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Verse 19. _FOR THAT WHICH BEFALLETH THE SONS OF MEN BEFALLETH_
_BEASTS_] From the present comparison of _great men_ to _beasts_, the
author takes occasion to enforce the subject by mentioning the stat...
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That great anomaly in the moral government of this world, the
seemingly unequal distribution of rewards and punishments, will be
rectified by God, who has future times and events under His control
Ecc...
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2. FURTHER RESULTS OF THE SEARCH
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The times of man under the sun (Ecclesiastes 3:1)_
2. When then is the good? (Ecclesiastes 3:12)
3. Concerning judgment and the future (Ecclesiastes...
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MAN NO BETTER THAN THE BEASTS.
Ecclesiastes 3:16. Both in the administration of the law and the
observances of religion, wickedness is prevalent; righteousness is
here equivalent to piety.
Ecclesias...
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THAT WHICH BEFALLETH. See note on "event", Ecclesiastes 2:14. and
App-76.
ONE THING: i.e. death.
ONE BREATH. one spirit. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. Compare Genesis 2:7
with Genesis 1:20; Genesis 1:21;...
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_that which befalleth the sons of men_ More accurately, CHANCE ARE THE
SONS OF MEN; CHANCE IS THE BEAST; ONE CHANCE IS TO BOTH OF THEM. The
thought is emphasized by the threefold iteration of the depr...
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2. Working outside the framework of God's providence results in
frustration and defeat. Ecclesiastes 3:9-22
TEXT 3:9-22
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What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?
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I have...
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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one
thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they
have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above...
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3:19 breath; (f-28) 'Breath' and 'spirit' are the same word in Hebrew....
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THE PRACTICAL IDEAL. ACCEPTANCE OF THE UNIVERSAL SCHEME
1-15. God is a God of order. The problem which the writer has set
himself is not yet solved. He has found that wisdom, culture,
pleasure, are a...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 3
A POEM ABOUT TIME – ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8
V1 Everything has its proper time.
There i...
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THAT WHICH BEFALLETH. — The word translated “event” in
Ecclesiastes 2:13 (where see Note).
BREATH. — The same word as “spirit” (Ecclesiastes 3:21; Genesis
7:15; Psalms 104:30)....
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כִּי֩ מִקְרֶ֨ה בְֽנֵי ־הָ אָדָ֜ם וּ
מִקְרֶ֣ה הַ בְּהֵמָ֗ה וּ מִקְרֶ֤ה
אֶחָד֙ לָהֶ֔ם כְּ...
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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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The vanity of life under the sun is evidenced not merely in the
experience of the preacher himself, but in the wider outlook which he
has been able to take. He now gives us some of the results of that...
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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one
thing (i) befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea,
they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence abo...
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_Man hath nothing more, &c., viz., as to the life of the body.
(Challoner)_...
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And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that
wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity
was there. (17) I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous
and...
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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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FOR THAT WHICH BEFALLETH THE SONS OF MEN BEFALLETH BEASTS,.... Aben
Ezra says this verse is according to the thoughts of the children of
men that are not wise; but rather the wise man says what he doe...
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_For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one
thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they
have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above...
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_For that which befalleth_, &c. They are subject to the same diseases,
pains, and casualties. _So dieth the other_ As certainly, and no less
painfully. _They have all one breath_ One breath of life, w...
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THE NATURE OF HUMAN HAPPINESS...
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"FOR THE FATE OF THE SONS OF MEN AND THE FATE OF BEASTS IS THE SAME.
AS ONE DIES SO DIES THE OTHER; INDEED, THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME BREATH
AND THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE FOR MAN OVER BEAST, FOR ALL IS VANIT...
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16-22 Without the fear of the Lord, man is but vanity; set that
aside, and judges will not use their power well. And there is another
Judge that stands before the door. With God there is a time for t...
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BEFALLETH BEASTS; they are subject to the same diseases, pains, and
casualties. SO DIETH THE OTHER; as certainly, and no less painfully.
ONE BREATH; one breath of life, which is in their nostrils; one...
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Ecclesiastes 3:19 happens H4745 sons H1121 men H120 happens H4745
animals H929 thing H259 befalls H4745 dies H4194 dies H4194 other
H2088 one H259 breath H7307 man H120 advantage H4195 animals H929
va...
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DEATH IS THE GREAT LEVELLER (ECCLESIASTES 3:18).
Now we discover the conflict taking place within him. He has had a
concept of everlastingness and of the necessity for future judgement.
How then does...
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Ecclesiastes 1:12-3
Koheleth now mentions the unusual advantages which he had possessed
for enjoying life and making the best of it. His opportunities could
not have been greater, he considers, had h...
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CONTENTS: The mutability of all human affairs and the unchangeableness
and unsearchableness of the divine counsels.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: We live in a world of changes. The events of...
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Ecclesiastes 3:1. _To every thing there is a season._ The seasons of
the year are four. But the Zodiac, Job 9., divides the times into
twelve signs. In a similar manner are the labours of the husbandm...
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_For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts._
MAN AND BEAST
It is difficult to determine the exact object of Ecclesiastes in
instituting this comparison: partly because the Hebrew is c...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 3:18 THE CHILDREN OF MAN... ARE
BUT BEASTS in the sense that both human beings and animals die.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 3:22. FOR WHO SHALL BRING HIM TO SEE WHAT SHALL BE AFTER
HIM?] Man cannot tell what God will do in the future with all his
earthly circumstances—how far, in the great fu...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 3:1
Section 4. In confirmation of the truth that man's happiness depends
upon the will of God, Koheleth proceeds to show how _Providence
arranges even the minutest concerns;...
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Now we get into the weary, monotony of life. This has been used
poetically as something that is very beautiful. "A time to love," and
it's been made very beautiful, but in the Hebrew idea, it was
mono...
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2 Samuel 14:14; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Ecclesiastes 2:20; Job 14:10;
Psalms 104:29; Psalms 39:5; Psalms 39:6; Psalms 49:12; Psalms 49:20;...
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For — They are subject to the same diseases, pains, and calamities.
So dieth — As certainly, and no less, painfully. One breath — One
breath of life, which is in their nostrils by which the beasts per...
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Is man’s fate the same as that of animals?
PROBLEM: Solomon seems to claim here that there is no difference
between the death of humans and animals. “One thing befalls them: as
one dies, so dies the...