Romans 13 speaks of rulers executing wrath on evildoers. Moreover, rarely has human government been righteous. The Targum interprets it of the joy of the law; PrivacyPolicyTerms ofUse. He's giving you chance after chance after chance. Benefits of wisdom, respecting government and We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death (v. 6-8). for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ). 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. Add To Cart. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. which God giveth him under the sun; That both he himself and many others had very closely studied the point, and searched far into the reasons of the prosperity of the wicked and the afflictions of the righteous. Product Identifiers Verse 11 explains why evil grows worse and worsebecause justice is not swift. Yet His intervention and judgment will ultimately come. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen The mention of an oath to God may bring to mind the need to follow through on vows to God in Ecclesiastes 5. in actual life. drink, and to be merry; 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; Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Because I'm still blessed and I'm prosperous. let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. Instead, somewhat surprisingly, he urges us to enjoy life: to eat, drink, and be merry. American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). Sermon Bible Commentary Ecclesiastes 8:1-15. eat, and to CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, Ecclesiastes 8:1. However, some take visiting the holy place here as having occurred repeatedly during the life of the wicked people now being buried. And thus, it appears that the evil man is getting away with his evil actions, his evil deeds. "There is no man that hath power, etc." ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). ECCLESIASTES 8:14. "I'm a prosperous cheat, so God is condoning my cheating. No! 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 ). You see, the real delay in the return of Jesus Christ is just God's unwillingness that men should perish. No power in death. God's ways are above ours, nor is he tied to his own former ways, but his judgments are a great deep. The Preacher is growing more and more confident about this joy. You can't escape it. We must arm ourselves against the temptation of an oppressive government and not think it strange ( v. 9, 10 ). THE PROBLEM OF THE man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.American King James Version;with the previous subsection, but it rather seems to be in answer to all the previous dilemma, ending with the bleak, sinful condition of man at the end of the last chapter. a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. Life is empty. Here are given the four uncertainties mentioned above, the verse means that, "Not even great wealth will enable the wealthy to defy these limitations." [15] No discharge in war regards the uncertainty that threatens one who may be drafted into a war by some absolute monarch. This he speaks, either, MAN UNDER THE And it's probably true. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. of the greatest virtue and merit: or, by God's providence, who s "SO. submission to things as they are. 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. 6 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. We should receive each days joys as Gods good gifts and rejoice in them. 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 Fear of the Lord is to depart from evil. 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. And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, American King James Versiona). 3. His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when No man has any power over the spirit. 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. 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 ? That is a tragic, fatal mistake of misinterpreting God's grace and God's goodness to you. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses. his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and [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? The Preaching the Word commentary goes on to state that those who fear God are said to fear before him (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), meaning that they know they are in his presence. THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. that vanity to which man has been made subject EXPOSITION verba Ecclesiastes filii David regis Hierusalem. The NIV renders the phrase in verses 5 and 6 as proper time and procedure. The New American Commentary notes: The wise man thus waits for the proper moment to make his case or take a stand and does not waste his influence on a lost cause (v. 3b). 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 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. Notice as well that he mentions joy twice in this verse and describes it as something we can experience all through life. Who is as the wise man? No man has any power over the spirit. That Jesus isn't coming again. 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). It is The good are soon 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. 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. 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. To whom it happeneth, &c. It's going to be well with the man who has departed from evil. Here he shows, 1. 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 3:22 ) ( 5:18 ) ; I 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. righteous men to whom it happens ac Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the ASV Of that Solomon is certain. And the same is true of God. So you know, live it up now. The future is so uncertain. interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the [24] That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? (Note: Vid., Baer in Abodath Jisrael, p. Hey, it's great to be merry because a man has no better thing under the sun. The Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the Placing them at t _Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the In the person of a sensual 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. We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us (v. 2-5). Recall that this comes on the heels of Solomon presenting humanity as corrupt in chapter 7. and the seemingly unequal distribution of things in this world, 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 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-19). counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the It doesn't matter to God that I cheat. 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 ). [20] For there is not a just man on earth, that does good, and sins not. They should not spend weary days and sleepless nights puzzling over problems to which only God knows the answer (16-17). God will judge. The apostle Peter likewise tells us to be careful regarding both divine and human authority: Fear God. 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. 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. This would also seem to tie in to the warning against turning to wickedness at the end of Ecclesiastes 8:8 Ecclesiastes 8:8There 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.American King James Version. He would not have us try to give a reason for what God does. He's very long-suffering. 