"THERE IS AN EVIL WHICH. HAVE SEEN UNDER THE SUN AND IT IS PREVALENT AMONG MEN" Here is another misfortune, calamity and hardship that Solomon personally witnessed that happens under the sun. Not only that, but Solomon said, "and it is prevalent among men", i.e. common. In other words, you can see... [ Continue Reading ]
"A MAN TO WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN RICHES AND WEALTH AND HONOR SO THAT HIS SOUL LACKS NOTHING OF ALL THAT HE DESIRES, BUT GOD HAS NOT EMPOWERED HIM TO EAT FROM THEM, FOR. FOREIGNER ENJOYS THEM. THIS IS VANITY AND. SEVERE AFFLICTION."WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN" -A thought that should humble us. So much for the ide... [ Continue Reading ]
"IF. MAN FATHERS. HUNDRED CHILDREN AND LIVES MANY YEARS, HOWEVER MANY THEY BE, BUT HIS SOUL IS NOT SATISFIED WITH GOOD THINGS, AND HE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE. PROPER BURIAL, THEN. SAY, 'BETTER THE MISCARRIAGE THAN HE,'"IF. MAN…." -Perhaps, one may reason,. large family and long life will surely bring per... [ Continue Reading ]
"FOR IT COMES IN FUTILITY AND GOES INTO OBSCURITY; AND ITS NAME IS COVERED IN OBSCURITY". The stillborn or miscarriage comes in futility, i.e. comes for no purpose. The miscarriage or stillborn is (still to this day) often buried without. ceremony, often the child isn't even named, or if he or she... [ Continue Reading ]
"IT NEVER SEES THE SUN AND IT NEVER KNOWS ANYTHING; IT IS BETTER OFF THAN HE."NEVER KNOWS ANYTHING" -i.e. never knows anything of this life or never knows what life is like. "BETTER OFF THAN HE" -the miscarriage is better off than the rich man in this section. Why? Note, Solomon doesn't say that th... [ Continue Reading ]
"EVEN IF THE OTHER MAN LIVES. THOUSAND YEARS TWICE AND DOES NOT ENJOY GOOD THINGS----DO NOT ALL GO TO ONE PLACE?" Even if such. rich man could live 2000 years, twice the lifetime of the oldest man mentioned in the Scriptures (Genesis 5:27). 1. Time doesn't necessary cause us to mature. Maturity and... [ Continue Reading ]
"ALL. MAN'S LABOR IS FOR HIS MOUTH AND YET THE APPETITE IS NOT SATISFIED"."IS FOR HIS MOUTH" -for self-preservation and enjoyment. "The first of them (7) makes. point which is as real to modern man on his individual treadmill as to the primitive peasant scraping. bare living from the soil: that he w... [ Continue Reading ]
"FOR WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES THE WISE MAN HAVE OVER THE FOOL? WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES THE POOR MAN HAVE, KNOWING HOW TO WALK BEFORE THE LIVING?"DOES THE WISE MAN HAVE OVER THE FOOL?" -"When we object that men have more in them than this, and better things to live for, verse. does not let this pass without.... [ Continue Reading ]
"WHAT THE EYES SEE IS BETTER THAN WHAT THE SOUL DESIRES. THIS TOO IS FUTILITY AND. STRIVING AFTER WIND."WHAT THE EYES SEE IS BETTER THAN…" -"better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire" (KJV); "Better aim at what lies in view than hanker after dreams" (Knox). Points To Note: 1... [ Continue Reading ]
"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 hath its name been given" (P.P. Comm. p. 140). "Whatever is, was long ago given its name" (NAB). "A... [ Continue Reading ]
"FOR THERE ARE MANY WORDS WHICH INCREASE FUTILITY. WHAT THEN IS THE ADVANTAGE TO. MAN?"MANY WORDS WHICH INCREASE FUTILITY" -There are many human arguments which in the end are only vanity. "Even though man is very glib and capable of varying and lengthy speeches, such exercises will only manifest hi... [ Continue Reading ]
"FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT IS GOOD FOR. MAN DURING HIS LIFETIME, DURING THE FEW YEARS OF HIS FUTILE LIFE? HE WILL SPEND THEM LIKE. SHADOW. FOR WHO CAN TELL. MAN WHAT WILL BE AFTER HIM UNDER THE SUN?"FOR WHO KNOWS" -of course, the answer to both questions is that God knows! But remove God and His will from... [ Continue Reading ]