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Verse Ecclesiastes 1:12. _I THE PREACHER WAS KING_] This is a strange
verse, and does not admit of an easy solution. It is literally, "I,
Choheleth, have been king over Israel, in Jerusalem." This bo...
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Solomon relates his personal experience Ecclesiastes 2; the result of
which was “no profit,” and a conviction that all, even God’s
gifts of earthly good to good men, in this life are subject to vanity...
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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 1:12 TO ECCLESIASTES 2:26. QOHELETH'S INVESTIGATIONS.
Assuming the character of Solomon the writer tells of his search for
happiness under many forms. The pursuit of wisdom (Ecclesiastes...
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I. Solomon knew that the kingdom was to be rent (1 Kings 11:11; 1
Kings 11:12) and the People scattered; therefore he sought to kill
Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:39). The Chaldee Targum says, on...
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_I the Preacher was king over Israel_ Better, " I … HAVE BEEN king."
It would, perhaps, be too much to say that this mode of introducing
himself, is so artificial as to exclude, as some have thought,...
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_SOLOMON'S SITUATION AND HIS STUDIES -- ECCLESIASTES 1:12-18:_ Solomon
showed that things that would normally be considered as what would
make a person happy do not. Surely being king would make a man...
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I, THE PREACHER, WAS KING, &C.— _I, who have assembled you, was
king,_ &c....
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I. A MAN OF WISDOM WORKS IN HARMONY WITH GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL BLESSINGS,
OTHERWISE HE DISCOVERS ALL HIS WORK IS VANITY. 1:126:12
A. Experiments and Conclusions Ecclesiastes 1:12 to Ecclesiastes 2:26
1....
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Resumption of Ecclesiastes 1:1, the intermediate verses being the
introductory statement of his thesis. Therefore, the Preacher (
Qohelet (H6953))...
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WAS KING] see Intro. § 2....
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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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KOHELETH RELATES HIS OWN EXPERIENCE.
(12) Having in the introductory verses stated the argument of the
treatise, the writer proceeds to prove what he has asserted as to the
vanity of earthly pursuits,...
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אֲנִ֣י קֹהֶ֗לֶת הָיִ֥יתִי מֶ֛לֶךְ עַל
־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל...
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FIRST SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wisdom And In Pleasure
Ecclesiastes 1:12; Ecclesiastes 2:1
OPPRESSED by his profound sense of the vanity of the life which man
lives amid the play of per...
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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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(h) I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
(h) He proves that if any could have attained happiness in this world
by labour and study, he should have obtained it, because he had gifts
and a...
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_Israel. This was the case with none of Solomon's descendants.
(Calmet)_...
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (13) And I gave my
heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are
done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the so...
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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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I THE PREACHER WAS KING OVER ISRAEL IN JERUSALEM. Solomon having given
a general proof of the vanity of all things here below, and of the
insufficiency of them to make men happy, proceeds to particula...
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ver. 12. _I, the Preacher, was king over Israel._] And so had all the
helps that heart could wish, the benefit of the best books and records
that men...
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_I the Preacher was king_ Having asserted the vanity of all things in
the general, he now comes to prove his assertion in those particulars
wherein men commonly seek, and with the greatest probability...
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"I, THE PREACHER, HAVE BEEN KING OVER ISRAEL IN JERUSALEM."
The word "have been", is also rendered by some, "I have been king thus
far, and am one still". "Over Israel", the whole of Israel, and point...
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12-18 Solomon tried all things, and found them vanity. He found his
searches after knowledge weariness, not only to the flesh, but to the
mind. The more he saw of the works done under the sun, the mo...
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This verse is a preface to the following discourse, that by the
consideration of the quality of the speaker they might be induced to
give more attention and respect to his words. Having asserted the
v...
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Ecclesiastes 1:12 Preacher H6953 king H4428 Israel H3478 Jerusalem
H3389
Ecclesiastes 1:1;...
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THE INTELLECTUAL SEARCH (ECCLESIASTES 1:12).
Ecclesiastes 1:12
‘I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem, and I applied my
heart to seek and to search out by wisdom about all that is done und...
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THE PREACHER HAS MADE HIS ENQUIRIES AND COMES UP WITH NOTHING
(ECCLESIASTES 1:12 - ECCLESIASTES 2:26).
The Preacher now brings out that he has made further enquiries and has
come up with nothing. He f...
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Ecclesiastes 1:12
I. Solomon's first resource was philosophy. He studied man's position
in this world. His appetite for knowledge was omnivorous; and whilst
hungering for the harvest, he was thankful...
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Ecclesiastes 1:12
I. Solomon found no rest in pleasure, riches, power, glory, wisdom
itself. He had learnt nothing more, after all, than he might have
known, and doubtless did know, when he was a chil...
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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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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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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 Kings 4:1; Ecclesiastes 1:1...
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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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I was king — Having asserted the vanity of all things in the
general, he now comes to prove his assertion in those particulars
wherein men commonly seek, and with greatest probability expect to
find,...