In Ecclesiastes, chapter eleven, verse four, “He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.” People today live in a world where we are always waiting for the most favorable conditions to accomplish nothing. However, the conditions will never be ideal in this present age. Believers must […]
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter ten, verse sixteen, “Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!” It is a sad state of affairs when rulers and leaders are childish, and when their princes and assistants begin the day by satisfying their appetites (probably in drinking parties). How tragic it
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter ten, verses eight through ten, “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it,” is the beginning of this theme. Wisdom takes into account the risks and difficulties of life and its ordinary tasks. The wise person is kept from harm because of what could happen and is careful to avoid pitfalls.The
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter ten, verse one, “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.” Just as dead flies by their decay spoil a batch of perfume, so a little foolishness can counteract the effects of great wisdom. Wise plans
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter nine, verse fifteen, “Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.” In this parable, a little town besieged by a great army seemed in a hopeless situation, as in verse fourteen. But a poor,
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter nine, verse ten, “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.” Whatever work we do, we should undertake it with all our hearts, as working for the Lord, as in Colossians three, verse twenty-three, “And whatsoever
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter nine, verse two, “All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.” Solomon looks at the inevitability
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter eight, verse seventeen, “Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter eight, verse thirteen, “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.” In the world, it often seems that evil triumphs and sinners go unpunished, as in Psalm seventy-three. Although God is sovereign and fair, the wicked repeatedly prosper
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter eight, verse two, “I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.” The king here represents human government as instituted by God. It is the Government officials who follow God’s principles of living and encourage righteous living. Our Lord wants us to obey the just laws of government.
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