Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Don’t you like it when things are simplified for you? Don’t you like it when the “cookies are on the bottom shelf?” I like that. This verse is a “cookies [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ecclesiastes’
13 Oct
The Words of Truth
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. Ecclesiastes 12:10 This verse made me think of several things. The first phrase tells us that “the preacher sought to find out acceptable words…” That is what our preachers do. They study the Bible and follow [...]
11 Oct
Not A Just Man On Earth
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Ecclesiastes 7:20 Solomon presents a pretty bleak view of humanity here in this verse. “There is not a just man upon earth” and no person who “doeth good,and sinneth not” are not phrases that are going to win friends and [...]
9 Oct
Sloth and Decay
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Ecclesiastes 10:18 Sloth and idleness are things about which the Bible has much to say. There are many very practical applications in the Bible and we would do well to heed them. This verse gives us a practical warning about [...]
8 Oct
Take No Heed
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee. Ecclesiastes 7:21 There is a good quote that I heard a while ago that says something like “believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.” I think that is one of the ideas [...]
7 Oct
Loving Silver
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 I don’t have a lot of money, but I do have a little silver. I like to collect coins and some of the coins I’ve collected are silver ones. I would love to [...]
6 Oct
Better: A Paradox
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:5 The Bible is full of seeming paradoxes and this is one of them. Worldly wisdom would dictate that it is always better to hear singing and mirth than it is to hear a [...]
5 Oct
Sweet Sleep
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Ecclesiastes 5:12 The Bible is obviously full of deep spiritual truth. It is full of earth shattering, life altering truth. It is full of all kinds of truth. But [...]
4 Oct
Dreams and Words
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. Ecclesiastes 5:3 When we think of dreams and “dreamers”, we usually think of a person sitting around thinking about things. We might think of a daydreamer. We might think of some people sitting around a table [...]
2 Oct
Going to God’s House
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Ecclesiastes 5:1 This verse deals with “going to God’s house.” I was raised in the home of a pastor and, as such, going [...]
