Nails — Piercing into men's dull minds, which make powerful and abiding impressions in them. Masters — By the teachers of God's church, appointed of God for that work. Shepherd — From Christ, the great Shepherd of the church in all ages.
Verse Ecclesiastes 12:11. _THE WORDS OF THE WISE_] Doctrines of faith, illustrated by suitable language, are _as nails fastened_ by the _masters of_ _assemblies_, בעלי אספות baaley asuphoth, the _mas...
This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of apology for the obscurity of many of its sayings. The passage serves therefore to make the book more intelligible and mor...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Youth and old age (Ecclesiastes 12:1)_ 2. The concluding epilogue (Ecclesiastes 12:9) Ecclesiastes 12:1. Childhood and youth are vanity! That is the concludin
EPILOGUE. Ecclesiastes 12:9 is an editor's praise of Qoheleth, who is identified with Solomon, the sage compiler of proverbial wisdom, who wrote words of truth in a pleasing and elegant (acceptable)...
THE WORDS OF THE WISE. See notes on p. 864, and App-7. NAILS. These were built into. wall, because Eastern walls were too hard or too soft for them to be hammered in. fastened. planted. Masculine, wh...
_The words of the wise are as goads_ The general fact is, of course, stated in special connexion with the book which furnishes the writer's theme. They assert that its words also, sweet as they seem,...
AND MOREOVER, BECAUSE THE PREACHER WAS WISE.— _And moreover the orator, as he was wise, still taught the people knowledge, and made himself to be listened to; nay, he sought out many important sentenc...
CONCLUSION Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 A. MAN IS ADMONISHED TO WORK IN HARMONY WITH GOD THROUGH THE WORDS OF ONE SHEPHERD. Ecclesiastes 12:9-12 TEXT 12:9-12 9 In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher...
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. A summary of the first part. VANITY OF VANITIES. Resumption of the sentiment with which the book began (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 1 John 2:17). Vers...
12:11 them] (f-13) According to others, 'those who collect [them].'...
IN LIFE REMEMBER DEATH AND JUDGMENT 1. The Creator is to be remembered in youth. When the powers of mind and body are failing, it will be too late. 1-7. Commentators have differed much as to the inte...
THE WORDS OF THE WISE, ETC.] Leaders of thought in each age have the gift of fixing their words securely in the memories of their disciples (GOADS.. NAILS), a gift which comes to them from Him who is...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 12 YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD REMEMBER WHO MADE THEM – ECCLESIASTES 12:1-8 V1 Remember who...
WORDS OF THE WISE. — In this and the next verse the weighty words of sages, such as was Kohéleth, are contrasted with the volubility of modern bookmakers. Though the general purpose of the verses is p...
דִּבְרֵ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ כַּ † דָּ֣רְבֹנֹ֔ות וּֽ כְ...
THE EPILOGUE In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Conclusively Solved Ecclesiastes 12:8 "STUDENTS," says the Talmud, "are of four kinds; they are like a sponge, a funnel, a strainer, and a sieve: lik...
“THE END OF THE MATTER” Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 This comparison of the human body to a house is extremely beautiful. The inference is obvious that our bodies are not ourselves, but only our tenement. Ou...
The preacher now proceeds in language full of poetic beauty to urge the young to remember their Creator. We then reach the epilogue of the sermon. It first repeats the theme as announced at the beginn...
The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails (x) fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one (y) shepherd. (x) Which are well applied by the ministers, whom he calls mas...
_In. The ground, (Haydock) to keep a tent in its proper place. He seemed before to have placed the wise on the same level with fools, chap. vi. 8, 11., and vii. 1. (Calmet) --- Shepherd. God, or Solom...
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. (10) The preacher sought to find out acceptab...
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...
THE WORDS OF THE WISE [ARE] AS GOADS,.... As the goad teacheth the ox; so the Targum. Not the words of the wise philosophers of that age, or of ages before, or since; but of the inspired penmen of the...
The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd. Ver. 11. _The words of the wise are like goads._] To rouse up men's dr...
_He still taught the people knowledge_ As God gave him this wisdom, that he might be a teacher of others, so he used it to that end. _Gave heed_ He did not utter whatever came into his mind, but serio...
THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOOK...
The words of the wise are as goads, their inspired character causing them to pierce deeply into the mind, AND AS NAILS FASTENED BY THE MASTERS OF ASSEMBLIES, uniting the individual statements in colle...
"THE WORDS OF WISE MEN ARE LIKE GOADS, AND MASTERS OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE LIKE WELL-DRIVEN NAILS; THEY ARE GIVEN BY ONE SHEPHERD." "words of wise man are like goads" -"The goad was. rod with an iron...
8-14 Solomon repeats his text, VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. These are the words of one that could speak by dear-bought experience of the vanity of the world, which can do nothing to ease men of...
THE WORDS OF THE WISE; not of secularly or politicly wise men, but of the spiritually wise and holy men of God; of which, and not of the former, this whole context treats. AS GOADS, AND AS NAILS, pier...
Ecclesiastes 12:11 words H1697 wise H2450 goads H1861 scholars H1167 H627 well-driven H5193 (H8803) nails H4
CONCLUSION (ECCLESIASTES 12:9). Having given his final verdict on his musings the writer changes into the third person. This was in order to stress the solemnity of what he was saying. Moving into the...
Ecclesiastes 12:8 I. Koheleth has achieved the quest. He has solved the problem and given us his solution of it. He is about to repeat that solution. To give emphasis and force to the repetition, that...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth:_ Now we get on solid ground. There is an irony in the advice, «Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;_ Do not give God the dre...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to the young to be religious. The vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The great antidote against the diseases of youth, the love of mirth, the indulgence...
Ecclesiastes 12:1. _Remember now thy Creator._ Hebrews בוראיךְ _Boreicha,_ thy Creators. The word is plural, as אלהים _Elohim, Genesis 1:1_, designating the Divinity or Godhead, as Romans 1:20. Certai...
_The words of the wise are as goads._ A WISE PREACHER AIMS TO MOVE HIS HEARERS I. A wise preacher will aim to impress the minds of his hearers. 1. Every wise preacher knows that unless he impresses...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 12:8 Final Conclusion and Epilogue. The Preacher restates his claim that all is “vanity.” The epilogue affirms the wisdom of the Preacher, summons the reader to pay c...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 12:11 A goad is a long stick used for guiding oxen while plowing. The words of the wise provide moral and intellectual stability LIKE NAILS FIRMLY FIXED. Ultimately,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 12:8. VANITY OF VANITIES.] This repetition of chapter Ecclesiastes 1:2 shows that these words are intended to be placed at the head of the conclusion of the book. They i...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 12:1 The division into chapters is unfortunate here, as this verse is closely connected with Ecclesiastes 12:10 of the preceding chapter. REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS...
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth (Ecclesiastes 12:1), It is interesting that most conversions are made during the teenage years. Seven-eighths of every decision for Jesus Christ is m...
1 Peter 5:4; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Acts 2:37; Ezekiel 34:23; Genesis 4
THE RELIGION UNDER THE SUN Ecclesiastes 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We use the word "religion" in preference to "Christianity." There are many religions; there is but one Christianity, one Christ. There...