I don’t think God has created us to be idle. a sacrifice, Doing more harm than good. “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.”. John Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist Church, told his people, "Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." Ecclesiastes 5 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Be Careful How You Worship. The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much. Then, next in Ecclesiastes 5:4-6, we’re led to consider something else about our speech in relation to God. That is the Searcher's argument. The sleep of the working man is pleasant - Butler comments "Famous (and wealthy) people, such as movie stars, often die of sleeping-pill overdose. Your email address will not be published. He wrote here, “the dead know nothing.” Likewise, the psalmist said, “in death there is no remembrance” (Ps. They say that the virus of affluenza “is not confined to the upper classes but has found its way throughout our society. So he says, listen carefully, for among the people of God the truth of God is being declared; the wisdom of God is being set forth. to mean that God is off somewhere, high above the universe, watching the affairs of men, while we insignificant pygmies struggle along down here. 7 ¶ For in the multitude of dreams [I think not the ones from God, just natural ones] and many words there are also divers vanities: but [here’s the focus] fear thou God. 5. One who works hard, though poor has sweet sleep; but the rich in their surfeit are denied this refreshment (Ec 5:12; cf Ps 3:5; 4:8). He gave great banquets, but he could not partake of the fine foods he provided for others. So many verses in scripture come back to the foundational truth that God knows best and wants us to trust Him in all things and at all times. In the new age Yahweh will make a new covenant of peace restoring harmony between man and nature once again. 19 She made him sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his hair. 15 As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. He had served bravely in World War II. For many months before he died he was unable to digest any solid food. You may flop into bed at night and be sound to sleep quickly because you are tired from your daily labor which you do to put food on the table and clothes on the back. Now, the Preacher moves on to Ecclesiastes 5:10-17 where we’re taught how to think about riches. ; plural absolute שֵׁנוֺתProverbs 6:10; Proverbs 24:33; — sleep Genesis 28:16 (J), Judges 16:14,20; Proverbs 3:24; Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 5:11; Jeremiah 31:26; Zechariah 4:1; Proverbs 6:4 ("" תְּנוּמָה); מְעַט שֵׁנוֺת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֺת Proverbs 6:10 = Proverbs 24:33 (these two of sluggard אִישׁ עָצֵל; see also Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13); note also וַתִּדּד שְׁנָתִי מֵעֵינָ֑י Genesis 31:40 (E) and my sleep fled from mine eyes; נָ֑דֲדָה שְׁנַת הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 6:1; וְנִגְזְלָהשְׁנָתָם Proverbs 4:16; וּשְׁנָתוֺ נִהְיְתָה עָלָיו Daniel 2:1; שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיואֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֵה Ecclesiastes 8:16; אִם אֶתֵּן שְׁנָת לְעֵינָ֑י Psalm 132:4 (all of lack of sleep); יִתֵּן לִידִידוֺ שֵׁנָ֑א Psalm 127:2 = he giveth to his beloved in sleep, compare Ges§ 118, 3; of sleep of death (so Arabic Dozy ii. Ecclesiastes 11:5 Meaning of Path of the Wind. But I think that God drops back out of the picture as we transition into the next section – in, Ecclesiastes 5:8-9 – where we’re brought back to the matter of oppression. Find the right balance in regard to work and appreciate the benefits of companionship. The "song of fools" is speaking of songs of revelry. Title. He could buy anything to eat he wanted, but he could not eat much of anything. So, then, if you do end up opening your mouth and saying something and in this case you make a vow or a promise to God – don’t take that lightly. In blessings on your head. Judges 16:14 So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his hair and wove them into the web. And ultimately, enjoy God’s good gifts to you – one major gift being the ability to enjoy your work and its fruit. Ecclesiastes 5:13 - Understand the meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:13 with Christian Bible study, teaching, sermons, and commentary search on hokma.com. And the Preacher looks at the sleep life of the rich and the laborer. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. John was a man who lived a life of material success. But it’s not just the human minister you have to deal with in a situation like that. Yet, when a person seems to have it all, the castle comes crashing down and everything he or she touches turns to garbage. a. Anyone looking at some of the social statistics for the U.S. might conclude that our priorities are out of whack. For example, Ecclesiastes 2:24 says, There is nothing better for a man than to eat, drink and tell himself that his labor is good. army Isaiah 5:27 ("" נוּם); of Baal 1 Kings 19:5; of ׳י, עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁןאֲדֹנָי 1 Kings 44:24; לֹא יִישָׁ֑ן 1 Kings 12:14 ("" נוּם); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׁנַת עוֺלָם׳ישׁ Jeremiah 51:39,57 (see שֵׁנָה), of death, compare אִישַׁןהַמָּוֶת Psalm 13:4. KJV Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot [guard your steps/be careful what you do] when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. You told him you’d do something and you didn’t do it. Most of the retired people at Bethlehem know this, and so have sought creative, useful, God-honoring ways to stay active and productive in God’s kingdom. But that is not what this is saying at all. They also found that most Americans (93 percent) feel we are too focused on working and making money. Required fields are marked *. And what Ecclesiastes 5:9 reminds us of is that he, too, like the rest of the officials that watch out for each other – he’s a recipient of the produce of the land. Esther 6:1 During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. And even if he kept all his money to the day of his death, he can’t take anything with him. Amidst a polytheistic environment this confession possessed dramatic content. Ecclesiastes 5:13 - Understand the meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:13 with Christian Bible study, teaching, sermons, and commentary search on hokma.com. The Temple was the only place in the land where people could learn these things. Isaiah 5:27 No one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken. And the last consideration concerning our thinking right about riches is in Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 where we explore the dangers of hoarding riches. In this case, we’re instructed on how to think about oppression. Do the thing you said you would do. So, that leads the Preacher to compare the relative value of labor and riches. