. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry._ 6 No man has any power over the spirit. Some translate the word ruach here as breath (of life) rather than spirit, but that would not change the point here. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. We don't have that power. 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 . They've been talking about that for years. Solomon's pencil. Salem Media Group. sun, than (n) to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall And this is further tied back to the warning in Ecclesiastes7:17: Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? A turn to lawlessness will not stave off the punishment of death. Rather, the meaning here is that the prudent, law-abiding citizen will receive no punishment from the governmentat least, generally speaking. 3. Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. 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 life was a low one. He had power over His Spirit to dismiss it. Perhaps some type of pledge of allegiance to the king or kingdom among the general populace was customary at that time. 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. 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. So God is very kind. Do not be hasty to go from his presence. and the seemingly unequal distribution of things in this world, and who knows the interpretation of a thing? evil. Yes, there is vanity under the sun. And they give their hearts and their lives over to evil to live an evil life. Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:18, the Epicurean And He is patient and merciful towards us as we struggle to walk in His ways, even despite our many and ongoing failures. 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 if they find the kings command unreasonable, wisdom will show them a way out. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments Ecclesiastes 8:1. But this is not where things end. [1.] And people begin to misinterpret God's grace and God's long suffering as God's approbation for their actions and for their lives. God's judgment will come, and thus, I surely know it will be well with those that fear God. So you know, live it up now. A Practical Verse-by-Verse Study of ECCLESIASTES - It is Don's interpretation that the book of Ecclesiastes describes Solomon's futile way of living as he heads down that slippery spiral of wine, women and song. Yes, we see injustice that is hard to accept or understand. Many claim that the death penalty is an ineffective deterrent to capital crime today. So, "Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged,". Verse 15. HIM IN HIS TOILS THROUGHOUT THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE WHICH GOD HA 14-17 Faith alone can establish the heart in this mixed scene, where Not so. "It doesn't really matter to God how I live. Because He doesn't execute His sentence speedily, because He doesn't immediately come down to the fist of judgment upon a man, a man many times thinks he's getting away with his evil. ". Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him. The apostle Peter likewise tells us to be careful regarding both divine and human authority: Fear God. Others see ruach here as meaning wind, and take the statement to mean that just as the wind is beyond our control, so is death. Just as there is no escape from a battle, so there is no guaranteed success to wrongdoers (6-8).Often there appears to be no principle of justice at work in the world. The Targum interprets it of the joy of the law; lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. [17] Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time? God does see. 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 ). A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. Proud member
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Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. They will wait for a suitable opportunity to act, then act in such a way that, though they do not disobey the king, neither do they sin against their conscience (2-5).Despite the compromise he recommends, the writer knows that people remain uneasy about the outcome and about the future in general. [17] Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. of the greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's providence, who s "SO. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Drawing upon a variety of resourcesincluding commentaries, sermons, treatises, and confessionsmuch of which appears here for the first time in English, this volume provides resources for contemporary preachers, enables scholars to better understand the depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, and seeks to help readers find comfort in . his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and The question in Ecclesiastes isn't about the existence of God; the author is no atheist, and God is always there. This is not speaking of understanding that there will be a future judgment from God, though that is mentioned later in chapter 8. Product Identifiers dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve Who is as the wise man? And thus, they give their hearts over to evil because they think that God is too remote to care. God's purpose must be American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. The dead would not have been taken to the temple, for that would have been ceremonially defiling. Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings . What does Ecclesiastes 8:15 mean? But he does not dwell on that. This is the perspective that must be maintainedalong with understanding what the future will bring. THERE IS A VANITY WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH.] Most people, including many Christians, go through life hardly realizing that they are constantly in the presence of God. 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 ). Ecclesiastes 8:15 NIV - So I commend the enjoyment of life, - Bible Gateway Read the Bible Reading Plans Advanced Search Available Versions Audio Bibles Study Tools Scripture Engagement More Resources Explore More Newsletters Devotionals Bible Gateway App Bible Audio App Bible Gateway Blog Bible Gateway Plus Store Bibles Deals More Passage Of the fear of God, the need for which we have already seen in the book and will see again in its conclusion (Ecclesiastes 3:14 Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that, whatever God does, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 5:7 Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 7:18 Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that you should take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not your hand: for he that fears God shall come forth of them all.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 12:13 Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.American King James Version), the Tyndale commentary states: In the wisdom tradition the fear of God is the awe and holy caution that arises from realization of the greatness of God: Splendourterrible majestypowerjusticerighteousness. The statement There is no release from that [or the] war could refer figuratively to the march into death that all face or simply be metaphoric for Theres no getting out of this. Then the final line, and wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it, would tie back to the turn to wrongdoing in verse 3. the Book of Proverbs. Still, we must not treat God flippantly or carelessly. physical senses, but also frequently to religious joy. 