the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Commentaries
Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible Henry's Concise
The Futility of Human Endeavors and Life.Chapter 2
The Pursuit of Pleasure and Wisdom's Vanity.Chapter 3
A Time for Everything; Divine Purpose.Chapter 4
The Advantages of Companionship and the Futility of Toil.Chapter 5
Warnings about Wealth, Vows, and Divine Justice.Chapter 6
The Vanity of Wealth and Human Dissatisfaction.Chapter 7
Wisdom in Adversity and the Limitations of Human Understanding.Chapter 8
The Mysteries of Justice and the Futility of Human Control.Chapter 9
Life's Unpredictability and the Value of Wisdom.Chapter 10
The Effects of Folly and Wisdom in Leadership.Chapter 11
Encouragement to Enjoy Life and Invest Wisely.Chapter 12
The Conclusion: Fear God and Keep His Commandments.
- Ecclesiastes
by Matthew Henry
** The name of this book signifies "The Preacher." The wisdom of God here preaches to us, speaking by Solomon, who it is evident was the author. At the close of his life, being made sensible of his sin and folly, he recorded here his experience for the benefit of others, as the book of his repentance; and he pronounced all earthly good to be "vanity and vexation of spirit." It convinces us of the vanity of the world, and that it cannot make us happy; of the vileness of sin, and its certain tendency to make us miserable. It shows that no created good can satisfy the soul, and that happiness is to be found in God alone; and this doctrine must, under the blessed Spirit's teaching, lead the heart to Christ Jesus. * Solomon shows that all human things are vain. (1-3) Man's toil and want of satisfaction. (4-8) There is nothing new. (9-11) The vexation in pursuit of knowledge. (12-18)
