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Verse Ecclesiastes 5:9. _THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH IS FOR ALL_] The
earth, if properly cultivated, is capable of producing food for every
living creature; and without cultivation none has a right to exp...
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THE KING HIMSELF IS SERVED BY THE FIELD - Rather, the king is subject
to the field, i. e., is dependent on its cultivation. The higher
ranks, if they oppress the lower, lose thereby their own means of...
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3. EXHORTATIONS ON DIFFERENT VANITIES
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. Concerning worship and vows (Ecclesiastes 5:1)_
2. Concerning extortions (Ecclesiastes 5:8)
3. The vanities of wealth (Eccle
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CONCERNING DESPOTISM AND WEALTH.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 f. The oppression and injustice that one sees (_in_
an Oriental satrapy) are not to be wondered at when we remember the
graded hierarchy of officials...
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IS. "it [is]. "
FOR ALL. [consists] in the whole, i.e. not confined to one day....
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_Moreover the profit of the earth is for all_ The verse is difficult
and has been very variously interpreted. The most satisfactory
renderings follow: BUT THE PROFIT OF A LAND EVERY WAY IS A KING FOR...
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THE KING HIMSELF, &C.— _The king is served on account of the field._
Desvoeux. Houbigant renders the verse, _And when these things are so,
it is advantageous for the land that there be a king who may...
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3. Recognize God as the Ruler over all. Ecclesiastes 5:8-9
TEXT 5:8-9
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If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and
righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight, fo...
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Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is
served by the field.
THE PROFIT (PRODUCE) OF THE EARTH IS (ORDAINED) FOR (THE COMMON GOOD
OF) ALL: (EVEN) THE KING (HIMSELF) IS SERV...
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5:9 upon (e-13) Lit. 'enslaved to.' Others understand it thus. 'The
profit of the land in all respects is a king addicted to agriculture.'...
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DISHEARTENING OUTLOOK ON LIFE
1-8. Disorders in the religious, in the political world. In the
earlier part of this chapter the writer turns from secular to
religious matters. H e points out the irrev...
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RM 'But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself
servant to the field'; because a ruler whose taste lies in that
wholesome direction is unlikely to be given to amassing wealth: cp....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 5
BE AFRAID TO MAKE GOD ANGRY – ECCLESIASTES 5:1-7
V1 Be careful when you go to God...
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IS SERVED BY. — Or, _is servant to._ Many eminent interpreters
connect this verse with what precedes, and translate, “and on the
whole the profit of the land is a king devoted to agriculture,” an
obse...
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_[Ecclesiastes 5:8]_ וְ יִתְרֹ֥ון אֶ֖רֶץ בַּ †...
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PRACTICAL MAXIMS DEDUCED FROM THIS VIEW OF THE BUSINESS LIFE.
(b) A noble philosophy this, and pregnant with practical counsels of
great value. For if, as we close our study of this Section of the
Bo...
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SECOND SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of Business
Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20
I. IF the true Good is not to be found in the School where Wisdom
utters her vo...
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AND A MORE HELPFUL AND CONSOLATORY TRUST IN THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Not content with this, however, the Preacher goes on to show how, when
they returned from the House of God to the c...
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The observation of the religious life brings no truer satisfaction. In
this brief passage contempt for religion is not expressed, but there
is absolutely no joy or satisfaction manifest. The life is w...
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Moreover the (g) profit of the earth is for all: the king (h)
[himself] is served by the field.
(g) The earth is to be preferred above all things which belong to this
life.
(h) Kings and princes can...
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_Money. Avarice is like a dropsy, (Calmet) or poison, infecting all
the person. (Sallust.) --- The miser is the slave, and not the
possessor, of his riches, (St. Chrysostom) like Tantalus, who could
n...
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If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of
judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he
that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher...
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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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MOREOVER, THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH IS FOR ALL,.... Or, "the excellency
of the earth in" or "above all things [is] this" y; that God most high
rules over all the earth, and is higher than the kings of i...
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Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is
served by the field.
Ver. 9. _Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all,_] viz., For
all sorts of men, and for all kind of uses....
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Moreover, the profit of the earth, the increase or produce of the
land, IS FOR ALL; THE KING HIMSELF IS SERVED BY THE FIELD, and
therefore the great Lord of all will finally punish all those who
abuse...
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ABSTAINING FROM VICES AND FOSTERING VIRTUES...
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"AFTER ALL,. KING WHO CULTIVATES THE FIELD IS AN ADVANTAGE TO THE
LAND."
Points To Note:
1 Solomon was well acquainted with political intrigue (1 Kings 1-2).
The whole system is one of corruption, an...
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9-17 The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than
appears to a careless observer. The king needs the common things of
life, and the poor share them; they relish their morsel better tha...
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THE PROFIT OF THE EARTH, the fruits procured from the earth by the
skill and labour of the husbandman, is for all; are necessary and
beneficial to all men whatsoever. The wise man, after some
interrup...
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Ecclesiastes 5:9 profit H3504 land H776 king H4428 served H5647
(H8738) field H7704
the profit -...
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THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BURDENS AND PROBLEMS OF WEALTH (ECCLESIASTES 5:8).
Here we find a total contrast to the first seven verses. There the
thought was of attitude towards God. Now we move on to the atti...
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Ecclesiastes 5:9 ; ECCLESIASTES 6:1
I. In all grades of society human subsistence is very much the same.
Even princes are not fed with ambrosia, nor do poets subsist on
asphodel. The profit of the ea...
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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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Ecclesiastes 3:1
A profound gloom rests on the second act or section of this drama. It
teaches us that we are helpless in the iron grip of laws which we had
no voice in making; that we often lie at th...
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CONTENTS: Warnings against a vain religion. The vanity and vexation
attending the possession of wealth.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: We should address ourselves to the worship of God with a...
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Ecclesiastes 5:1. _Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God._
Avoid wandering thoughts, and be wholly absorbed in devotion. Do not
hear the words of prayer only, but desire the blessings soug...
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_Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God._
REVERENCE AND FIDELITY
This passage is a series of cautions against irreverence and
insincerity in worship, against discouragement because of pol...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 5:8 Life “Under the Sun.” The
Preacher observes the hardships of life in a fallen world.
⇐...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 5:8. IN A PROVINCE] Such being far distant from the seat
of government it was more likely that there oppression would be
practised by subordinate rulers. _Higher than the...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 5:1
Section 6. Man's outward and secular life being unable to secure
happiness and satisfaction, can these be found in _popular religion?_
Religious exercises need the observa...
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Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to
hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they do not consider
the evil that they do (Ecclesiastes 5:1).
When you go into the...
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1 Chronicles 27:26; 1 Kings 4:7; 1 Samuel 8:12; Genesis 1:29;...
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Profit — The fruits of the earth. For all — Necessary and
beneficial to all men. The wise man, after some interruption, returns
to his former subject, the vanity of riches, one evidence whereof he
men...