Or. (b) , Sept. so some in Drusius. There is the very voice of poverty itself speaking in plaintive tones to those who have the sympathetic ear. In a public and national sense this has been a truly memorable year. He knows when to reprove even kings with effect; like Nathan, Elias, or St. Ambrose, 2 Kings xii. A wise man’s heart discerneth, &c. — Both when, and in what manner, he must keep the commands of God. 6 There is a right time and a right way to do everything. The meaning is, “He who obeys the commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecclesiastes 8:4), will not be an accomplice in any act of rebellion; and if he be a wise man he discerns (literally knows) that the king‘s commandment or action is liable to correction, if it be wrong, in God‘s time and by God‘s judgment.” 5.Keepeth the commandment — An obedient subject will seldom be harmed, for even a tyrant needs such subjects. The past year is memorable in the review of it, in your history as families. "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God … Ecclesiastes. We come short of the glory of doing the Divine will. It is said of the Emperor Titus that he used to review each day as it drew to its close, and if he could not recall anything which he had done for the good of others he set it down in his note-book that he had lost a day. This thought cheers him in adversity (Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 8:1). Ecclesiastes 8:5-6. gave it the name "Ekklesiastes," from which the English title is a transliteration. III. 2. A wise man’s heart discerneth, &c. — Both when, and in what manner, he must keep the commands of God. Desvoeux. You must decide what you should do, even when it might cause problems 7 and you are not sure what will happen. — An obedient subject will seldom be harmed, for even a tyrant needs such subjects. The Scripture also makes the heart the monarch of this Isle of Man. Ecclesiastes 8:5. Ecclesiastes 8:5. He is reconciled in Christ to us. Ye merchants and busy tradesmen, I ask, is it thus in your case? 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. And yet some of us who live in the mid-day of the Gospel do not aim so high, with the poor result that we hit something very much lower than the mark set before us. The wise man realizes the fact, that as there is a fit "time" for every purpose, so for the "judgment." Yes, unless it has been lived in God, consciously in Him and for Him, we may set it down as lost. Yea, there is more than one voice speaking to us on this behalf. Of all seasons of the year the present one inclines us most to thought. [] 3 Be not hasty to () go from his presenceDo not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. Ecclesiastes 9:18(NASB) Verse Thoughts In much of his writing, we see Solomon discussing inanimate objects and abstract concepts as if they were real people, whose actions, attitudes, and behaviours, need to be pursued or avoided - and often they are identified in the feminine gender. A wise man's heart discerneth both time (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11) and judgment. We do not translate: a wise heart, a wise mind (Knobel), although this is possible, 1 Kings 3:12 (cf. The lxx translates καιρὸν κρίσεως ; and, inf act, עת ום is a hendiadys, which, however, consists in the division of one conception into two. 3 Do not be in a hurry [ d]to leave him. and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? What shall I speak? NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 8:5-9 5 He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure. As the mercies of the year marshal past us in grand and swift review let us listen to their pleading and present ourselves to God. Let us all find opportunity for a quiet, earnest talk with the hours of the year that has gone. But when we reckon time by the period of man’s life, “the days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength” in some “they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for we are soon cut off, and we flee away.” Life is truly like the bridge which the moralist describes; a mighty multitude presses to cross it, but it is filled with openings through which the passengers are continually dropping into a dark and rapid river beneath, and but a few are left; and as these approach the other side they, too, fall through and perish. Look well at the old before you greet the new. Both time and judgment; both when, and how far, and in what manner he may or must keep the commands of the king or God. The wise man will reckon that a day of change, and even of retribution, must come. II. Let the disciples of the Lord Jesus remember their solemn responsibility to live for the glory of God. And how fearful have been his ravages! [Romans 13:3-4] Or if men slight him, God will see to him, [Ephesians 6:7-8] as he did to the poor Israelites in Egypt, and to David under Saul. Ecclesiastes 8:1-5 "Who is as the wise man? 2. The Christian, “knowing the time,” learns to die daily; he cherishes more and more of the pilgrim spirit, and in all his plans and prospects he acts continually under the practical influence of the apostle’s appeal (James 4:13-15). But ידע is never thus used (the author uses for this, בּ עמד ), and the same meaning is to be supposed for the repeated ידע : it means to arrive at the knowledge of; in the first instance: to suffer, Ezekiel 25:14; cf. Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment. Such knowledge enables the wise man to deal with the injustices he sees about him (4:1). See 2 Peter 3:9-10; James 5:7. time and judgment = a time, yea, a judgment time. (Read Ecclesiastes 8:1-5) None of the rich, the powerful, the honourable, or the accomplished of the sons of men, are so excellent, useful, or happy, as the wise man. NIV: Ecclesiastes 8. The wise man who observeth time and judgment will hear a voice at this particular time appealing to his generosity. 2. 2. What are six, or ten, or a hundred thousand years? In ancient Israel, the … For there is both time and reason to every determination of his will; because man's evils are multiplied upon him (Ecclesiastes 8:7.) IV. The man who is spiritually “wise,” and divinely taught, solemnly ponders the devastations of time. If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of justice in a province Which is a very disagreeable sight, but often seen; the poor are oppressed, and judgment and justice perverted, and that in a very violent and flagrant manner, in open courts of judicature, in the several provinces and kingdoms of the world; marvel not at the matter; For the word here rendered judgment doth signify right, as Deuteronomy 21:17, as also a cause or controversy, as Numbers 27:5, and the manner or rule of actions, as Jude 13:12. Mordecai lost nothing at length by his love and loyalty to God and the king. Browse Sermons on Ecclesiastes 8:5. "Judgment" consequently must refer to God's exercise of judgment and right. By means of his translation, the opposition is exactly kept up, and every thing is plain. (a). And this "a wise man’s heart discerneth," saith the Preacher; it being the opinion of the Hebrews that in the heart especially the soul did keep her court, and exercise her noble operations of the understanding, invention, judgment, &c. Aristotle saith, Sine calore cordis anima in corpore nihil efficit, Without the heat of the heart, the soul does nothing in the body. Discerneth — Both when, and in what manner he must keep the commands of God. "Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him." מצוה is to be taken as a kind of nomen proprium, signifying, the command absolutely, the divine command; compare nivo שמר מצוה, used in 1 Kings 11:34, of the observance of the divine commands. Nor in this world neither; no evil befalls them; what may be thought to be so is for their good; though they know and are conscious of the evil of sin, and commit it, yet not willingly, and with love to it, and so as to make it the work of their lives; but lament it, repent of it, and forsake it, and do not feel the evil of punishment for it; yea, such enjoy much good; have much communion with God; large discoveries of his love; dwell in him, and shall at last dwell with him in the heavenly city; see John 14:21; and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment; he knows not only what is his duty to do, both with respect to God and men, to a temporal prince or the King eternal; but he knows also the most fit and convenient time of doing it; and lays hold on every opportunity that offers, and which may be called "redeeming time", Galatians 6:10; and he knows the right manner in which it should be performed, with all the agreeable circumstances of it, which he carefully observes; or he knows the judgment that will be passed, or the punishment that will be inflicted on delinquents, either by God or men; and therefore is careful to keep the commandment, and avoid it: and especially he remembers there is a judgment to come, when everything will be brought to an account; and, though he does not know the precise day and hour, yet he knows there will be such a time; so some render it, "the time of judgment"F2ועת ומשפט καιρον κρισεως, Sept. so some in Drusius. Time and judgment —Better, time of judgment. The wise man realizes the fact, that as there is a fit “time” for every purpose, so for the “judgment.” This thought cheers him in adversity (Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 8:1). The Meaning of Life in Ecclesiastes: Coherence, Purpose, and Significance from a Psychological Perspective* Arthur Keefer Eton College; email: arthurkeefer@gmail.com Abstract Attending to ongoing debates about the “meaning of life” in Ecclesiastes, this article determines how Qoheleth addressed meaningfulness by drawing on a threefold scheme of definitions for life’s meaning. (Eccl 8:5 KJV) Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Finally, the Christian discerns that time