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ecclesiastes 5:11, NIV: "As goods increase, so do those who consume them.And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?" The Teacher relates his life experience from his search for meaning. In ancient Israel, of course, the house of God was the Temple in Jerusalem. Psalms 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For Thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety. Let us thank and bless God for all those precious things which He giveth to His beloved while they sleep. “It 3 will not leave even a root or branch. This type of song is usually accompanied with drinking or drugs. Yashen is used in Psalm 44:23 figuratively of the Lord's apparent (apparent because He is always working behind the scenes if not overtly on the scenes) lack of activity on the part of Israel. So the idea is that there’s a plethora of corrupt officials and they’re all in on the corruption. I learned to see myself and it horrified me. At the age of fifty-three, Rockefeller was the world's only billionaire, earning about a million dollars a week. Remember your sinfulness. This passage shows that when one works hard for what he has, then he is doing what is right. In riches and covetousness. A turn of the wheel, a drop in the Dow Jones Averages and your fortune is gone. Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition - noun feminine sleep —. This section of Ecclesiastes is an ancient poem on growing old. About; FAQ; Bible lessons about Ecclesiastes 5:13. We have heard this admonition before, but we still need to be reminded of it. The poll found that many Americans were taking steps to work less, even if that meant reducing their consuming. Remember that when you are dealing with God. In addition to those considerations, we have Ecclesiastes 5:9. See more. But in the Old Testament בשר never signifies the fleshly mind. Its victims suffer from the three A's: aloneness, adventure-seeking, and adultery. Ralph Turnbull said that "There is a danger of doing too much as well as of doing too little. Job 14:12 So man lies down and does not rise. 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. The point is- money is inadequate and cannot become a basis for finding any meaning in life. Ecclesiastes 5:3 For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words. According to him, the common laborer sleeps better than the rich man. وَسِنَ to begin to sleep, to slumber, [fchlummern; سِنَةُ the beginning of sleep. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Wesley himself could have been a very wealthy man, but he chose to live simply and give generously. Ecclesiastes 5:12 says, “Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.” People who spend their lives mainly in idleness or frivolous leisure are rarely as happy as those who work. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified." But actually, the man ends up losing it all through a bad investment. Abbreviations: Eccles., Eccl. There, Solomon states that the dead are “happier than the living.” However, when a person is dead, the opportunities to enjoy things on earth no longer exist. Proverbs 24:33 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest," American … Psalm 121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. Greed and contentment have nothing to do with the amount of money we have. More Americans have declared personal bankruptcy than have graduated from college. 17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. First, in Ecclesiastes 5:10 the Preacher tells us that riches alone provide no real satisfaction…. He sees your heredity, your environment, your struggles. Note most of uses are in Psalms. But the beginning of verse 12 makes it clear that gaining real satisfaction and enjoyment from our work has nothing to do with what we have, but with what has us. ECCLESIASTES 5:5. Deep in unfathomable mines (NET Note). Some use it to talk about the spoiled children of the super-rich. Sleep (08142) (shenah) describes a state of rest in which there is no physical activity (sure we all toss in bed and we all dream but essentially those functions are on "auto-pilot" so to speak). Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. tes (ĭ-klē′zē-ăs′tēz′) n. (used with a sing. Fear God. There is an exception clause and that is if we have been diligent in using our riches to store up for ourselves treasure in heaven, then as Jesus promised moth and rust will not destroy and thieves will not be able to break in and steal. It is not first an economic problem. In Leviticus 13:11 yashen refers to "chronic leprosy" which in the Niphal participle means "grown old", the idea beign that the mark is "an old enduring skin disease that keeps on developing or recurring." The result of this is summed up in verse 11. Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. It is better to go there to learn than to offer sacrifices as foolish people do, people who don't know right from wrong. Because one official watches over another. Ecclesiastes 5:3 For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words. Ecclesiastes 11:5 Meaning of Path of the Wind. 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. For example, nearly nine in ten (88 percent) said American society is too materialistic. As my wife likes to say when I fret over something that breaks -- "It's all gonna burn someday anyway!" He eats beans rather than Bearnaise. Fortunately l found your discussion. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Ecclesiastes 9:5 —Do the dead remember anything?. Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow. Discussion for Ecclesiastes 5:7 . Pay what you vow! This part of Ecclesiastes isn’t one of the book’s summaries, and the writer doesn’t offer any particular advice. Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. If I were to pray for you, however, there is no way I could understand the tremendous complexity and depth of struggle that many of you are going through. 6:24), and devour the people who chase after it. Life is not for work, but work for life, and when it is carried to the extent of undermining life or unduly absorbing it, work is not praiseworthy but blameworthy.". Title. Just don’t marvel. When we gripe and grouse about our circumstances we are really complaining against God. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-5:20) The Teacher gives practical advice on wisdom and obedience. 10 ¶ He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. Just ask a winner of one of these lottery jackpots and they’ll be able to illustrate for you the truth of this verse. Jeremiah 31:26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. That is the gift of God, and that is the lesson of this great book. (2) used of inanimate things, to be flaccid, dried, hence to be old (opp. The goal is to edify and equip you for the work of service (Eph 4:12-13) that the Lord God might be glorified in your life... “For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the LORD. Let’s first read verses 1 and 2 where we’ll be told that our words to God should be carefully thought out, and few. To hear— To hearken to and obey God's word. "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten" (Ecclesiastes 9:5). Therefore many verses do not yet have notes, but if the Lord tarries and gives me breath, additions will follow in the future. 4 If you make a promise to God, don’t be slow to keep it. See more. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. His nearest relative says there's no doubt about it, in the weeks since he won the lottery, it was not the money that caused his stress but it was all of those people who wanted to deal themselves in. Your vows and promises to God should be thoughtfully made, and always kept. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Ecclesiastes 5:10-20: The Meaning of Life. Lxx - hupnos (5258) (cf our Eng "hypnosis"). 1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Register! How good it is to know the Living God, to know that he controls what comes into your life. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail [a bad investment/bad luck/misfortune]: and [although] he begetteth a son, and [yet] there is nothing in his hand [to leave to his son]. As people grow richer, they find themselves surrounded by a sudden “fan club.” Everybody wants to be close to the one who can buy anything. Enter to learn. But Solomon said that possessing wealth is no guarantee that your nerves will be calm and your sleep sound. Secondly, he says, listen carefully: ...to draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil. That’s what we should do as we come to worship the Lord. Solomon uses two words for sleep - shenah and yashen. He plants his footsteps in the sea, That’s a fair summary of the message of Ecclesiastes 4-5. Let us not despise those good and perfect gifts which come from above in the hours of gloom and loneliness. And unfortunately, I think this is not talking about accountability. Learn how your comment data is processed. 2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in … Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition of yashen - [ [יָשֵׁן] verb sleep (Late Hebrew id. Proverbs 4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble. Ecclesiastes 4 Ecclesiastes 5 Ecclesiastes 6. 8 ¶ If thou seest the oppression [oppression/extortion] of the poor, and violent perverting [robbery] of judgment [justice] and justice [righteousness] in a province, marvel [amazed/astonished/astounded/wonder] not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth [a high official is watched over/protected by a higher official]; and there be higher than they [there are higher officials over them, who protect them]. 18-20 After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. Enjoyment comes by knowing the Living God and taking everything from his hand with thanksgiving, whether it be pain or pleasure. 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. Human beings are created in the image of God and are endowed with traits of their creator that fit them for creative, useful, joyful work. It is first a theological problem. So, Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 he’s going to tell us about how we should relate to God. The sleep of the rich is constantly interrupted by worrying about his riches. He’s certainly not telling us that extortion and robbery of justice and righteousness are good things. Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. I think this is a use of the word “regardeth” that means something more along the lines of “protect”. And we should help each other in this, and with the whole problem of unemployment. Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart. to be languid, weary (fchlaff, müde fehn), hence, (1) of persons, to fall asleep, Genesis 2:21, 41:5 Ps. The present day rock music has terrible suggestive lyrics. Let’s first read verses 1 and 2 where we’ll be told that our words to God should be carefully thought out, and few. In fact, the government is worried that as more Sacagawea coins are put into circulation, more people will collect instead of use them. Charles Swindoll - Solomon concluded that with increased money and possessions comes an accelerated number of people and worries.Wealth is a people magnet (Ecclesiastes 5:11). 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil--this is a gift of God. Americans do recognize the problem and are trying to simplify their lives. And you don’t want that minister to have to come and then be faced with having to explain your rash promise to him. 11 ¶ When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? William Randolph Hearst, who amassed one of the great fortunes of our time, ended his days amidst all the opulence and splendor of the castle which he built in Southern California, sitting in a basement, playing over and over again the movies of his paramour from Hollywood, in an effort to eke out a degree of enjoyment from the past. - Sermon Starters - 7. I once read of a man who owned millions in wealth but literally starved to death. So when Bill Curry won the state lottery, 3.6 million dollars, his first thought was just to buy a Dalmatian puppy for the youngsters. 