THE DREADFULNESS OF OPPRESSION (ECCLESIASTES 4:1). Having been faced up to the injustice in the world, and especially the injustice in its courts of justice, the Preacher now turns to consider oppression in general and is dismayed at the unfairness of it all. Ecclesiastes 4:1 ‘Then I returned and... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 4 THE DREADFULNESS OF OPPRESSION. GUIDANCE ON LIVING. This chapter begins with considering the dreadfulness of oppression and then continues with thoughts on living, giving both good and bad examples. At this point the fact that he is ‘a wise man' comes out. It finishes with a parable or il... [ Continue Reading ]
SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE (ECCLESIASTES 4:4). Having all to briefly considered the oppression that was in the world, which has left him feeling that it was better if they had never been born, he now turns his thoughts back to the thought of man's constant toil. This too was meaningless. The firs... [ Continue Reading ]
THE YOUNG MEN AND THE FOOLISH KING. We are now provided with a further example of folly, the folly of seeking a position of power and authority which will only in the end result in disappointment. (Better far to simply receive from God's hand what He provides). Ecclesiastes 4:13 ‘Better is a poor... [ Continue Reading ]