"WHO IS LIKE THE WISE MAN AND WHO KNOWS THE INTERPRETATION OF. MATTER?. MAN'S WISDOM ILLUMINES HIM AND CAUSES HIS STERN FACE TO BEAM"."WHO IS LIKE THE WISE MAN" -"Who is equal to him" (Keil/Del., p. 336), "Who really is. wise man" (Rhm); "Who is as the wise?" (YLT). "The chapter begins with. questio... [ Continue Reading ]
"I SAY, 'KEEP THE COMMAND OF THE KING BECAUSE OF THE OATH BEFORE GOD'"."Obey the king, for you swore him loyalty before God" (Mof). For such oaths, see (2 Kings 11:17; Deut. Ecclesiastes 17:15; 1 Samuel 26:11). The New Testament teaches the same principle, that loyalty to God is linked with loyalty... [ Continue Reading ]
"'DO NOT BE IN. HURRY TO LEAVE HIM. DO NOT JOIN IN AN EVIL MATTER, FOR HE WILL DO WHATEVER HE PLEASES.'"IN. HURRY TO LEAVE HIM" -Which would include the need for proper decorum and respect while in his presence. But the phrase here seems to include more than merely rushing out of his presence or lea... [ Continue Reading ]
"SINCE THE WORD OF THE KING IS AUTHORITATIVE, WHO WILL SAY TO HIM, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?'" Of course this passage isn't teaching that the king can do anything he wants with God's approval. Rather, this statement is made in light of disobedient citizens and their appointed punishment. The king can ba... [ Continue Reading ]
"HE WHO KEEPS. ROYAL COMMAND EXPERIENCES NO TROUBLE, FOR. WISE HEART KNOWS THE PROPER TIME AND PROCEDURE."KEEPS. ROYAL COMMAND" -It is generally true that people who keep the laws of the land are not in trouble. The same general truth is taught in (Romans 13:3; 1 Peter 2:14; Ecclesiastes 4:15). "And... [ Continue Reading ]
"FOR THERE IS. PROPER TIME AND PROCEDURE FOR EVERY DELIGHT, WHEN. MAN'S TROUBLE IS HEAVY UPON HIM"."PROPER TIME AND PROCEDURE" -(Ecc. Ecclesiastes 3:1) "the wise man learns to recognize the truth and the moment of truth which may be seized or missed in any venture" (Kidner p. 76). "Conduct yourselve... [ Continue Reading ]
"IF NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN, WHO CAN TELL HIM WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN?" Points To Note: 1 Once again we are confronted with the point that no human being can predict the future, or even the timing of events that we know the future holds. 2. This is one more reason why we need God and His wisdom,... [ Continue Reading ]
"NO MAN HAS AUTHORITY TO RESTRAIN THE WIND WITH THE WIND, OR AUTHORITY OVER THE DAY OF DEATH; AND THERE IS NO DISCHARGE IN THE TIME OF WAR, AND EVIL WILL NOT DELIVER THOSE WHO PRACTICE IT."AUTHORITY TO RESTRAIN THE WIND" -"wind" here is translated "spirit" in the KJV. If we take the word here to mea... [ Continue Reading ]
"ALL THIS. HAVE SEEN AND APPLIED MY MIND TO EVERY DEED THAT HAS BEEN DONE UNDER THE SUN WHEREIN. MAN HAS EXERCISED AUTHORITY OVER ANOTHER MAN TO HIS HURT". Solomon isn't presenting. theory, rather he is speaking from personal experience and observation. Once again we see that Solomon had given whol... [ Continue Reading ]
"SO THEN,. HAVE SEEN THE WICKED BURIED, THOSE WHO USED TO GO IN AND OUT FROM THE HOLY PLACE, AND THEY ARE SOON FORGOTTEN IN THE CITY WHERE THEY DID THUS. THIS TOO IS VANITY."THE WICKED" -in the context this would include wicked people who oppress others, i.e. tyrants, corrupt governmental officials,... [ Continue Reading ]
"BECAUSE THE SENTENCE AGAINST AN EVIL DEED IS NOT EXECUTED QUICKLY, THEREFORE THE HEARTS OF THE SONS OF MEN AMONG THEM ARE GIVEN FULLY TO DO EVIL."IS NOT EXECUTED QUICKLY" -Many people abuse God's mercy, kindness and long suffering (2 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 3:20). Even in the O.T., God did not immediate... [ Continue Reading ]
"ALTHOUGH. SINNER DOES EVIL. HUNDRED TIMES AND MAY LENGTHEN HIS LIFE, STILL. KNOW THAT IT WILL BE WELL FOR THOSE WHO FEAR GOD, WHO FEAR HIM OPENLY."AND MAY LENGTHEN HIS LIFE" -"may sin repeatedly and thrive" (Mof); "He goes unchecked in his evil rampage" (Kidwell p. 214). Here is. man who boldly pur... [ Continue Reading ]
"BUT IT WILL NOT BE WELL FOR THE EVIL MAN AND HE WILL NOT LENGTHEN HIS DAYS LIKE. SHADOW, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT FEAR GOD."HE WILL NOT LENGTHEN HIS DAYS" -"The image of the shadow is appropriate here because as the day ends the shadows gradually lengthen. Thus, the lives of the wicked will not grow lon... [ Continue Reading ]
"THERE IS FUTILITY WHICH IS DONE ON THE EARTH, THAT IS, THERE ARE RIGHTEOUS MEN TO WHOM IT HAPPENS ACCORDING TO THE DEEDS OF THE WICKED. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE EVIL MEN TO WHOM IT HAPPENS ACCORDING TO THE DEEDS OF THE RIGHTEOUS.. SAY THAT THIS TOO IS FUTILITY."FUTILITY WHICH IS DONE ON THE EAR... [ Continue Reading ]
"SO. COMMEND PLEASURE, FOR THERE IS NOTHING GOOD FOR. MAN UNDER THE SUN EXCEPT TO EAT AND TO DRINK AND TO BE MERRY, AND THIS WILL STAND BY HIM IN HIS TOILS THROUGHOUT THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN HIM UNDER THE SUN."I COMMEND PLEASURE" -i.e. enjoyment. Obviously Solomon isn't commending.... [ Continue Reading ]
"WHEN. GAVE MY HEART TO KNOW WISDOM AND TO SEE THE TASK WHICH HAS BEEN DONE ON THE EARTH (EVEN THOUGH ONE SHOULD NEVER SLEEP DAY OR NIGHT)," Solomon's task was two fold: 1. To know what is and what isn't wisdom, "to gain the knowledge of that which is wisdom, and which is to be regarded as wisdom,... [ Continue Reading ]
"AND. SAW EVERY WORK OF GOD,. CONCLUDED THAT MAN CANNOT DISCOVER THE WORK WHICH HAS BEEN DONE UNDER THE SUN. EVEN THOUGH MAN SHOULD SEEK LABORIOUSLY, HE WILL NOT DISCOVER; AND THOUGH THE WISE MAN SHOULD SAY, 'I KNOW', HE CANNOT DISCOVER"."MAN CANNOT DISCOVER" -Unaided by Divine revelation, man is co... [ Continue Reading ]