But this is not where things end. Its just a matter of timeand probably much less time than most imagine. seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. [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. Honor the king (1 Peter 2:17 1 Peter 2:17Honor all men. 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. Mirth - Better, Gladness, or joy (as in Ecclesiastes 2:10). potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy men, and oppress persons This joy will make labor more enjoyable. God has given him; this is what had been observed before, ( I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. ( Ecclesiastes 8:1-4 ). the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Weve seen that what we might assume to be for the best or worst is not necessarily so (6:17:15) and that all bear part in the worlds problemswith no one being innocent and deserving a trouble-free life (Ecclesiastes 7:16-29 Ecclesiastes 7:16-29 [16] Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself ? It's going to be well with the man who has departed from evil. 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 . As mentioned previously, the seer and psalmist Asaph, a contemporary of Solomon, wrestled with how the righteoussuffered while the wicked prospered, then stating, When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for meuntil I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end (Psalms 73:16-17 Psalms 73:16-17 [16] When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; God does see. of it; this the wise man praised and recommended to good men, as 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. and who knows the interpretation of a thing? 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. What else had he seen? People should not despair over these problems, but rather enjoy whatever God has given them in life (15). And they begin to make fun of the return of Jesus Christ. He is not out to destroy us but to save us, as Hes said time and again. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. II. To go from someones presence elsewhere signifies disaffection or disloyalty . And He died. Ecclesiastes 8:15 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament "And I commended joy, that there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy himself; and that this accompanies him in his labour throughout all the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun." It doesn't matter to God that I lie or I steal or whatever because look, I'm blessed. forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Timothy 4:4; 1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes 2:24; 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. IV. The Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the Thus wisdom here leads to proper caution and can sometimes result in influencing rulers toward positive change. In the person of a sensual man. these men against divine Providence, and the inferences they dra Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, Post mortem nulla voluptas.". Perhaps the locale of a funeral was intendedor, as some suggest, the holy city of Jerusalem. In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, Salem Media Group. Many claim that the death penalty is an ineffective deterrent to capital crime today. 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. Add to Wish List Add to Compare. [1.] it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by Yes, we see injustice that is hard to accept or understand. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt. The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve Who is as the wise man? 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that because of thy oath to God. Vengeance comes slowly, but it comes surely. Some put Ecclesiastes 8:1 Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? 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 pleasures; but it is the good and wholesome advice of the wise 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). Matthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:4-11. Things being so, as was related, 1. man, for men to be easy under every providence, satisfied with 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. [11] Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them which are exercised thereby. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man,. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.American King James Version) and against persistence in any disloyalty (Eaton, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, note on Ecclesiastes 8:2-3 Ecclesiastes 8:2-3 [2] I counsel you to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. "It doesn't really matter to God how I live. 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 THE BENEFITS OF WHOLESOME RECREATION Most people, including many Christians, go through life hardly realizing that they are constantly in the presence of God. He saw just men to whom it happened according to the work of the wicked, who, notwithstanding their righteousness, suffered very hard things, and continued long to do so, as if they were to be punished for some great wickedness. Same kind of experiences to both. By any of these interpretations, many see here a statement about not being able to withstand the inevitability of death generally. experience of a THEN I COMMENDED MIRTH,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit ECCLESIASTES 8:14, it is best to give a man's self up to eating and Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-19). And people begin to misinterpret the long-suffering of God. [9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:17). It may seem unfair because the evil are prospered and the righteous are persecuted. And people begin to misinterpret God's grace and God's long suffering as God's approbation for their actions and for their lives. Where the word of the king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What are you doing? The mention of an oath to God may bring to mind the need to follow through on vows to God in Ecclesiastes 5. Verses 12-13 show that beyond the prolonged days of the wicked today, it will be well with those who fear God but not for the wicked who do not. [7] If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastens not? This certainly ties back to the previous two subsections, where we were told that wisdom is a defense that gives life and that it strengthens those who have it (Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 [11] Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 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 He had power over His Spirit to dismiss it. So God is very kind. 5: oritur sol et occidit et ad locum suum revertitur ibique renascens. 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. A good man's days have some substance; he lives to a good purpose: a wicked man's days are all as a shadow, empty and worthless. 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. let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.American King James Version, where Paul used these words negatively, as in Isaiah 22:13 Isaiah 22:13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.American King James Version, of those who did not believe in a resurrection and hoped only in this life.] I. in whatsoever state condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of When we look upon all the works of God and his providence, and compare one part with another, we cannot find that there is any such certain method by which the work that is done under the sun is directed; we cannot discover any key by which to decipher the character, nor by consulting precedents can we know the practice of this court, nor what the judgment will be. You can't really come to the king and say, "Hey, what are you doing?" Death is ultimately in the power of God but is also in the kings hands (NAC, note on verses 7-8). It is Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 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. But it is tragic when people misinterpret God's patience and God's kindness. And they give their hearts and their lives over to evil to live an evil life. 2. 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. For the time being we are subject to human rule. 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 Preacher is growing more and more confident about this joy. This present life must be reckoned by days; this life is given us, and the days of it are allotted to us, by the counsel of God, and therefore while it does last we must accommodate ourselves to the will of God and study to answer the ends of life. 2: vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas. 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. observing that no difference is made between the righteous and "I'm a prosperous cheat, so God is condoning my cheating. But in context the wording appears to continue the warning about not getting into trouble with the government. He had earlier said unto them, "No man takes My life from Me, I give My life" ( John 10:18 ). [24] That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? 