Ecclesiastes Chapter 7
Complete
Jewish Bible
Part
2 Vs. 4-10
When Solomon writes Ecclesiastes
he seems disappointed and discouraged about the results of his life choices and
how he sees the lives of others working out in the world.
Solomon knew the True and Living
GOD JEHOVAH, he knew of the Promised Messiah but could not reconcile what he
experienced and saw with the Promise. We have the Promised Messiah, JESUS
CHRIST, we have no excuse for this kind of sorrow!
:4 The thoughts (heart) of the
wise are in the house of mourning, but the thoughts (heart) of the fools are in
the house of pleasure (Proverbs 6:24-27, 9:1-6).
:5-6 It is better to hear (listen
too, not just hear) the rebukes of the wise (Psalm 141:5) than to listen to the
songs of fools, for the laughter (Ecclesiastes 2:1-2) of fools is like the
crackling (Lit. sound) of thorns burning under a pot; this too is pointless
(thorns burn fast and produce no coals and the wisdom of fools is folly,
Proverbs 23:9, 24:7).
:7 But oppression can make a wise
man stupid (destroys a wise man’s reason, Exodus 23:9); also a gift
(bribe) can destroy understanding (Exodus 23:8).
:8-9 The end of something is
better tha its beginning (Matthew 19:28-30; Job 42:12), so the patient are
better than the proud (Proverbs 14:29, 26:12; Galatians 5:22-24; Ephesians
4:1-3; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 2:20; Revelation 13:10, 14:6-12). Don’t be quick to
get angry, for [only] fools nurse anger (Proverbs 15:1-2, 16:32, 17:14; Psalm
4:4; Ephesians 4:25-27).
:10 Don’t ask why the old days
were better than now because that is a foolish question (there is no such thing
as “The good old days.” Philippians 3:1-11)
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