is a precious talent for which he must give an account. judgment—the right manner [Holden]. Nor in this world neither; no evil befalls them; what may be thought to be so is for their good; though they know and are conscious of the evil of sin, and commit it, yet not willingly, and with love to it, and so as to make it the work of their lives; but lament it, repent of it, and forsake it, and do not feel the evil of punishment for it; yea, such enjoy much good; have much communion with God; large discoveries of his love; dwell in him, and shall at last dwell with him in the heavenly city; see John 14:21; and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment; he knows not only what is his duty to do, both with respect to God and men, to a temporal prince or the King eternal; but he knows also the most fit and convenient time of doing it; and lays hold on every opportunity that offers, and which may be called "redeeming time", Galatians 6:10; and he knows the right manner in which it should be performed, with all the agreeable circumstances of it, which he carefully observes; or he knows the judgment that will be passed, or the punishment that will be inflicted on delinquents, either by God or men; and therefore is careful to keep the commandment, and avoid it: and especially he remembers there is a judgment to come, when everything will be brought to an account; and, though he does not know the precise day and hour, yet he knows there will be such a time; so some render it, "the time of judgment" (b): the Targum is, "and the time of prayer, and of judgment, and of truth, is known by the heart of the wise.''. 17. Now is a good time for mending the instrument and bringing back the harmony, music for the King of kings. And so Solomon passeth from his former to a new subject. The wise man will reckon that a day of change, and even of retribution, must come. The punishment of persisting or impatient sinners (Ecclesiastes 8:3) suggests it. Well adapted to the sense in which eth is here used is the remark of Elia Levita in his Tishbi, that זמן corresponds to the German Zeit and the Romanic tempo , but עת to the German Ziel and the Romanic termino . 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment. Ecclesiastes 8:5. While wisdom has its drawbacks (Eccl 1:18), can be nullified by a little folly (Eccl 10:1), is … The wise man’s heart also discerneth the swiftness of time. I. Be wise. The reason given for advising to withdraw from your observation of the king's countenance, as soon as you perceive that he is about to give an evil word, or wrong order, is proper; he will do whatsoever he pleaseth; and you cannot expect that he should allow you the liberty of controlling his absolute commands, especially when he is in a passion. The meaning is, “He who obeys the commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecclesiastes 8:4), will not be an accomplice in any act of rebellion; and if he be a wise man he discerns (literally knows) that the king‘s commandment or action is liable to correction, if it be wrong, in God‘s time and by God‘s judgment.” Compare Ecclesiastes 3:11, Ecclesiastes 3:17. Shall feel — Shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befal the disobedient. But as God‘s future “judgment” is connected with the “time for every purpose” in Ecclesiastes 3:17, so it is here. Jackson.). Ecc 8:15 - 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. This thought cheers him in adversity (Ec 7:14; 8:1). God's future "judgment" is connected with the "time for every purpose," in Ecclesiastes 3:17. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. The wise man is patient and does not hastily rise up in rebellion, but knows that there will be a time when oppression will end and a judgment for the oppressors (). The heart of the wise man remaining true to duty will come to learn that there is a terminus and judicial decision, for everything has an end when it falls under the fate for which it is ripe, especially the sinner. Of God; for the word, or commandments, or law are oft used emphatically for the word, law, or command of God, as hath been formerly and frequently observed, and the commandment is put for the commandments, as is very usual. Shall feel no evil thing; shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befall the disobedient. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. I counsel thee, Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God. Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment. Ecclesiastes 8:1-5 {1}Who is as the wise man? This is the time of all times for consecration, while the goodness of God is passing before us. Why should we stand out? 