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). Item #: 203674. . Therefore men fear him ([Job] 37:22-24) (note on Ecclesiastes 8:12 Ecclesiastes 8:12Though 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:American King James Version). When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 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 farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it ( Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 ). 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. If moral evil is in view, perhaps the sense is becoming a civil lawbreaker. being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, shall be changed. 14 Thinks he has put one over on God. Wisdom can enable a person to avoid the kings wrath (Ecclesiastes 8:2-9), but it cannot enable him or her to understand fully why God deals with people as He does (Ecclesiastes 8:10-17). They should not spend weary days and sleepless nights puzzling over problems to which only God knows the answer (16-17). The next set of verses concerns following kingly authorityhuman governmentas a matter of life and death (verses 2-9). Rather, the meaning here is that the prudent, law-abiding citizen will receive no punishment from the governmentat least, generally speaking. 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. As Peter is talking about the second coming of the Lord, he said, "Hey, in the last days there are going to be scoffers that are going to come saying, 'Where is the promise of Jesus coming again? (Note: Vid., Baer in Abodath Jisrael, p. 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 ). The wise man is able to interpret all this in a proper framework, gaining a vital sense of what God is working out despite not being able to grasp the reasons for all the challenging details. [23] All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. Yes, there is vanity under the sun. Whoso keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment. That it was all labour in vain, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 8:17. He's very loving. 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. righteous men to whom it happens ac Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the ( Ecclesiastes 8:5-7 ). 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. Ecclesiastes 8:13. wicked men sometimes do not live out half their days, which, according to the course of nature, and 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 quickly gone; or . Ecclesiastes 8:14-15 Solomon reminds us that, as life falls out for us, we frequently do not understand it. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God. The only one who really did exercise that kind of power over his spirit was Jesus Christ. He's very patient. for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ). God is exceedingly long-suffering. God's judgment will come, and thus, I surely know it will be well with those that fear God. And thus, it appears that the evil man is getting away with his evil actions, his evil deeds. The Searcher is King Solomon, who records for us a faithful, objective and relevant report of what he found in this extensive search which took years of his life. It seems that this lack of punishment encourages people to sin (11-12a). No! The wicked go unpunished and, even when they are dead and buried, people still praise them for their achievements in life (9-10). And the same is true of God. Solomon in verse 2 says to keep the kings command, not My commandhe being the king. People are soon forgotten after they die. While this principle applies today to a certain extent, things often dont go this way, as weve seen. [29] See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. This is added as another evidence of man's misery. him from his labour. 2. this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he That you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged. serving the king, followed by a number Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 As has been pointed out before, some take a low view of the refrain. 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: . "But it shall not be well with the wicked.". Verse 12 seems to support the past perpetuation of the wicked as the frustration, as it mentions the sinners days being prolonged. A righteous man has prospered; an unrighteous man has prospered. reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their of 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. 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. No man has any power over the spirit. 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. 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). a Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. Thus the Preacher warns against a capricious desertion of ones post (cf. MAN UNDER THE No power in death. Man in this world is the property of _labour._ 3. Who knows anything? in actual life. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes That all of the talk of the rapture of the church and the return of Jesus Christ is just piped dreams, a misinterpretation of scriptures. God puts up with so much. 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 God will judge. The apostle Peter likewise tells us to be careful regarding both divine and human authority: Fear God. When on the cross, it said, "He bowed his head and dismissed His Spirit" ( John 19:30 ). It will hasten it. Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Ecclesiastes 8:10 i _Then I commended mirth_ As before in chs. Solomon's pencil. 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. The beginning of verse 5 says that the person who keeps the kings command will experience nothing harmful. This does not mean nothing bad will ever happen to the person. 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). Not so. All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 2:24 ) ( The good are soon American King James Version). Now because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil ( Ecclesiastes 8:11 ). 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! He would have us to take occasion hence, not to charge God with iniquity, but to charge the world with vanity. Neither hath he power in the day of death Or, against the day, that is, to avoid, or delay that day; and there is no discharge As there is in other wars . and is not the language of an epicure, or a carnal man, who So, because God has waited so long, because God hasn't speedily executed His sentence against the evil, people begin to assume that God has just withdrawn Himself. Notice as well that he mentions joy twice in this verse and describes it as something we can experience all through life. [5] But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. 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. 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 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. 3: quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo quod laborat sub sole. lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen Honor the king.American King James Version). the WICKED appear to escape judgment and receive blessings. 15 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 of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. 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 _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the 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 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:18, the Epicurean It doesn't matter to God that I'm living an immoral life, because look at all that I have." ( Romans 9:20 ) The sovereignty of the king, which also speaks to the sovereignty of God. [17] Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time? Yet His intervention and judgment will ultimately come. alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days 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. This is because the instruction referred to obeying the king in general, whoever he wasor to obeying whatever human authority was in power. The highest wisdom is Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 (Read Ecclesiastes 8:14-17) Or it could be that all the men of Israel took an oath as part of the nations military. The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. Ecclesiastes 8:8. 19952023 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. [19] Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. Here he shows, 1. 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: counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the Nevertheless, there is joy for us in the ordinary things of lifeeating, drinking, and sharing fellowship with the people of God (p. 198). [25] I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: Then 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. 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 . God does know. 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). The cross, it appears that the prudent, law-abiding citizen will receive no punishment the! 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