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 2:16;
Ecclesiastes 3:15;...
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יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁ יֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה
־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣ש
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THE PROLOGUE
In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated
Ecclesiastes 1:1
THE search for the _ summum bonum_, the quest of the Chief Good, is
the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. Naturally...
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THE TESTIMONY OF AN UNSATISFIED SOUL
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
_All is vanity_! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age
and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our
Lord, “I...
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The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the
Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12, it leaves no
room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he empl...
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New. Such vicissitudes have occurred before, though we must not infer
that the world is eternal; or that there have been many others before
this, as Origen would suppose. (Prin. iii. 5., &c.) (Calmet)...
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and the...
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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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IS THERE [ANY] THING WHEREOF IT MAY BE SAID, SEE, THIS [IS] NEW?....
This is an appeal to all men for the truth of the above observation,
and carries in it a strong denial that there is anything new u...
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Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it
hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Ver. 10. _Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is
new?_] _Hoc eg...
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"IS THERE ANYTHING OF WHICH ONE MIGHT SAY, 'SEE THIS, IT IS NEW'?
ALREADY IT HAS EXISTED FOR AGES WHICH WERE BEFORE US."SEE THIS, IT IS
NEW" -Such. statement only proves the point being made in Job 1:...
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9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former
times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same.
This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature,...
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For the proof hereof I appeal to the consciences and experiences of
all men. It hath been already of old thee; the same things have been
said and done before, though possibly we did not know it....
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Ecclesiastes 1:10 there H3426 anything H1697 said H559 (H8799) See
H7200 (H8798) new H2319 already H3528 ti
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THE MEANINGLESSNESS OF WHAT MEN SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH COMES OUT IN THE
FACT THAT LIFE SIMPLY FOLLOWS A CONTINUAL UNCHANGING REPETITION. IT IS
PURPOSELESS AND BORING AND UNENLIGHTENING AND ACCOMPLISHES NO...
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Ecclesiastes 1:1
The search for the _summum bonum_, the quest of the chief good, is the
theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this
theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painf...
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Ecclesiastes 1:4
I. It is universally acknowledged that the circle is the archetype of
all forms, physically as well as mathematically. It is the most
complete figure, the most stable under violence,...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
I. This passage is the preamble to the book; it ushers us at once into
its realms of dreariness. It is as if he said, "It is all a weary
go-round. There are no novelties, no wonders,...
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CONTENTS: The doctrine of the vanity of the creature, and the
impossibility of finding satisfaction without God.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: All things, considered as abstract from God, an...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2. _Vanity of vanities._ This is the Hebrew form of the
superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song
of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his
re...
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_Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new?_
SOMETHING NEW
You remember that when Paul visited Athens his attention seems to have
been especially attracted by two things: that the ci...
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_One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh._
THE LAW OF CIRCULARITY, OR RETROGRESSION, AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF
PROGRESS
The circle is the archetype of all forms, physically as well a...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:4 First Catalog of
“Vanities.” The Preacher gives specific examples to prove his
belief that all is “vanity.”...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 1:2. VANITY.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name
given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation
to vanity was soon observed and felt.
ECCLE...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 1:1
THE TITLE.
THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM;
Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp.Ecclesiastes 1:12).
The word rendered "Preacher...
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Book of Ecclesiastes begins,
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem
(Ecclesiastes 1:1).
So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is
translated preacher i...
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1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Timothy 3:8; Acts 7:51; Luke 17:26;...
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THE MAN UNDER THE SUN
Ecclesiastes 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to
go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation.
1. ECCLESIASTES S...
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Isn’t it false to claim there is nothing new under the sun?
PROBLEM: Solomon declared here that “there is nothing new under the
sun.” But not only is this contrary to science and human history,
but it...