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Verse Ecclesiastes 6:10. _THAT WHICH HATH BEEN IS NAMED ALREADY_] The
_Hebrew_ of this verse might be translated, "Who is he who is? His
name has been already called. And it is known that he is Adam;...
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Or, “That which has been named - i. e., events past or current,
either Ecclesiastes 1:9 as they present themselves to man, or
Ecclesiastes 3:15 as they are ordered by God - was long ago (i. e.,
was de...
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CHAPTER 6 DISHEARTENING CONTRADICTIONS
_ 1. Riches--Inability to enjoy them (Ecclesiastes 6:1)_
2. Having All--Yet no fill of the soul (Ecclesiastes 6:3)
3. The sad ending wail (Eccle
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ECCLESIASTES 6. FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON WEALTH AND FATE. Parallel with
the bitter experience of the avaricious man who loses his wealth is
that of the rich and successful man whose cherished desires ar...
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THAT WHICH HATH BEEN IS NAMED ALREADY, &C.: _"What is he who hath
been? "(Compare Ecclesiastes 1:9).Long ago his name was given;And it
is understood what [that name was,]--It was Adam":_ which means
v...
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_That which hath been is named already_ The maxim is enigmatic. As
viewed by many commentators, it asserts that man is the creature of a
destiny, which he cannot resist. Long ago, in the far eternity,...
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4. Reasons why it is useless to strive for riches Ecclesiastes 6:10-12
TEXT 6:10-12
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Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is;
for he cannot dispute with him who is str...
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That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is
man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Part II. here begins. Since man's toils are vain, what is the chief...
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LIFE AN ENIGMA
1-6. Riches will not secure happiness....
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THAT WHICH HATH BEEN] RM 'Whatsoever he be.' IS NAMED ALREADY] RV 'the
name thereof was given long ago.' MAN] RM 'Heb. _Adam_' Thus the sense
of the v. is, 'From the beginning man's nature has corresp...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 6
A PERSON’S LIFE THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY – ECCLESIASTES 6:1-6...
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Of this difficult verse I prefer the translation, “What he is his
name has been called long ago, and it is known that it is man; neither
may he strive,” &c — _i.e.,_ the name given long ago to man
(Ge...
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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The preacher knows prosperity experimentally far better than poverty.
Moreover, by observation he is more familiar with men of wealth than
with poor men, and, therefore, he returns to a declaration of...
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That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is]
man: neither may he contend with him that is (h) mightier than he.
(h) Meaning, God who will make him feel that he is mortal....
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_He, &c. This is plainly spoken of Christ, whose name was given before
he was born; (St. Jerome; Worthington) or men resemble each other in
all ages, (chap. i. 9.; Calmet) being proud, fragile, &c._...
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All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not
filled. (8) For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the
poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? (9) Better is 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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THAT WHICH HATH BEEN IS NAMED ALREADY, AND IT IS KNOWN THAT IT [IS]
MAN,.... Which may be understood of the first man Adam, who has been,
has existed, was produced by the immediate power of God, creat...
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That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is]
man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Ver. 10. _That which hath been is named already._] Or thus, That
whi...
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Ecc. 6:10
Ecc. 6:10. "That which hath been is named already, and it is known
that it is man." There is a certain sphere in which God hath placed
man, certain limits by which his attainments in the wo...
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_That which hath been_ Or, _that which is_, for the Hebrew מה
שׁהיה, may be rendered either way; namely, Man, considered with
all his endowments and enjoyments, whether he be wise or foolish, rich
or...
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That which hath been is named already, men have, in the past, inquired
into its nature, AND IT IS KNOWN THAT IT IS MAN, that is, man is
vanity, all his vaunted greatness is nothing; NEITHER MAY HE CON...
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OF THE VANITY OF EARTHLY RICHES....
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"WHATEVER EXISTS HAS ALREADY BEEN NAMED, AND IT IS KNOWN WHAT MAN IS,
FOR HE CANNOT DISPUTE WITH HIM WHO IS STRONGER THAN HE IS."WHATEVER
EXISTS HAS ALREADY BEEN NAMED" -"Whatever hath been, long ago...
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7-12 A little will serve to sustain us comfortably, and a great deal
can do no more. The desires of the soul find nothing in the wealth of
the world to give satisfaction. The poor man has comfort as...
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This verse is added either as a proof of what he last said concerning
the vanity and wandering of insatiable desires, or as a timber
instance of the vanity of all things in this life. THAT WHICH HATH...
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Ecclesiastes 6:10 named H7121 (H8738) H8034 already H3528 known H3045
(H8737) man H120 cannot H3201 ...
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MAN SHOULD NOT SEE HIMSELF AS ANYTHING SPECIAL (ECCLESIASTES 6:10).
The section closes with the warning that man should not see himself as
anything special. Like all creatures he was named by God (Gen...
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Ecclesiastes 6:10
I. Fate is fixed. All the past was the result of a previous destiny,
and so shall be all the future. Such is the sentiment of the third
chapter, and such appears to be the import of...
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Ecclesiastes 5:8-7
I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear
of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superintendence of
human affairs. This belief Koheleth now pro...
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CONTENTS: The vanity of worldly wealth as pertaining only to the body.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Man deprives himself of the good he might have had of his
worldly possessions by not cons...
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Ecclesiastes 6:2. _But a stranger eateth it._ The richer families in
Israel had often foreign servants, who rose to influence in their
master's house. But greater was the affliction from invading armi...
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_That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is
man._
SOLOMON’S DARK IDEAS OF LIFE
He says in effect--
I. Fate is fixed. “That which hath been.” Everything is fate. Most
men feel...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 6:10 To “name” something is to
exercise authority over it. God is the one who has NAMED all things,
and therefore he rules over all. It is foolish for mere mortals to...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 6:1
Section 9. Koheleth proceeds to illustrate the fact which he stated at
the end of the last chapter, viz. that the possession and enjoyment of
wealth are alike the free gif...
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Now there is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it's common
among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, so
that he wants nothing for his soul of all that he desires
(E...
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Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ecclesiastes 3:15; Genesis 3:17; Genesis 3:9;...
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Is named — This is added as a further instance of the vanity of all
things in this life. That which hath been (man, who is the chief of
all visible beings) is named already, by God, who, presently aft...