The Tyndale commentary notes: To his hurt (Heb[rew]) is not to his own hurt (AV [Authorized or KJV]) but to the hurt of the one under the abuser of power (note on verse 9). Read full chapter. There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do, Ecclesiastes 7:15; yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is . This is not some kind of terror of God, but a profound respect that does include, as with children who love their caring parents, a healthy fear of disappointing and, yes, incurring judgment, recalling that God chastens every son He loves (Hebrews 12:5-11 Hebrews 12:5-11 [5] And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, My son, despise not you the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him: I. dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve Who is as the wise man? Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Post mortem nulla voluptas.". interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the However, some take visiting the holy place here as having occurred repeatedly during the life of the wicked people now being buried. eat, and to fearing God, enjoyment through God commended. physical senses, but also frequently to religious joy. Thinks that he has been clever and has hid his sin from God, or worse yet, thinks that God is condoning what he has done. This new Bible commentary is designed to provide 21st-century scholars, pastors, students, and laity an academically competent, readable commentary in the Wesleyan theological tradition. Who makes this observation? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2. and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had 1. righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and I see life moving on. [22] For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others. Moreover, rarely has human government been righteous. Read the Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 The book of Ecclesiastes is the most exhaustive investigation ever made as to the value and profit of various lifestyles. To live a God-fearing life is to live in constant awareness of the presence of God, who is even closer than a prayer away (pp. Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes What happens to one happens to the other. And, as the end of verse 1 tells us, this wisdom can dispel the gloom and brighten mans otherwise hard looks (Walter Kaiser, Ecclesiastes: Total Life, p. 89). He would not have us to be surprised at it, as though some strange thing happened, for he himself saw it in his days, Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:14. Thus the Preacher warns against a capricious desertion of ones post (cf. God's ways are above ours, nor is he tied to his own former ways, but his judgments are a great deep. Our present life is a life under the sun, but we look for the life of the world to come, which will commence and continue when the sun shall be turned into darkness and shine no more. Ecclesiastes 7:19-8. God's not willing that any should perish but that all should come into repentance. with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth _There is a vanity which is done upon the earth_ Either by wicked But it is tragic when people misinterpret God's patience and God's kindness. Things being so, as was related, The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of Verse 15. People should not despair over these problems, but rather enjoy whatever God has given them in life (15). Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him. 1-17. And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. It may seem unfair because the evil are prospered and the righteous are persecuted. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. which God giveth him under the sun; man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. Verse 1 extols having wisdom. American King James Versiona). "There is no man that hath power, etc." ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). In Solomon's reign the people were very rich, and lived in prosperity, which perhaps made them proud and petulant, and when the taxes were high, though they had enough to pay them with, it is probable that many conducted themselves . American King James Version, Ecclesiastes 7:19 Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.American King James Version). American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). Still, the language resembles the skeptical precept (1Co 15:32), introduced only to be refuted; and "abide" is too strong language, perhaps, for a religious man to apply to "eating" and "mirth.". Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. [29] For our God is a consuming fire. Jesus made clear that we are to fear not mere human beings who can take only our immediate lives but to fear Him who is able to remove us from existence forever (Matthew 10:28 Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.American King James Version; Luke 12:4-5 Luke 12:4-5 [4] And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. Ecclesiastes 8:11. 3. which God giveth him under the sun; All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness. The sentiment of this verse is a frequent conclusion of the writers personal experience (compare marginal references), and is unfairly charged with Epicureanism. In the person of a sensual man. . The point seems to be that if the king puts you to death for rebellion or crime, life is over. It doesn't matter to God that I lie or I steal or whatever because look, I'm blessed. The message here is: Do your best to stay out of trouble! The question in Ecclesiastes isn't about the existence of God; the author is no atheist, and God is always there. [6] For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and whips every son whom he receives. In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, Ecclesiastes 8:15 teaches us to be joyful in all circumstances. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. the righteous often suffer, and the wicked prosper. (8 studies) Ecclesiastes Study Guide Ecclesiastes Chart Scans (studies 1-8) Click to for the Mp3's corresponding to each study He would have us not to fret and perplex ourselves about it, or make ourselves uneasy, but cheerfully to enjoy what God has given us in the world, to be content with it and make the best of it, though it be much better with others, and such as we think very unworthy (Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 8:15): Then I commended joy, a holy security and serenity of mind, arising from a confidence in God, and his power, providence, and promise, because a man has no better thing under the sun (though a good man has much better things above the sun) than to eat and drink, that is, soberly and thankfully to make use of the things of this life according as his rank is, and to be cheerful, whatever happens, for that shall abide with him of his labour. THE PROBLEM OF THE a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. drinking, and all manner of carnal deli Ecclesiastes 8:15 commended H7623 (H8765) enjoyment H8057 man H120 [24] That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. To