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WHAT PROFIT ... - The question often repeated is the great practical
inquiry of the book; it receives its final answer in Ecclesiastes
12:13. When this question was asked, the Lord had not yet spoken...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
PART I. Chapter S 1-6
1. The Prologue and the Search Begun
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction and prologue (Ecclesiastes 1:1)_
2. The seeker; his method and the results (Ecc...
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ECCLESIASTES 1:2 may be called an introduction to the book; it also
presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many
angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and unavaili...
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MAN. Hebrew. _'adam_. the natural man. App-14.
LABOUR. toil.
UNDER THE SUN. This expression is peculiar to this book, and occurs
twenty-nine times: (Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 1:9;...
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_What profit hath a man_ The question is, it is obvious, as in the
analogous question of Matthew 16:26, the most emphatic form of a
negation. For "all his labour which he taketh" read ALL HIS TOIL WHI...
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_THIS EARTHLY LIFE IS VAIN-- ECCLESIASTES 1:1-4:_ The Book of
Ecclesiastes is the preacher's sermon. The book is one continued
speech or sermon from Solomon. Solomon is called by several different
nam...
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VANITY OF VANITIES— _Vanity of vanities,_ according to the Hebrew
idiom, signifies, _the greatest vanity._ The original word הבל
_hebel,_ signifies, properly, _steam_ or _vapour,_ and is used to
denot...
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WHAT PROFIT— The word יתרון _iithron,_ rendered _profit,_
signifies the _surplus,_ or that which remains after allowance is made
for toils and fatigue, &c. It occurs eleven times in this book; and I
t...
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C. EXPLANATION: 3-11
1. Man cannot show a profit of all his labor under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:3
TEXT 1:3
3
What advantage does man have in all his work which he does under the
sun?
THOUGHT QUES...
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
sun?
WHAT PROOF HATH A MAN OF ALL HIS LABOUR - i:e., "What profit" as to
the chief good? (.) Labour is profitable in its proper pl...
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ALL IS VANITY
1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are
transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life
of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, and...
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WHAT PROFIT] Man toils; but even granting that he gains some tangible
result, he cannot retain....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
THE AUTHOR
The word ‘Ecclesiastes’ tells us about the author...
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WHAT PROFIT. — The Hebrew word occurs ten times in this book
(Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:13; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ec
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(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains
no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing
activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wat...
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מַה ־יִּתְרֹ֖ון לָֽ † אָדָ֑ם בְּ כָל...
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THE PROLOGUE
In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated
Ecclesiastes 1:1
THE search for the _ summum bonum_, the quest of the Chief Good, is
the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. Naturally...
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THE TESTIMONY OF AN UNSATISFIED SOUL
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
_All is vanity_! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age
and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our
Lord, “I...
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The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the
Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12, it leaves no
room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he empl...
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What profit hath a man of all his (c) labour which he taketh under the
sun?
(c) Solomon does not condemn man's labour or diligence, but shows that
there is no full contentment in anything under the h...
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_Labour. People fight for a mere point; for such is the earth compared
with the universe. (Seneca, q. Nat.) Hoc est punctum, &c., Matthew
xvi. 26._...
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and the...
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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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WHAT PROFIT HATH A MAN OF ALL HIS LABOUR WHICH HE TAKETH UNDER THE
SUN?] This is a general proof of the vanity of all things, since there
is no profit arises to a man of all his labour; for, though it...
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
sun?
Ver. 3. _What profit hath a man?_] What durable profit? _Quid
residui?_ what excess? what more than will serve to satisfy back...
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_What profit_ What real and abiding benefit? None at all. All is
unprofitable as to the attainment of that happiness which all men are
inquiring after. _Of all his labour_ Hebrew, _his toilsome labour...
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What profit, what lasting value, what enduring advantage, HATH A MAN
OF ALL HIS LABOR, the toil and exertion with which he fatigues
himself, WHICH HE TAKETH UNDER THE SUN? The author does not say that...
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
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"WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES MAN HAVE IN ALL HIS WORK WHICH HE DOES UNDER THE
SUN?"WHAT ADVANTAGE" -"lasting advantage" (Sept). Carefully note this
isn't. statement issued by. lazy person,. teenager trying to...
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1-3 Much is to be learned by comparing one part of Scripture with
another. We here behold Solomon returning from the broken and empty
cisterns of the world, to the Fountain of living water; recording...
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WHAT PROFIT? or, as others render it, _What remainder_ ? What real and
abiding benefit hath a man by it? None at all. All is unprofitable, as
to the attainment of that happiness which Solomon here is,...
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Ecclesiastes 1:3 profit H3504 man H120 labor H5999 toils H5998 (H8799)
sun H8121
profit -...
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CHAPTER 1 THE VAINNESS AND MEANINGLESSNESS OF LIFE.
All Is Vanity (Ecclesiastes 1:1).
Ecclesiastes 1:1
‘The words of the preacher (Qoheleth - assembly leader), the son of
David, king in Jerusalem.'...
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Ecclesiastes 1:1
The search for the _summum bonum_, the quest of the chief good, is the
theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this
theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painf...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
I. This passage is the preamble to the book; it ushers us at once into
its realms of dreariness. It is as if he said, "It is all a weary
go-round. There are no novelties, no wonders,...
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CONTENTS: The doctrine of the vanity of the creature, and the
impossibility of finding satisfaction without God.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: All things, considered as abstract from God, an...
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Ecclesiastes 1:2. _Vanity of vanities._ This is the Hebrew form of the
superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song
of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his
re...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:1 Introduction and Theme. The
speaker introduces himself and his theme.
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:3 WHAT DOES MAN GAIN? This
repeated question (Ecclesiastes 3:9;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 1:2. VANITY.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name
given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation
to vanity was soon observed and felt.
ECCLE...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 1:1
THE TITLE.
THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM;
Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp.Ecclesiastes 1:12).
The word rendered "Preacher...
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Book of Ecclesiastes begins,
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem
(Ecclesiastes 1:1).
So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is
translated preacher i...
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Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:19; Ecclesiastes 2:22; Ecclesiastes
3:9;...
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THE MAN UNDER THE SUN
Ecclesiastes 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to
go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation.
1. ECCLESIASTES S...
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What profit — What real and abiding benefit? None at all. All is
unprofitable as to the attainment of that happiness which all men are
enquiring after. His labour — Heb. his toilsome labour, both of b...