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Verse Ecclesiastes 11:3. _IF THE CLOUDS BE FULL OF RAIN._] Act as the
clouds; when they are full they pour out their water indifferently on
the _field_ and on the _desert_. By giving charity indiscri...
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“Unforeseen events come from God; and the man who is always gazing
on the uncertain future will neither begin nor complete any useful
work: but do thou bear in mind that times and circumstances, the
p...
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CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Proverbs concerning man's work(Ecclesiastes 11:1)_
2. The vanity of life (Ecclesiastes 11:7)
Ecclesiastes 11:1. These continued proverbs concern the work of m
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ECCLESIASTES 11:1 TO ECCLESIASTES 12:8. CLOSING COUNSELS. It is well
to do and to get all one can, in the way of industry and pleasure,
before old age draws on. Ecclesiastes 11:1 and...
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_If the clouds be full of rain_ The thought is linked to that which
precedes it by the mention of the "evil coming upon the earth." In
regard to that evil, the sweeping calamities that lie beyond man'...
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F. EXHORTATIONS TO WORK IN HARMONY WITH Wisdom 11:112:8
1. Trust God and be cheerful in all of your activities. Ecclesiastes
11:1-8
TEXT 11:1-8
1
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for...
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If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth:
and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the
place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
CLOUDS - ans...
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LIFE AFTER ALL IS WORTH LIVING
1-3. Fulfil the duty of beneficence, knowing that results are in the
hands of God....
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The fixed laws by which the world is governed. WHERE THE TREE FALLETH,
etc.] There is no reference here to the state of man after death.
4-6. Man's knowledge is limited, while God's purposes are insc...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 11
THE KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEINGS HAS LIMITS – ECCLESIASTES 11:1-6
V1 Throw your bre...
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The world is ruled by fixed laws, the operation of which man has no
power to suspend....
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אִם ־יִמָּלְא֨וּ הֶ עָבִ֥ים גֶּ֨שֶׁם֙
עַל ־הָ
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BUT IN A WISE USE AND A WISE ENJOYMENT OF THE PRESENT LIFE,
Ecclesiastes 11:1
What that Good is, and where it may be found, the Preacher now
proceeds to show. But, as his manner is, he does not say i...
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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LIVE NOT FOR TODAY ALONE
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10
The casting of bread upon the waters is an allusion to the oriental
custom of casting rice-grains on the fields, when they lie submerged
beneath the annu...
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The method of worldly wisdom is not that of discretion only; it is,
moreover, that of diligence, and this passage urges such diligence.
Again, we have taken more than one text out of this passage to p...
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If the (b) clouds are full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the
earth: and if the (c) tree falleth toward the south, or toward the
north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be....
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If the tree fall, &c. The state of the soul is unchangeable, when once
she comes to heaven or hell: and the soul that departs this life in
the state of grace, shall never fall from grace; as on the ot...
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If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth:
and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the
place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. (4) He that obs...
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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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IF THE CLOUDS BE FULL OF RAIN, THEY EMPTY [THEMSELVES] UPON THE
EARTH,.... They do not retain it; sad would it be for the earth if
they did; but they let it down softly and gently, in plentiful shower...
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If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the earth:
and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the
place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Ver. 3. _If...
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_If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves_, &c. Learn, O
man, the practice of liberality from the very lifeless creatures, from
the clouds; which, when they are filled with water, do not h...
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If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth,
when periods of misfortune are due to happen, evil will come in full
measure; AND IF THE TREE FALL TOWARD THE SOUTH OR TOWARD THE N...
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PRACTICING BENEVOLENCE...
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"IF THE CLOUDS ARE FULL, THEY POUR OUT RAIN UPON THE EARTH; AND
WHETHER. TREE FALLS TOWARD THE SOUTH OR TOWARD THE NORTH, WHEREVER THE
TREE FALLS, THERE IT LIES."
Points To Note:
2 "speaks of. storm...
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1-6 Solomon presses the rich to do good to others. Give freely,
though it may seem thrown away and lost. Give to many. Excuse not
thyself with the good thou hast done, from the good thou hast further...
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IF THE CLOUDS BE FULL OF RAIN, THEY EMPTY THEMSELVES UPON THE EARTH:
learn, O man, the practice of liberality from the very lifeless
creatures, from the clouds; which when they are filled with water,...
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Ecclesiastes 11:3 clouds H5645 full H4390 (H8735) rain H1653 empty
H7324 (H8686) earth H776 tree H6086 fall
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CHAPTER S ECCLESIASTES 11:9 TO ECCLESIASTES 12:14 THE VENTURING OF THE
YOUNG, THE TRIALS OF THE OLD AND MAN'S FINAL DESTINY.
As we come to the end of the writer's musings we are rewarded with the
fina...
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CHAPTER ECCLESIASTES 11:1 ADVICE FROM THE WISE MAN TO THE WISE.
Central to these verses is the recognition of our ignorance. We do not
know what will happen when we do things, we do not know what God...
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Ecclesiastes 11:3
I. In the first proverb in chap. xi. "Cast thy bread upon the waters,"
etc. do we not see, no less than in the parable of the sower, the
common work of man as a tiller of the ground...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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Ecclesiastes 11:1. _Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt
find it after many days._
Hoard not thy bread; for if thou dost, it will mildew, it will be of
no use to thee. Cast it on the waters...
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CONTENTS: Exhortation to works of charity and right living.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Since we have death and judgment to prepare for, we should
do good to others and abound in liberalit...
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Ecclesiastes 11:1. _Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt
find it after many days._ The root לחם _lechem,_ designates bread,
corn, and all kinds of meat which sustain life. It refers also to...
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_If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth._
BLACK CLOUDS AND BRIGHT BLESSINGS
It was raining very heavily when I was thinking over this text. When I
came here I found that...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 11:1. CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS.] “Bread,”
rendered in Isaiah 28:28, “bread corn.” It has been supposed that
there is an allusion to the manner of sowing the seed-co...
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EXPOSITION
Approaching the end of his treatise, Koheleth, in view of apparent
anomalies in God's moral government, and the difficulties that meet
man in his social and political relations, proceeds t...
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Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many
days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you don't know
what evil shall be upon the eaRuth (Ecclesiastes 11:1-2).
You do...
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1 John 3:17; 1 Kings 18:45; Isaiah 55:10; Isaiah 55:11; Luke 13:7;...