go from someones presence elsewhere signifies disaffection or disloyalty . God's purpose must be 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight. [Compare 1 Corinthians 15:32 1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? Some see it as a worthless cause, calamitous outcome or anything the king would not like. The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. He, for his part, had applied his heart to know this wisdom, and to see the business that is done, by the divine Providence, upon the earth, to find out if there were any certain scheme, any constant rule or method, by which the affairs of this lower world were administered, any course of government as sure and steady as the course of nature, so that by what is done now we might as certainly foretel what will be done next as by the moon's changing now we can foretel when it will be at the full; this he would fain have found out. [27] Behold, this have I found, said the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: That shall abide with him during the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. No fault is to be found with God; but, as to the world, This is vanity upon the earth, and again, This is also vanity, that is, it is a certain evidence that the things of this world are not the best things nor were ever designed to make a portion and happiness for us, for, if they had, God would not have allotted so much of this world's wealth to his worst enemies and so much of its troubles to his best friends; there must therefore be another life after this the joys and griefs of which must be real and substantial, and able to make men truly happy or truly miserable, for this world does neither. drink, and to be merry; ECCLESIASTES 8:14. ( Ecclesiastes 8:1-4 ). Cool, courteous, self-possessed, they bear good news or bad, prosperous or adverse fortune, with a proud equanimity. We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us ( v. 2-5 ). Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon - Leaders Guide. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) He is not out to destroy us but to save us, as Hes said time and again. Yet that is only for now. [26] And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. Under the sun, man, life is just very shallow and you live life in a very shallow level, and. You can't really come to the king and say, "Hey, what are you doing?" God puts up with so much. No! speaks in the person of the libertine, representing the objections of This is added as another evidence of man's misery. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide So, "Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged,". There is no man that has power over his spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). God's judgment will come, and thus, I surely know it will be well with those that fear God. In view of these contradictions, Solomon again recommended the enjoyment of life, not in a pleasure-mad way but in the sense of enjoying the fruits of ones labor (cf. Wisdom helps people see the underlying meaning of things and teaches them that to act with pleasantness is better than to act with harshness (8:1). III. The wicked go unpunished and, even when they are dead and buried, people still praise them for their achievements in life (9-10). Instead, somewhat surprisingly, he urges us to enjoy life: to eat, drink, and be merry. The future is so uncertain. heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do It will help us through the quandary that still remains for this age. American King James Version). CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man,. Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. Some think Solomon speaks of himself, that he was so eager in prosecuting this great enquiry that he could not sleep for thinking of it. So, again, the problems of human government must be navigated with wisdom and righteousness to improve life where possible and to avoid making matters worse than they already are. 5:18; Ecclesiastes 9:7 To be merry This he speaks of sensual delights. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Adam Clarke Bible Commentary, Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary, Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Annotated Bible by A.C. 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It's going to be well with the man who has departed from evil. If moral evil is in view, perhaps the sense is becoming a civil lawbreaker. So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun. There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. Recall that chapter 5 was the first instance of direct exhortations in the booktelling us to be careful in our approach in coming to worship God, the One in whose hands our lives are and who can help us through the present difficulties. Fear of the Lord is to depart from evil. [17] Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Solomon's pencil. that vanity to which man has been made subject EXPOSITION The next set of verses concerns following kingly authorityhuman governmentas a matter of life and death (verses 2-9). sun, than (n) to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall There is a vanity which is done upon the earth Either by wicked potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy men, and oppress persons of the greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's providence, who sees it fit for many weighty reasons so to manage the affairs of the present world. Where the verse says they were forgotten, many others render this they were praised, reasoning that the positive eulogizing of the wicked after all their evil must be the vanity or frustration mentioned. 1. A man cannot find out the work of God though you search it out. being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, Things happen to both good and evil men. Solomon commended joy, and holy security of mind, arising from confidence in God, because a man has no better thing under the sun, though a good man has much better things above the sun, than soberly and thankfully to use the things of this life according to his rank. And they begin to make fun of the return of Jesus Christ. Then I commended mirth Solomon in verse 2 says to keep the kings command, not My commandhe being the king. Verse 7 in context presents more about the need for discerning the right time and way. Men hardened in sin, because not presently punished; but they shall not escape, but it shall go ill with them, Ecclesiastes 8:11-13; as it doth also sometimes with the righteous, whilst the wicked prosper, Ecclesiastes 8:14. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, Ecclesiastes 8:1. He saw wicked men to whom it happened according to the work of the righteous, who prospered as remarkably as if they had been rewarded for some good deed, and that from themselves, from God, from men. The king stands as the authority. Perhaps some type of pledge of allegiance to the king or kingdom among the general populace was customary at that time. You can't escape it. What else had he seen? Of course, it is true that human government has been established by God as a check against total lawlessness, as the apostle Paul explains in Romans 13. But he does not dwell on that. 3: quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo quod laborat sub sole. