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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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_And moreover, because the Preacher was wise_ The opening words,
closely linked on, as they are, to the preceding, confirm the
conclusion just stated that Ecclesiastes 12:8 belongs to this
postscript...
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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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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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In the introduction I have stated my conviction that the epilogue
which here follows is an integral part of the book. If so, it seems to
me clear that the writer, who has up to this recorded the words...
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וְ יֹתֵ֕ר שֶׁ הָיָ֥ה קֹהֶ֖לֶת חָכָ֑ם
עֹ֗וד
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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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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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AND MOREOVER,.... Or "besides" z what has been said; or "as to what
remains" a; or "but what is better", or "more excellent" b, is to
"hear the conclusion of the whole matter", the sum and substance o...
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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.
Ver. 9. _And moreover, because the Preache...
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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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And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, speaking on the basis of
many years' experience, with the wisdom given him from on high, HE
STILL TAUGHT THE PEOPLE KNOWLEDGE, dispensing it orally wheneve...
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THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOOK...
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MOREOVER, BECAUSE THE PREACHER WAS WISE:
Or, the more wise the preacher was, etc....
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"IN ADDITION TO BEING. WISE MAN, THE PREACHER ALSO TAUGHT THE PEOPLE
KNOWLEDGE; AND HE PONDERED, SEARCHED OUT AND ARRANGED MANY PROVERBS."
Solomon didn't not merely possess wisdom or. high IQ, but ma...
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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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THE PREACHER WAS WISE; which he affirmeth not out of vain ostentation,
but partly to procure the more credit and acceptance to his doctrine
and, counsel here delivered; and partly to declare his repen...
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Ecclesiastes 12:9 moreover H3148 Preacher H6953 wise H2450 taught
H3925 (H8765) people H5971 knowledge H1847 pondered...
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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 Kings 10:8; 1 Kings 4:32; 1 Kings 8:12; Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 10:1
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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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Taught — 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 seriously pondered both his matter...