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Verse Ecclesiastes 1:18. _FOR IN MUCH WISDOM_ IS _MUCH GRIEF_] The
more we know of _ourselves_ the less satisfied shall we be with our
own hearts; and the more we know of _mankind_ the less willing sh...
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We become more sensible of our ignorance and impotence, and therefore
sorrowful, in proportion as we discover more of the constitution of
nature and the scheme of Providence in the government of the w...
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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 1:12 TO ECCLESIASTES 2:26. QOHELETH'S INVESTIGATIONS.
Assuming the character of Solomon the writer tells of his search for
happiness under many forms. The pursuit of wisdom (Ecclesiastes...
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GRIEF. mortification.
SORROW. smarting....
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_in much wisdom is much grief_ The same sad sentence was written on
the study of man's nature in its greatness and its littleness, its
sanity and insanity. The words have passed into a proverb, and we...
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_SOLOMON'S SITUATION AND HIS STUDIES -- ECCLESIASTES 1:12-18:_ Solomon
showed that things that would normally be considered as what would
make a person happy do not. Surely being king would make a man...
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FOR IN MUCH WISDOM, &C.— The sum of the matter, from the 16th verse,
is this; First, the research of wisdom, nay, the very possession of
that science, whereby one is fully enabled to distinguish good...
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b. Wisdom is used exploring all that is done under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 1:13-18
TEXT 1:13-18
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And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that
has been done under heaven. It is...
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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that
increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
IN MUCH WISDOM (IS) MUCH...
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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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MUCH GRIEF] Sir Isaac Newton spoke of himself as a child picking up a
few pebbles on the shore of the wide sea of knowledge. So the more the
veil is lifted, the wider is seen to be the extent of that...
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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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GRIEF. — Irritation....
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כִּ֛י בְּ רֹ֥ב חָכְמָ֖ה רָב ־כָּ֑עַס
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FIRST SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wisdom And In Pleasure
Ecclesiastes 1:12; Ecclesiastes 2:1
OPPRESSED by his profound sense of the vanity of the life which man
lives amid the play of per...
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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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For in much wisdom [is] much (m) grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
(m) Wisdom and knowledge cannot be come by without great pain of body
and mind: for when a man has attained...
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_Labour. He is bound to do more for heaven, as he is convinced of his
own defects, and of the strict judgments of God. Wisdom is not true
happiness, but the means to obtain it. (Worthington) --- The m...
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REFLECTIONS
PAUSE, my soul, over this Chapter; and when thou hast gathered
together, into one point of view, the several weighty truths contained
in it, sit down and sum up the very solemn lessons whi...
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (13) And I gave my
heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are
done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the so...
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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 IN MUCH WISDOM [IS] MUCH GRIEF,.... In getting it, and losing it
when it is gotten: or "indignation" t, at himself and others; being
more sensible of the follies and weakness of human nature;
AND...
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For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
Ver. 18. _For in much wisdom is much grief._] And herein children and
fools have the advantage; as they want wi...
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_In much wisdom is much grief_ Or displeasure to a man within himself,
and against his present condition; _and he that increaseth knowledge,
increaseth sorrow_ Which he does many ways, because he gets...
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For in much wisdom is much grief, lack of knowledge or deliberate
ignorance saving a person many a disagreeable meditation on the
weakness and meanness of human nature; AND HE THAT INCREASETH
KNOWLEDG...
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THE UNRELIABILITY OF EARTHLY WISDOM...
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"BECAUSE IN MUCH WISDOM THERE IS MUCH GRIEF, AND INCREASING KNOWLEDGE
RESULTS IN INCREASING PAIN."BECAUSE" -this is one reason why
intellectual stimulation, academic pursuits fail to bring lasting
hap...
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12-18 Solomon tried all things, and found them vanity. He found his
searches after knowledge weariness, not only to the flesh, but to the
mind. The more he saw of the works done under the sun, the mo...
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GRIEF, or _indignation_, or displeasure within himself, and against
his present condition. INCREASETH SORROW; which he doth many ways,
partly, because he gets his knowledge with hard and wearisome lab...
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Ecclesiastes 1:18 much H7230 wisdom H2451 much H7230 grief H3708
increases H3254 (H8686) knowledge H1847 increases...
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THE PREACHER HAS MADE HIS ENQUIRIES AND COMES UP WITH NOTHING
(ECCLESIASTES 1:12 - ECCLESIASTES 2:26).
The Preacher now brings out that he has made further enquiries and has
come up with nothing. He f...
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THE INTELLECTUAL SEARCH (ECCLESIASTES 1:12).
Ecclesiastes 1:12
‘I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem, and I applied my
heart to seek and to search out by wisdom about all that is done und...
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Ecclesiastes 1:18
The declaration of the text may be considered as the expression of a
soul that seeks satisfaction in mere earthly knowledge.
I. Mere earthly knowledge is unsatisfactory in its natur...
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Ecclesiastes 1:12
I. Solomon's first resource was philosophy. He studied man's position
in this world. His appetite for knowledge was omnivorous; and whilst
hungering for the harvest, he was thankful...
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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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_And he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow._
THE HERITAGE OF KNOWLEDGE
I. How is the increase of knowledge also an increase of sorrow? The
affirmation of the text is not that knowledge is no...
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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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1 Corinthians 3:18; Ecclesiastes 12:12; Ecclesiastes 12:13;
Ecclesiastes 2:15;...
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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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Grief — Or, displeasure within himself, and against his present
condition. Sorrow — Which he does many ways, because he gets his
knowledge with hard and wearisome labour, both of mind and body, with
t...
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Is wisdom the source of happiness, or the means of sorrow?
PROBLEM: Solomon affirms here that “in much wisdom is much grief,
and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” However, Proverbs
assert...