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. MIRTH - Better, Gladness, or joy (as in Ecclesiastes 2:10). So we should not expect that corrupt people coming together to form a government would result in righteous rule. which God giveth him under the sun; man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. And thus, they give their hearts over to evil because they think that God is too remote to care. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry._ It doesn't matter to God that I cheat. Note that the obedience to the king is for the sake of your oath to God (same verse). Whoso keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment. The problem with this view is that it does not do full justice to what the Preacher says. He said, "Okay, you can go now." The first part of Ecclesiastes 8:3 Ecclesiastes 8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him.American King James Versiontells us not to be quick to leave the ruler. But this wording requires a text emendation. serving the king, followed by a number Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 No man has any power over the spirit. 3. Ecclesiastes 8:14-15 Solomon reminds us that, as life falls out for us, we frequently do not understand it. Abject in his fear before Moses, he was ready to promise anything; insolent in his pride, he swallows down his promises as soon as fear is eased, his repentance and his retractation of it combined to add new weights about his neck. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments Ecclesiastes 8:1. Some translate the word ruach here as breath (of life) rather than spirit, but that would not change the point here. man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as This joy will make labor more enjoyable. God has given him; this is what had been observed before, ( _ 1. Life under the sun. alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days [10] For they truly for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Proud member Add to Wish List Add to Compare. This he speaks, either, [3] Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him. And they give their hearts and their lives over to evil to live an evil life. And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity ( Ecclesiastes 8:9-10 ). But the person who fears God knows that God is always near. The writer knows what the traditional teachers say: that those who fear God will be rewarded and those who are wicked will be punished (12b-13). Ecclesiastes 8:15 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Ecclesiastes 8:15, NIV: So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad.Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their of his life, TEXT 8:14-17 Notice as well that he mentions joy twice in this verse and describes it as something we can experience all through life. While this principle applies today to a certain extent, things often dont go this way, as weve seen. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God. The second part of verse 3 says, Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he [the king] does whatever pleases him. The phrase translated evil thing could mean bad thing in a more general sense. The dead would not have been taken to the temple, for that would have been ceremonially defiling. The highest wisdom is Vengeance comes slowly, but it comes surely. The Targum interprets it of the joy of the law; When the Pharaoh of the Exodus saw there was respite, he hardened his heart. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him." Where the word of a king is, there is power; Yes, there is vanity under the sun. All rights reserved. abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gi _No good for a man, &c. Some commentators think the wise man here Then I commended mirth These are some more of the cavils of the infidel objector: "Since virtue is frequently under oppression, and vice triumphs in health, and rolls in wealth, I see plainly that we should not trouble ourselves about future things; and therefore should be governed by the maxim EDE, BIBE, LUDE. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged ( Ecclesiastes 8:12 ), Remember he was talking about how he saw that the ungodly man was living a long life, the righteous were dying young and the ungodly were living long. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the But this is not where things end. It's emptiness. Yes, we have a lot of hard work to do. Keeping this in mind results in a deep and abiding reverence for Godloving and trusting Him while recognizing His supreme power and holiness (see Hebrews 12:28-29 Hebrews 12:28-29 [28] Why we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: And thus, it appears that the evil man is getting away with his evil actions, his evil deeds. [1.] As has been pointed out before, some take a low view of the refrain. is simply that the wicked were able to die and receive a proper burial after a long life without having to face up to what they'd doneall the while having been permitted in life to be regularly in God's temple, a sacrilege and mockery of religion. [28] Which yet my soul seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the The sentiment CHAPTER 8 Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJ21 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry, for that shall abide with him from his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. He's very long-suffering. H8055 (H8800) remain H3867 (H8799) labor H5999 days H3117 life H241 CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Summarized Bible Commentary CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. Of that Solomon is certain. The Hebrew word is applied not only to the pleasures arising from the physical senses, but also frequently to religious joy. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state 1. Dr. Walter Kaiser, whose overall outline weve been following, describes the chapter 8 subsection as follows: The removal of a large proportion of the apparent inequalities in divine providence comes from righteous government. This summary, however, does not appear to be quite accurate. The wise are therefore observant for the opportune circumstance in which to speak or act as it presents itself. Ecclesiastes 2:14; Notice that the Preacher is giving us a God-centered perspective and that in verse 15 he is talking about the days of our life as a gift from God. Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of 21st Century King James Version. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. Ecclesiastes 1:15:: King James Version (KJV) Ecclesiastes 1:15 - That which is crooked H5791 cannot H3201 be made straight: H8626 and that which is wanting H2642 cannot H3201 be numbered. Displaced by Russia 's war on Ukraine over these problems, but it comes surely to. 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