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Verse 13. _BUT IT SHALL NOT BE WELL WITH THE WICKED_] Let not the
long-spared sinner presume that, because sentence is not speedily
executed on his evil works, and he is suffered to go on to his
_hund...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_
2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11)
3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
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THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. The good are soon
forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man
can do is to enjoy life while he has it.
Ecclesiastes 8:10 is...
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_neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow_ The words
seem at first in direct contradiction to the admission of the previous
verse. But it is of the nature of the method of the book to...
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2. Work even when one discovers the oppression of the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 8:9-13
TEXT 8:9-13
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All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been
done under the sun wherein a...
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But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong
his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
NEITHER SHALL HE PROLONG - not a contradiction to . The 'prolo...
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8:13 shadow, (c-18) Psalms 102:11 ; Psalms 109:23 ....
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KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING
1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be
carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen
in actual life. God's ways are...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 8
THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES
8:1-9...
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וְ טֹוב֙ לֹֽא ־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָֽ † רָשָׁ֔ע...
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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Ecclesiastes 8:1
THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN.
Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1
There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold
for their god or good. For though th
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In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life,
the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is
submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks.
The...
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_Let. Or, Hebrew, "it shall not," &c. (Protestants) (Haydock) ---
Faith evinces that the wicked will be punished. --- But. Hebrew, "like
a shadow." Septuagint, "under the shade," in prosperity._...
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Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do
evil. (12) Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be
p...
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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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BUT IT SHALL NOT BE WELL WITH THE WICKED,.... It shall be ill with
him; more is designed than is expressed, Isaiah 3:11; in life they
have no solid peace and comfort; at death they will be turned into...
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But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong
[his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before
God.
Ver. 13. _But it shall not be well with the wicked._] (1.) N...
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_Though a sinner do evil a hundred times_ Frequently, and innumerably;
_and his days be prolonged_ The time of his life and prosperity; _yet
it shall be well with them that fear God_ This implies both...
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but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his
days, which are as a shadow, the punishment of God is bound finally to
strike him; BECAUSE HE FEARETH NOT BEFORE GOD, Psalms 73:1...
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OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
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"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 bec...
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9-13 Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to
his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness.
Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it...
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IT SHALL NOT BE WELL, i.e. it shall go very ill with him; great
miseries are prepared for him; which is a figure oft used in
Scripture, as hath been formerly and frequently observed. NEITHER
SHALL HE...
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Ecclesiastes 8:13 well H2896 wicked H7563 prolong H748 (H8686) days
H3117 shadow H6738 fear H3373 before H6440
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THE PROBLEM OF THE WICKED WHO DIE UNPUNISHED (ECCLESIASTES 8:10).
The writer now turns to consideration of how and why the wicked die
unpunished, and the fact that justice is only carelessly applied,...
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CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE
DEATH OF THE WICKED.
His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when
serving the king, followed by a number...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19-8
Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of
life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but
failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations
and vexations arising from the vanity of the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
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Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the
interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the
seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:10 The Preacher has already
pointed out that people do not always get what they deserve in this
life (Ecclesiastes 3:16;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 8:9. THERE IS A TIME WHEN ONE MAN RULETH OVER ANOTHER TO
HIS OWN HURT.] This was the definite direction of the Preacher’s
observations. He tried to discover what were th...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 8:1
Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom
counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the
dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
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Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a
man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face
shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
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2 Peter 2:3; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Isaiah 30:13; Isaiah 57:21; James 4:14
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A shadow — His life, though it may seem long, yet in truth is but a
shadow, which will quickly vanish and disappear....