-
Verse 16. THERE IS _NO REMEMBRANCE_] The wise and the fool are equally
subject to death; and, in most instances, they are equally forgotten.
_Time_ sweeps away all remembrances, except the very _few_...
-
Solomon having found that wisdom and folly agree in being subject to
vanity, now contrasts one with the other Ecclesiastes 2:13. Both are
brought under vanity by events Ecclesiastes 2:14 which come on...
-
CHAPTER 2THE RESULTS OF THE SEARCH AND DIFFERENT VANITIES
_ 1. His personal experience (Ecclesiastes 2:1)_
2. Various vanities and a conclusion (Ecclesiastes 2:12)
Ecclesiastes 2:1
-
Qoheleth turns to the study of human nature in its wisdom and its
folly. Though all is vanity yet wisdom is better than folly; it is
better to face the outlook, dreary though it be, with intelligence,...
-
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...
-
REMEMBRANCE. memorial, as in Ecclesiastes 1:11; Ecclesiastes 1:11.
OF. for.
FOR EVER. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:4.
SEEING THAT WHICH NOW IS. for, as in time past....
-
_there is no remembrance of the wise_ More accurately, FOR THE WISE
MAN AS FOR THE FOOL THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE FOR EVER, the last two
words being emphatic, almost as if intentionally calling in quest...
-
_THE VANITY OF LIVING WISELY -- ECCLESIASTES 2:12-17:_ Solomon
reflected on what a common man could do to find true happiness when
he, with all his resources, had not been able to do so._ _ He could
o...
-
2. Conclusions Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
a. Value of this wisdom and pleasure stop at the grave. Ecclesiastes
2:12-17
TEXT 2:12-17
12
So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly, for what will the...
-
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for
ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be
forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
(THERE IS) NO R...
-
_There is_ NO REMEMBRANCE] not meaning that no memories of famous men
had survived them, but that such cases were too rare to be of any
solace against the practical ills of life....
-
EPICUREANISM AND WISDOM ALIKE PROFITLESS
1-3. The writer makes enjoyment his quest, while aware that it is
folly, and avoiding excess in a philosophic spirit....
-
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 2
THE TEST TO DISCOVER WHAT MAKES A PERSON HAPPY – ECCLESIASTES 2:1-11...
-
It might be urged on behalf of the Solomonic authorship that Solomon
himself might imagine that in the days to come he and his wisdom would
be forgotten, but that such a thought does not become a long...
-
כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְרֹ֧ון לֶ † חָכָ֛ם
עִֽם...
-
24-26, VAIN UNDERTAKINGS
Ecclesiastes 2:1-17
At the beginning of his search for happiness Solomon erected a
splendid home and planned all kinds of delights of an artistic and
sensuous nature. There w...
-
Turning from the pursuit of knowledge to the pathway of pleasure, the
king had given himself up to mirth, seeking the false stimulus of
wine. In this also he had been disappointed, finding that mirth...
-
For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool (l)
for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be
forgotten. And (m) how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.
(l)...
-
_Unlearned. He answers, (Jansenius) or rather continues the
objections. (Geier) (Calmet)_...
-
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever;
seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten.
And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. (17) Therefore I ha...
-
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...
-
FOR [THERE IS] NO REMEMBRANCE OF THE WISE MORE THAN OF THE FOOL FOR
EVER,.... The Targum interprets it, in the world to come; but even in
this world the remembrance of a wise man, any more than of a f...
-
For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for
ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be
forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.
Ver. 16. _F...
-
Ecc. 2:16. "There is no remembrance of the wise more than of the
fool." Man's reason naturally expects a future reward, and that all
the good, that good and wise men have of their labor, should not be...
-
_Then I said why was I more wise_ What benefit have I by my wisdom?
or, to what purpose did I take so much pains to get wisdom. _For there
is no remembrance of the wise_ Their memory, though it may fl...
-
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever,
people forget the one as rapidly as the other; SEEING THAT WHICH NOW
IS IN THE DAYS TO COME SHALL ALL BE FORGOTTEN, that is ordin...
-
Solomon's own Example...
-
"FOR THERE IS NO LASTING REMEMBRANCE OF THE WISE MAN AS WITH THE FOOL,
INASMUCH AS IN THE COMING DAYS ALL WILL BE FORGOTTEN. AND HOW THE WISE
MAN AND THE FOOL ALIKE DIE!"THERE IS NO LASTING REMEMBRANC...
-
12-17 Solomon found that knowledge and prudence were preferable to
ignorance and folly, though human wisdom and knowledge will not make a
man happy. The most learned of men, who dies a stranger to Ch...
-
THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF THE WISE MORE THAN OF THE FOOL FOR EVER;
their name and memory, though it may flourish for a season among some
men, yet it will not last for ever, but will in a little time...
-
A RETURN TO PHILOSOPHY AND ITS HOPELESSNESS (ECCLESIASTES 2:12).
Ecclesiastes 2:12
‘And I turned my mind to observing wisdom and madness and folly. For
what can a man do who follows what a king has...
-
Ecclesiastes 2:16
I. The noblest renown is posthumous fame, and the most refined
ambition is the desire for such fame. And of this more exalted
ambition it would appear that Solomon had felt the stirr...
-
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2
I. As was natural in so wise a man, the Preacher turns first to
wisdom. It is the wisdom that is born of wide and varied experience,
not of abstract study. He acquaints himself wit...
-
CONTENTS: Solomon shows that there is no true happiness and
satisfaction to be had in mirth, pleasure and the delights of sense.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: True and lasting happiness and...
-
Ecclesiastes 2:1. _Enjoy pleasure._ The first doctrine of Epicurus,
whose system is here rebutted. Acts 17:18.
Ecclesiastes 2:2. _I said of laughter,_ of all forced and frantic joy,
_it is mad._ Chald...
-
_Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth._
THE THREEFOLD VIEW OF HUMAN LIFE
Three views of human life are given in this remarkable chapter.
I. The theatrical view of life (Ecclesiastes 2:1). The wri...
-
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 2:14 Wisdom is infinitely better
than folly, but the wise and the foolish both die. To make matters
still worse, even the wise are usually forgotten after their death...
-
CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 2:12. WHAT CAN THE MAN DO THAT COMETH AFTER THE KING?]
What will my successor do? He will probably, like the rest of the
world, follow the well-worn path of sin and foll...
-
EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 2:1
Section 2. _Vanity of striving after pleasure and wealth._
ECCLESIASTES 2:1
Dissatisfied with the result of the pursuit of wisdom, Koheleth
embarks on a course of sensua...
-
So I said in my heart, Go to now, I'm going to prove thee with
[pleasure,] with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: but, behold, this
was vanity (Ecclesiastes 2:1).
So we read in the New Testament the ep...
-
2 Samuel 3:33; Ecclesiastes 1:11; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Exodus 1:6; Exodu
-
VANITY AND VEXATION UNDER THE SUN
Ecclesiastes 2:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We shall introduce our study with quotations from our booklet on
Ecclesiastes. Solomon had tried everything which his heart co...
-
For — Their memory, though it may flourish for a season, yet will in
a little time be worn out; as we see it, most of the wise men of
former ages, whose very names, together with all their monuments,...