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WHEN - Or, as in the margin. For the meaning of this verse, compare
marginal references....
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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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MAXIMS ON WISDOM AND GOVERNMENT.
Ecclesiastes 8:1. Wisdom (like prayer and self-sacrifice; _cf._ Luke
9:29) transfigures the countenance, it takes the hardness or
coarseness out of the face.
Ecclesia...
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_For he knoweth not that which shall be_ The subject of the sentence
is apparently the wicked and tyrannous ruler. He goes on with
infatuated blindness to the doom that lies before him. The same
thoug...
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C. ADMONITIONS TO USE WISDOM IN THE WORK OF SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF
LIFE 8:19:18
1. Work in submission to the king. Ecclesiastes 8:1-8
TEXT 8:1-8
1
Who is like the wise man and who knows the inter...
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For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it
shall be?
FOR (HEBREW, kiy (H3588 ), AS BEFORE: BECAUSE) HE KNOWETH - an
exemplification of man's "great misery" (Ecclesiastes 8...
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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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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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כִּֽי ־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יֹדֵ֖עַ מַה ־שֶּׁ
יִּֽהְיֶ֑ה...
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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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_Past. Protestants and Septuagint, "that shall be." (Haydock)_...
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I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of
the oath of God. (3) Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in
an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. (4) Whe...
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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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FOR HE KNOWETH NOT THAT WHICH SHALL BE,.... Or that "it shall be" b;
that he ever shall have the opportunity again he has lost, nor what is
to come hereafter; what shall be on the morrow, or what shal...
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For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it
shall be?
Ver. 7. _For he knoweth not that which shall be._] Man's misery is the
greater because he cannot foresee to prevent it;...
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_Because to every purpose there is a time_, &c. There is a fit way and
season for the accomplishment of every business, which is known to
God, but for the most part hidden from man. See notes on Eccle...
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WHEN IT SHALL BE?:
Or, how it shall be?...
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"IF NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN, WHO CAN TELL HIM WHEN IT WILL
HAPPEN?"
Points To Note:
1 Once again we are confronted with the point that no human being can
predict the future, or even the timing...
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6-8 God has, in wisdom, kept away from us the knowledge of future
events, that we may be always ready for changes. We must all die, no
flight or hiding-place can save us, nor are there any weapons of...
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Men are generally ignorant of all future events, and of the success of
their endeavours, and therefore their minds are greatly disquieted,
and their expectations frequently disappointed, and they fall...
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Ecclesiastes 8:7 know H3045 (H8802) tell H5046 (H8686)
he knoweth - Ecclesiastes 6:12,...
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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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ADVICE WITH REGARD TO A WISE MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY IN SERVING THE KING
(ECCLESIASTES 8:1).
We must not interpret these verses without regard to what we know
about this king. His instruction will surely...
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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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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:1 More on Life “Under the
Sun.” The Preacher continues his observations on life in a fallen
world. He gives appropriate counsel for living wisely....
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:7 It is risky to offer
correction to the king. But the counselor should remember that NO MAN
HAS POWER TO RETAIN THE SPIRIT, OR POWER OVER THE DAY OF DEATH. He
shou...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 8:6. THEREFORE.] Best rendered by _Although_. The meaning
is, that notwithstanding the present misery of man, in the ways of
Providence towards him, there are appointed...
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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 Thessalonians 5:1; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Ecclesiastes 6:12;
Ecclesiastes 9:12;...
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For — Men are generally ignorant of future events, and therefore
their minds are disquieted....