We don't have that power. It will hasten it. CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations God does see. Proud member 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. Chapter 8 is similar. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide 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. It seems that this lack of punishment encourages people to sin (11-12a). Or it could be that all the men of Israel took an oath as part of the nations military. yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him ( Ecclesiastes 8:12 ): Now, in the end the best life is the life of fearing God, walking with God. [21] Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you: It 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. But ultimately, it will go only this way when God sets everything right. of Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 2. 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 drinking, and all manner of carnal deli Ecclesiastes 8:15 commended H7623 (H8765) enjoyment H8057 man H120 Moreover, rarely has human government been righteous. He's very patient. 2. the preacher sets forth certain deductions. a neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God. He maintains his patience, moreover, in spite of the moral burdens he carries that might otherwise cause him to act impetuously (v. 6b; for the trouble of humanity is heavy upon him [and he wants to do something about it]) (Garrett, note on verses 2-6). 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! Hebrew word is applied not only to the pleasures arising from the being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, The preacher begins this chapter with the praise of wisdom, from its excellency and usefulness, Ecclesiastes 8:1; and advises men, if they would live quietly and comfortably, to honour and obey the king that rules over them, and not be rebellious against him, since he has great power and authority . God doesn't really know." And they give their hearts and their lives over to evil to live an evil life. They know they have no control over life or death. 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. He would not have us undertake to give a reason for that which God does, for his way is in the sea and his path in the great waters, past finding out, and therefore we must be contentedly and piously ignorant of the meaning of God's proceedings in the government of the world, Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:17. 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. . 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. If, for example, people work in the kings palace, they will do what the king says, partly because they have sworn before God to be obedient and partly because they will be punished if they disobey. "But it shall not be well with the wicked.". MAN UNDER THE And the word forgotten does work here. But if they find the kings command unreasonable, wisdom will show them a way out. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God. 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. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 (Read Ecclesiastes 8:14-17) We must arm ourselves against the temptation of an oppressive government and not think it strange (v. 9, 10). 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 A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. The wicked will not ultimately be prolonged, yet the righteous will. Then I commended mirth God's judgment will come, and thus, I surely know it will be well with those that fear God. therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of Who is as the wise man? [27] Behold, this have I found, said the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: He believed, even when there was no evidence for believing! (quoted on p. 135). Its just a matter of timeand probably much less time than most imagine. He had power over His Spirit to dismiss it. [8] But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. Because I'm still blessed and I'm prosperous. Verse 12 seems to support the past perpetuation of the wicked as the frustration, as it mentions the sinners days being prolonged. Matthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:4-11. Things happen to both good and evil men. Post mortem nulla voluptas.". If one does not know what will happen, how can he learn when it will happen? man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face 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. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom The New American Commentary quotes an alternate translation of the verse: All this I have seen and have given attention to every deed done under the sun while man rules men to their hurt. This is the terrible human condition of today. He hasn't come and He's not going to come. Eat, drink, and be joyful, for tomorrow we die! with him of his labour the days of his life, which God givet KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. carried out. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. life was a low one. reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their equally puzzling that the RIGHTEOUS sometimes receive the treatmen CRITICAL NOTES. That it was all labour in vain, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 8:17. The point seems to be that if the king puts you to death for rebellion or crime, life is over. 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. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? Viewed by itself, and apart from its conte ECCLESIASTESNOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:14 It is a puzzling VANITY that 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 ). 3. He said, "Okay, you can go now." CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man,. 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. 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. 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; He's giving you chance after chance after chance. ECCLESIASTES 8:14, it is best to give a man's self up to eating and For the time being we are subject to human rule. II. That is because people end up sitting on death row for decades. The place of holiness to which they had come and gone is not clear. American King James Version). 39.). 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). Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 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 Commentary, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings . sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide 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? serving the king, followed by a number Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 That's the sum of life for you, so you might as well live it up because you're going to be burning after a while. It's because they are misinterpreting the patience of God waiting for men to be saved, because God is not willing that any should perish. PrivacyPolicyTerms ofUse. Ecclesiastes 8:8. Solomon next mentions seeing the wicked buried (verse 10). If moral evil is in view, perhaps the sense is becoming a civil lawbreaker. All rights reserved. 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. 1. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. Ecclesiastes 8:15 in all English translations. This is not speaking of understanding that there will be a future judgment from God, though that is mentioned later in chapter 8. Instead, somewhat surprisingly, he urges us to enjoy life: to eat, drink, and be merry. fearing God, enjoyment through God commended. [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. 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: Ecclesiastes 7:19-8. Solomon in Proverbs 10:7 Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.American King James Versionwrote, The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. Perhaps the frustration in Ecclesiastes 8:10 Ecclesiastes 8:10And 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.American King James Versionis simply that the wicked were able to die and receive a proper burial after a long life without having to face up to what theyd doneall the while having been permitted in life to be regularly in Gods temple, a sacrilege and mockery of religion. 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. He's very loving. 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. 2: vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas. Read full chapter. As has been pointed out before, some take a low view of the refrain. [18] It 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. What else had he seen? his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and [23] All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. ECCLESIASTES 8:1 And they begin to make fun of the return of Jesus Christ. A man cannot find out the work of God though you search it out. American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the 2. American King James Version). God's not willing that any should perish but that all should come into repentance. Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-19). Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. element of thought mingles with the higher fear of God, to which th FOR THAT SHALL ABIDE WITH HIM OF HIS LABOUR _And this shall borrow 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. 19952023 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. 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. Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. which God giveth him under the sun; There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are 196-197). He had earlier said unto them, "No man takes My life from Me, I give My life" ( John 10:18 ). [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: verba Ecclesiastes filii David regis Hierusalem. 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. Ecclesiastes 8:1. [22] For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others. Item #: 203674. . Qoheleth was the great believer! So we should not expect that corrupt people coming together to form a government would result in righteous rule. THE BENEFITS OF WHOLESOME RECREATION a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2. forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man So you know, live it up now. That improves our situation in life and keeps us from ways that would make things worse for ourselves. he asks. This joy will make labor more enjoyable. The future is so uncertain. The writer returns to the sentiment expressed already (Ecclesiastes the WICKED appear to escape judgment and receive blessings. of earthly things there is nothing better than for a man freely 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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THERE IS A VANITY WHICH IS DONE UPON THE EARTH.] God puts up with so much. He would not have us try to give a reason for what God does. [29] See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. 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. better H2896 sun H8121 eat H398 (H8800) drink H8354 (H8800) merry 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. [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. this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he Same kind of experiences to both. 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. and who knows the interpretation of a thing? We should receive each days joys as Gods good gifts and rejoice in them. 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. 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. 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. and cheerfully, with moderation and thankfulness, to enjoy what Man in this world is the property of _labour._ 3. Who makes this observation? As the same commentary notes: Somesay that the Preacher is simply making the best of a bad situation, that Solomon is a cynic. Let us be ever thankful for the days of our lives. [3] Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him. That Jesus isn't coming again. III. 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. God will judge. submission to things as they are. DEATH OF THE WICKED. seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. God does know. 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). ( Ecclesiastes 8:5-7 ). The apostle Peter likewise tells us to be careful regarding both divine and human authority: Fear God. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen Sinners herein deceive themselves. Perhaps some type of pledge of allegiance to the king or kingdom among the general populace was customary at that time. No power in death. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. of the greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's providence, who s "SO. EAT, AND TO DRINK, AND TO BE MERRY. Notice as well that he mentions joy twice in this verse and describes it as something we can experience all through life. God does care. The Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the Therefore, consider ye actually this time as God's patience in order that men might be saved. righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and 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. People are soon forgotten after they die. Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. This he speaks, either, So I know that in the long run that life is the best. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Product Identifiers Thus the Preacher warns against a capricious desertion of ones post (cf. 8 Who is as the wise man? One day, God will set things right. 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:17). We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us ( v. 2-5 ). You can't really come to the king and say, "Hey, what are you doing?" It's emptiness. People should not despair over these problems, but rather enjoy whatever God has given them in life (15). One aspect of God's nature is His tremendous patience with rebelling man. Furthermore, the verses in chapter 8 do not seem to speak of human government rectifying problems so much as of us taking care to not run afoul of government (we will see similar verses in this regard in chapter 10). God's ways are above ours, nor is he tied to his own former ways, but his judgments are a great deep. condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of mind, 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. 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 ). Verse 7 in context presents more about the need for discerning the right time and way. But it is tragic when people misinterpret God's patience and God's kindness. of it; this the wise man praised and recommended to good men, as Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 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