14 When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him. Genesis 41:5 He fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good. It may be suggested, lastly, that the enigmatic form of the maxim may have been deliberately chosen, so that men might read either the higher or the lower interpretation into it, according to their capacities. PROTECTION (Ps 121:3-4; Ps 91:1; Ps 91:5; Psa 91:9-10). What does this verse really mean? —Joel Gregory. Problem: Taken at face value, Solomon seems to be claiming that the dead have no more knowledge of anything. What does it mean in Ecclesiastes 9:5 that 'the dead know nothing'? Sadly, Samson was asleep spiritually (morally) and so when he awoke from his physical sleep after Delilah had cut his hair, "he did not know that the LORD had departed from him!" He Won the State Lottery - Bill Curry of the south Boston worked most of his life as a cafeteria cook for the Merit Food Company—modest income but he managed to provide for his wife and his son and his daughter. So, one official is protected by another. They do not talk about the future either because they are so richly involved with the savor of life right now. Psalm 76:5 The stouthearted were plundered, They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could use his hands. When he started giving his money away, his health changed radically, and he lived to celebrate his ninety-eighth birthday! And rides upon the storm. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Also when they shall be afraid of [that which is] high Not of the most high God, before whose tribunal they must shortly appear, as some; but rather of high places, as high hills, mountains, towers which aged persons are afraid to go up, because of the feebleness and weakness of their limbs, their difficulty of breathing, and the dizziness of their heads; and fears [shall be] in the way ; He is in heaven and you upon earth, so for heaven's sake, don't start griping about what God has handed you. But unquestionably there are gifts of God--revelations of God to His tried, and sorrowing, and faithful ones in sleep. Ecclesiastes 11:5 “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.” Explanation and Commentary of Ecclesiastes 11:5. nasb (updated) text: ecclesiastes 5:13-17 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. Ecclesiastes 5:6. We’ve been taught how to relate to him with our words. Don't Make Rash Promises. to fresh or new), compare נָבַל, נְבֵלָה. He’s in heaven and is the one in control. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh [you] to sin; neither say thou before the angel [messenger/priest], that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice [because of what you say], and destroy the work of thine hands? He describes what awaits us in the grave. Just this morning a man said to me, "I have been going through a painful experience this past week. Proverbs 6:4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; Psalm 132:4 I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) said they had voluntarily made changes in their lives in order to get more time and have a less stressful life. Ecclesiastes 5:2 "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few." Persons are said, poetically, to sleep who are. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger. It is reflected in a hymn by William Cowper. There is still a third disadvantage (Eccl 5:13-14): You can lose your riches too. I. Then the Preacher adds this proverb about dreams and words in Ecclesiastes 5:3…. Thus, when economic realities should be restraining our spending (both as a nation and as individuals), we pursue a plan of “buy now and pay later” in order to expand economically. 5 [ a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. But 1957 is significant for another reason. Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Life is empty and meaningless for so many people. Leviticus 13:11 it is a chronic leprosy on the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean. Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. But God does. Niph`al only in derivatives sense of become inactive or stationary; Perfect וְנוֺשַׁנְתֶּם consecutive Deuteronomy 4:25 and ye be grown old בָּאָרֶץ, i.e. (Ecclesiastes 1:1-2:26) The Teacher reflects on what he has learned about achievement, wealth, power, and other earthly pursuits. Neither is one to rob himself of rest to increase his wealth (Ps 127:2). And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So, humble yourself, settle down, and listen to God. If you have no intention of doing what you promised, you would be better to just not make any promises to God. And three times as many Americans buy Christmas presents for their pets as buy presents for their neighbors. And that’s about it. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Translation & Meaning. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. In our day the house of God is no longer a building. 57 "I will make her princes and her wise men drunk, Her governors, her prefects and her mighty men, That they may sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up," Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. The Living Bible expresses verse 12 perfectly: "The man who works hard sleeps well whether he eats little or much, but the rich must worry and suffer insomnia." And throughout these 7 verses we’ll be repeatedly admonished about our speech in regard to God. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. What the Searcher clearly has in mind here is our tendency to complain and murmur about what has been handed us in life. And in Old Testament Israel, this promise would be a formal thing that the priest would be involved in. And of course, the top of the line is the king. Don’t be like a fool that doesn’t consider that he does evil. One is not to love sleep, for that will lead to poverty (Pr 6:10ff; 20:13). 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