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"Adam's sin infected the whole race of man; Achan's transgression caused Israel's defeat (Joshua 7:11, 12); Rehoboam's folly occasioned the great schism (1 Kings 12:16)." Ecclesiastes 1 – The Vanity of Life A. c. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good: Wisdom is better - better than strength (weapons of war), better than foolishness - but all the good that wisdom does can quickly be taken away by one sinner who destroys much good. The words of the Preacher: The Book of Ecclesiastes is one of the most unusual and perhaps most difficult to understand books of the Bible. As another of the vanities of this present life. There is an end of all our acquaintance with this world and the things of it: (2.) The Gospels Major Prophets He gives instances of disappointment, even where means and instruments were most encouraging and promised fair. c. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: Speaking from his premise, the Preacher says that all have the same fate, but he does not like it. Wisdom Literature Historical Books -------------------- Luke-Acts -------------------- Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 2. Prophets i. Historical Books The words of the Preacher: The Book of Ecclesiastes is one of the most unusual and perhaps most difficult to understand books of the Bible.It has a spirit of hopeless despair; it has no praise or peace; it seems to promote questionable conduct. 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For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. 9 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. Go thy way — Make this use of what I have said. Pentateuch "Live joyfully, for,'. He owns this to be a very great grievance to those that are wise and good: V. For the further clearing of this great difficulty, as he began this discourse with the doctrine of the happiness of the righteous (whatever they may suffer, they, 1. 8 Always be clothed in white, ( L) and always anoint your head with oil. Ecc 9:15: Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Blue Letter Bible. Johannine Writings The Best Way To Live Under The Sun. Pauline Epistles Ecclesiastes 9:10. (4.) 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Having laid down these principles, he acknowledges that, 1. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. -------------------- Minor Prophets There is an end of their affections, their friendships and enmities: II. (1a) The Preacher. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. -------------------- Major Prophets Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Pauline Epistles There are but few whose names survive them long; the grave is a land of forgetfulness. 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The great difficulty which Solomon met with in studying the book of providence was the little difference that is made between good men and bad in the distribution of comforts and crosses, and the disposal of events. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Poetical Books By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. ii. 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Cite This Page: Blue Letter Bible. Thus Solomon, when, in the close of the foregoing chapter, he applied his heart to know the work of God, and took a great deal of pains to search into it, though he despaired of finding it out, yet he found out that which abundantly recompensed him for the search, and gave him some satisfaction, which he here gives us; for therefore he considered all this in his heart, and weighed it deliberately, that he might declare it for the good of others. In a world that made more sense under the sun, then the swift would always win the race and the strong would always win the battle. i. a. I returned and saw under the sun that - the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong: Solomon wondered, "If this life is all there is, then why doesn't this life make more sense?" 7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine. Major Prophets Before he describes the temptation in its strength he lays down a great and unquestionable truth, which he resolves to adhere to, and which, if firmly believed, will be sufficient to break the force of the temptation. Finally, "The all powerful God means it to be this way.". range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed It is probable enough that, as in Ecclesiastes 9:14, the writer had some definite historical fact present to his thoughts which we are unable to identify. In the 1960s there was a beer commercial where the announcer said something like this: "You only go around once in life, so you've got to grab for all the gusto you can." Hence he observes the great usefulness and excellency of wisdom, and what a blessing it makes men to their country: 2. Luke-Acts 6:4. Opportunity is to direct and quicken duty. -------------------- The New Testament To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. 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