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a … The wise man marks with a discerning eye the successive developments which time has made of God’s gracious purposes towards our guilty race. To discern all these, and act suitably, is a lesson for a philosopher, and a study for a Christian. by his not knowing futurity; for who will shew him what turn things shall take? Ver. A watchnight meditation. Take the tide of good feeling at the flood, and be reconciled to those whom for a while thou mayest have been alienated. What madness must it be for weak and dependent creatures to rebel against the Almighty! Likewise, Ecclesiastes 8:5 is a part of the law of God. Either the commandment of an earthly king, which should be kept, when agreeably to the laws of the nation, and not inconsistent with the commands of God; and such as do observe it "know no evil"F1לא ידע "non cognoscet", Vatablus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Rambachius, Cocceius. Shall experience no evil thing: whoso avoids the evil of guilt, shall be spared the evil of punishment Knobel's explanation ידע "to know," "to make the acquaintance," דבר רע, "of moral culpability," does not suit the second clause. 4. Ecclesiastes 8:5 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ecclesiastes 8:5, NIV: "Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure." keepeth. 8 Who is like the wise person and who knows the meaning of a matter? If, when the old year is dying, or when the new is being born, men will not think, it is very doubtful if they will ever think at all. I. “It 3 will not leave even a root or branch. Finally, let us unite our prayers with those of the people of God of every name who are met at this season to supplicate, with one accord, the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the Church and the world. The title of this book in the Hebrew text is all of verse 1. a man's wisdom maketh his face to … 2020 Edition. A person’s wisdom illuminates his face and makes his stern face [ a]brighten up. 3. (a) "non cognoscet", Vatablus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Rambachius, Cocceius. Ecclesiastes 8:5, KJV: "Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel … The Christian’s spiritual discernment of time. 5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. We receive further confirmation that this is true when we examine the context of this verse. Title. 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him. The punishment of persisting sinners (Ec 8:3) suggests it. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing, and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. "whoso keepeth the commandments of the Lord shall know no evil in the world to come.''. Ecclesiastes 8:5 Translation & Meaning. Time and judgment taken together, signify that God will judge at his own time. Ecclesiastes 5:8. Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest … 4 For the word of the king is supreme, and () who may say to him, “What are you doing?” 5 Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. "wise heart knows"-"the right time and method for action" (NEB). The lessons and duties suggested by the year that is past, and that which has now begun. A man who is not utterly unwise will see that this is a time for review. The sense is, A wise man knows both what he ought to do, and what are the fittest seasons for doing it, which he seeketh and embraceth. 2 I say: [] Keep the king's command, because of () God's oath to him. Knobel and others explain: He who observeth the commandment engageth not with an evil thing, and the wise mind knoweth time and right. What does this verse really mean? And thus it is that human life is compared to “a tale that is told,” to “the weaver’s shuttle” flying rapidly across the web. Feel - literally, know. Search. time—the neglect of the right "times" causes much of the sinful folly of the spiritually unwise (Ec 3:1-11). (1 Peter 3:13). 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication 4 will rise with healing wings, 5 and you will skip about 6 like calves released from the stall. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it. The same general truth is taught in (Romans ; 1 Peter 2:14; 4:15). This is a time for consecration. Tamerlane the Tartar reared a vast pyramid, formed of the skulls of those victims whom he had slain in battle; but death wages a more fatal contest over a wider field; and for us “there is no discharge from that war.” Diseases in all their sad variety are his ministers; and were a pyramid to be erected by him of human bones, it would pierce the clouds of heaven. It is bad enough to lose one day, but how about losing three hundred and sixty-five? Let us never forget that as we live in a world of change, it becomes us to expect changes and trials, and to calculate upon the probability of being called away by death, ere the year has closed. 5 Whoever keeps a command will meet no harm, and the wise heart knows the right time and the right way 6 because there’s a right time and right way for every matter. Shall feel (experience) no evil thing - really and lastingly hurting him. Of all seasons of the year the present one inclines us most to thought. 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