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Verse Ecclesiastes 12:10. _HE SOUGHT TO FIND OUT ACCEPTABLE WORDS_]
דברי חפץ _dibrey chephets_, words of desire, words of will; the
best, the most suitable words; those which the people could best
und...
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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...
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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
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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)...
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_The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words_ Literally, WORDS OF
DELIGHT, or PLEASURE, as in chs. Ecclesiastes 5:4; Ecclesiastes 12:1.
The phrase reminds us of "the words of grace" (Luke 4:22) w...
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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...
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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
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In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher...
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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...
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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...
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ACCEPTABLE WORDS] He feels that proverbs were a form of speech that
will find favour....
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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...
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בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִ מְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי
־חֵ֑פֶץ...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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CHAPTER XII.
_ Profitable. Hebrew, "pleasing." Utile dulci. (Haydock) --- Perhaps
he condemns his attempt to know all things, chap. i. 13. (Calmet)_...
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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...
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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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THE PREACHER SOUGHT TO FIND OUT ACCEPTABLE WORDS,.... Not mere words,
fine and florid ones, the words which man's wisdom teacheth, an
elegant style, or eloquent language; not but that it is proper for...
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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was]
written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
Ver. 10. _The Preacher sought, &c._] He sought and sought, by pains
and prayer. He...
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_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...
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The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, setting forth his
maxims in a pleasant, appealing way; AND THAT WHICH WAS WRITTEN WAS
UPRIGHT, simple and straightforward, EVEN WORDS OF TRUTH, unmist...
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THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOOK...
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ACCEPTABLE WORDS:
_ Heb._ words of delight...
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"THE PREACHER SOUGHT TO FIND DELIGHTFUL WORDS AND TO WRITE WORDS OF
TRUTH CORRECTLY."FIND DELIGHTFUL WORDS" -"Made search for words which
were pleasing" (Bas); "He did not hastily record what he sough...
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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...
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ACCEPTABLE WORDS, Heb. _desirable_ or _delightful_, worthy of all
acceptation, such as would minister comfort and profit so the hearers
or readers. WRITTEN by the preacher in this and his other books....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Timothy 1:15; Colossians 1:5; Ecclesiastes 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:12;...
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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...
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Acceptable — Such as would comfort and profit the readers....