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. 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. 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). His reply is not an observation, but the answer of faith. He believes what he cannot seethat one day all will be well for everyone who lives in the fear of God (Ryken, p. 196). The It's emptiness. The wise are therefore observant for the opportune circumstance in which to speak or act as it presents itself. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 (Read Ecclesiastes 8:14-17) 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. Then I commended mirth Nor does it mean that the person will be afforded protection by the government, though he or she well may, as all do to some extent. But he also knows that often the opposite is true (14). SUN EXCEPT TO EAT AND TO DRINK AND TO BE MERRY, AND THIS WILL STAND BY In Encountering Ecclesiastes, James Limburg relates what fellow biblical scholar and commentator Roland Murphy said to him in response to the issue of the author of Ecclesiastes being often referred to as a great doubter: The great doubter? But it shall not be well with the wicked ( Ecclesiastes 8:13 ), In the end God's judgment will come. forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man [2.] and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. Nay, [3.] 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. And people begin to misinterpret the long-suffering of God. (Needing to give such instruction without any self-serving appearance could be part of why Solomon referred to himself as the Preacher throughout the book rather than as king.). Ecclesiastes 8:11. United Church of Godis a501(c)3organization. Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of carried out. and who knows the interpretation of a thing? When the time comes for you to die, you don't have any power over your spirit to retain it, to cause your spirit to remain. The good are soon Then, besides the perspective we need to have and the righteous life we are to persist in, we are again given the prescription of the books refrain in the third major sections conclusionthe enjoyment of life that God blesses us with: to eat, drink, and be merry (Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.American King James Version). John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow| Learn more With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! . 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 ). Cool, courteous, self-possessed, they bear good news or bad, prosperous or adverse fortune, with a proud equanimity. A man cannot find out the work of God though you search it out. 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. 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:17). All rights reserved. This equal mind, expressing itself in a grave dignified bearing, is, with them, well-nigh indispensable to success in, public life. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death ( v. 6-8 ). and who knows the interpretation of a thing? Might as well enjoy what you got now, because man, it's going to be tough later. So we should not expect that corrupt people coming together to form a government would result in righteous rule. God puts up with so much. And the word forgotten does work here. God has given him; this is what had been observed before, ( Who is as the wise man? 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. speaks in the person of the libertine, representing the objections of We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us (v. 2-5). 2. THE BENEFITS OF WHOLESOME RECREATION 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). I commend joy, he says (Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.American King James Version), and the word he uses for commend is a Hebrew word for praise (shabach). There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous: so I said that this also is vanity ( Ecclesiastes 8:13-14 ). There is no specific reference to the government being righteous here, and the verses appear to end with the problem of human rule doing harm (verse 9), which we will return to. in actual life. Fear of the Lord is to depart from evil. To whom it happeneth, &c. It will help us through the quandary that still remains for this age. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide American King James Version). 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; Verse 1 extols having wisdom. Sinners herein deceive themselves. the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the To go from someones presence elsewhere signifies disaffection or disloyalty . these men against divine Providence, and the inferences they dra Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, It doesn't matter to God that I cheat. therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the We see the just troubled and perplexed in their own minds, the wicked easy, fearless, and secure,--the just crossed and afflicted by the divine Providence, the wicked prosperous, successful, and smiled upon,--the just, censured, reproached, and run down, by the higher powers, the wicked applauded and preferred. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) 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). heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in pleasures; but it is the good and wholesome advice of the wise God does care. The sentiment CHAPTER 8 No power in death. righteous men to whom it happens ac Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the In fact, Solomon himself wrote elsewhere, The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened (Proverbs 10:27 Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.American King James Version). That's a fatal mistake to make. Under the sun, man, life is just very shallow and you live life in a very shallow level, and. 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 it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by We_ have here an image which will not disgrace God is exceedingly long-suffering. The next set of verses concerns following kingly authorityhuman governmentas a matter of life and death (verses 2-9). Item #: 203674. . counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? ECCLESIASTES 8:14. and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had 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. reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. He's very long-suffering. Be the first to review this product. a Wise and good men have, of old, been perplexed with this difficulty, how the prosperity of the wicked and the troubles of the righteous can be reconciled with the holiness and goodness of the God that governs the world. Send inquiries regarding the operation of this Web site to webmaster@ucg.org. 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 Nevertheless, there is joy for us in the ordinary things of lifeeating, drinking, and sharing fellowship with the people of God (p. 198). Add To Cart. And thus, it appears that the evil man is getting away with his evil actions, his evil deeds. But this wording requires a text emendation. Hey, it's great to be merry because a man has no better thing under the sun. 21st Century King James Version. seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. 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