Tag: Ecclesiastes

[:en]PLEASURES ARE MEANINGLESS: Solomon tested his heart with PLEASURES – wine & women (vs. 1-3, 10a), PROJECTS – house, vineyards, garden, parks (vs. 4-6, 10b), acquisition of WEALTH – herds, flocks, silver & gold (vs. 7-9) but discovered that they did not bring him full satisfaction.  They only brought him certain amount of enjoyment and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 2[:]

[:en]INTRODUCTION: Ecclesiastes weas weritten by King Solomon.  in this book, he wanted to answer the question: “Is life worth living?”.  He considered wisdom, pleasures, work, power, riches, religion and others can have lastiing value only if God is at the center of man’s life.  Apart from God, life is indeed vanity. Solomon advised us to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 1[:]

[:en]Land will be divided for sanctuary, for the Levites, for the city and for the prince.,  Rules on offerings and holy days were set.  among the offerings were:  burnt offering, grain offering, drink offering, sin offering and fellowship offering.[:]

[:en]”Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say ‘I find please in them’”(v. 1) Infirmities of Old  Age: Keepers of the house tremble –  Fear of everything  (v. 3a) Strong men stoop – falling down (v. 3b) Grinders cease because… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 12[:]

[:en]”As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things” (v. 5) “Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 11[:]

[:en]”Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them” (v. 8-9) “If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success” (v. 10) “Words from a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 10[:]

[:en]No one knows the future: “Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?  No man has power over the wind to contain it; so no one has power over the day of his death” (vs. 7-8) No one  knows what God is going to do: “No one can comprehend… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 8[:]

[:en]Wisdom Words: “A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth” (v. 1) “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 7[:]

[:en]A man with great wealth, possession and honor but cannot enjoy it is  meaningless (v. 2).  A man with long life and many children but does not enjoy his prosperity nor given a proper burial is worst than a stillborn child (v. 3). Instead of looking for something you don’t have, accept what your have… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 6[:]