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Verse Ecclesiastes 1:7. _ALL THE RIVERS RUN INTO THE SEA; YET THE SEA
IS NOT_ _FULL_] The reason is, nothing goes into it either by the;
_rivers_ or by _rain_, that does not come from it: and _to the...
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THE PLACE - i. e., The spring or river-head. It would seem that the
ancient Hebrews regarded the clouds as the immediate feeders of the
springs (Proverbs 8:28, and Psalms 104:10, Psalms 104:13).
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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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THEY RETURN AGAIN. This is the point of the illustration. Compare Job
36:27....
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_All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full_ The words
express the wonder of the earliest observers of the phenomena of
nature: as they observed, the poet described.
So we have in Arist...
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_THINGS CONTINUALLY CHANGE YET REMAIN THE SAME -- ECCLESIASTES 1:5-8:_
Solomon pictured man as being like nature, changing quickly but
continually remaining the same. The runner is quick to find the c...
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2. Compared with the world, man is transitory and all his efforts are
futile. Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
TEXT 1:4-8
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A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains
forever.
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Also, the...
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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the
place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
ALL THE RIVERS RUN INTO THE SEA ... UNTO THE PLACE FROM WHENCE THE...
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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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UNTO THE PLACE] The writer supposes that the salt water percolates by
underground fissures, getting rid of its salt on the way, and so
through hidden channels returns to the sources whence it had set...
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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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WHENCE THE RIVERS COME. — Better, _whither the rivers go._ (Comp.
Sir. 40:11.)...
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כָּל ־הַ נְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל ־הַ
יָּ֔ם
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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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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; to the
place from (f) which the rivers come, there they return again.
(f) The sea which compasses all the earth, fills the veins of it whic...
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_Again. The sea furnishes vapours, &c. Homer (Iliad Greek: Ph.)
expresses himself in the same manner._...
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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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ALL THE RIVERS RUN INTO THE SEA; YET THE SEA [IS] NOT FULL,.... Which
flow from fountains or an formed by hasty rains; these make their way
to the sea, yet the sea is not filled therewith, and made to...
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_All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; unto the
place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again._
Ver. 7. _All the rivers run into the sea._] And the nearer they co...
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_The sea is not full_ So as to overflow the earth, which might be
expected from such vast accessions of waters to it. Whereby also he
intimates the emptiness of men's minds, notwithstanding the abunda...
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All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full, it does not
overflow on account of the immense masses of water which it constantly
receives; UNTO THE PLACE FROM WHENCE THE RIVERS COME, THITH...
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
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RETURN AGAIN:
_ Heb._ return to go...
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"ALL THE RIVERS FLOW INTO THE SEA, YET THE SEA IS NOT FULL. TO THE
PLACE WHERE THE RIVERS FLOW, THERE THEY FLOW AGAIN."
Job had noted the same truth (Ecclesiastes 36:27-28). Solomon
recognized the bas...
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4-8 All things change, and never rest. Man, after all his labour, is
no nearer finding rest than the sun, the wind, or the current of the
river. His soul will find no rest, if he has it not from God....
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IS NOT FULL, to wit, to the brink, or so as to overflow the earth,
which might be expected from such vast accessions to it; whereby also
he intimates the emptiness and dissatisfaction of men's minds,...
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Ecclesiastes 1:7 rivers H5158 run H1980 (H8802) sea H3220 sea H3220
full H4392 place H4725 rivers H5158 come
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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 1:4
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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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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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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_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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_All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full._
THE TURN OF THE YEAR
There is a truth underlying the old conceit which pictured the
universe as moving in cycles. History repeats itself....
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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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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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Is not full — So as to overflow the earth. Whereby also he intimates
the emptiness of mens minds, notwithstanding all the abundance of
creature comforts. Rivers come — Unto the earth in general, from...