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 . Beyond Today Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes. The Targum interprets it of the joy of the law; because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; of earthly things there is nothing better than for a man freely and cheerfully, with moderation and thankfulness, to enjoy what God has given him; this is what had been observed before, Ecclesiastes 2:24; and is not the language of an epicure, or a carnal man, who observing that no difference is made between the righteous and the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and pleasures; but it is the good and wholesome advice of the wise man, for men to be easy under every providence, satisfied with their present condition and circumstances, and be cheerful and pleasant, and not distress themselves about things they cannot alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life. 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. But Peter said, "God isn't slack concerning His promises, as some men count slackness, but He's faithful to usward. 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. That it was all labour in vain, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 8:17. 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. Eat, and to drink, and to be merry.The three words occur together 1Kings 4:20. abideHebrew, "adhere"; not for ever, but it is the only sure good to be enjoyed from earthly labors (equivalent to "of his labor the days of his life"). The words There is are in italics in the NKJV, showing theyve been added to the original wordingunnecessarily in this case. Might as well enjoy what you got now, because man, it's going to be tough later. One day, God will set things right. 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. He doesn't strike immediately, but oftentimes forestalls judgment for months, for years. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. 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 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. COMMEND PLEASURE, FOR THERE IS NOTHING GOOD FOR. 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.". Honor the king. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry._ This equal mind, expressing itself in a grave dignified bearing, is, with them, well-nigh indispensable to success in, public life. 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. 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). under the sun the best thing to do is just to eat and drink and be merry ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ): Because man, that's all she wrote. [21] Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you: 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 ). 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. 1-17. 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. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. 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. But because God doesn't judge immediately, because the sentence of God isn't executed speedily, because God is giving you opportunity to turn, God is giving you opportunity to repent, God is giving you the opportunity to come out of your sin and to be saved and He's very patient with you. 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 has given him; this is what had been observed before, ( Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:18, the Epicurean 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 . Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Ecclesiastes 8:10 i _Then I commended mirth_ As before in chs. Solomon's pencil. [22] For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others. Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings . with him of his labour the days of his life, which God givet KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING ECCLESIASTES 8:14, it is best to give a man's self up to eating and [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: "But it shall not be well with the wicked.". Some put Ecclesiastes 8:1 Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? 1. Verse 14 repeats the dilemma of Ecclesiastes 7:15 Ecclesiastes 7:15All 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.American King James Versionthe righteous suffering what wickedness is supposed to result in and the wicked receiving what righteousness is supposed to result in. 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. [8] But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had 2. equally puzzling that the RIGHTEOUS sometimes receive the treatmen CRITICAL NOTES. [17] Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time? This is added as another evidence of man's misery. I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. It doesn't matter to God that I lie or I steal or whatever because look, I'm blessed. American King James Version). 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. [29] See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ( Romans 9:20 ) The sovereignty of the king, which also speaks to the sovereignty of God. And let us truly rejoice. Things happen to both good and evil men. And one ruling another to that ones own hurt here is evidently a mistranslation. 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. Things being so, as was related, CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations [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. No man hath power over the spirit That is, over the soul of man; to retain the spirit To keep it in the body beyond the time which God hath allotted to it. Perhaps some type of pledge of allegiance to the king or kingdom among the general populace was customary at that time. And He is patient and merciful towards us as we struggle to walk in His ways, even despite our many and ongoing failures. potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy men, and oppress persons man, for men to be easy under every providence, satisfied with The writer returns to the sentiment expressed already (Ecclesiastes 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 . He's very patient. They begin to scoff at it, even as Peter said they would. the WICKED appear to escape judgment and receive blessings. Nevertheless, there is joy for us in the ordinary things of lifeeating, drinking, and sharing fellowship with the people of God (p. 198). That is because people end up sitting on death row for decades. because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state We don't have that power. Then I commended mirth,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of mind, thankfulness for what they have, and a free and comfortable use of it; this the wise man praised and recommended to good men, as being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, and the seemingly unequal distribution of things in this world, and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in another world. It's emptiness. But in context the wording appears to continue the warning about not getting into trouble with the government. To go from someones presence elsewhere signifies disaffection or disloyalty . They know they have no control over life or death. God does care. The next set of verses concerns following kingly authorityhuman governmentas a matter of life and death (verses 2-9). . 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