THE BOOK OF DANIEL (CHAPTER ONE)

 

DANIEL=GOD IS MY JUDGE, OR GOD WILL JUDGE IN THE HEBREW. HE WAS FROM THE ROYAL SEED OF JUDAH. HIS ENTIRE PROPHECY WAS GIVEN IN THE CAPTIVITY OF THE KING OF BABYLON, WHICH IS A TYPE THAT SETS FORTH OF WHAT SHALL HAPPEN UNDER THE REIGN OF THE KING BABYLON (SATAN) IN THE END GENERATION.

THE FIRST PART OF THE BOOK IS HISTORIC, WHILE THE LATTER HALF IS PROPHETIC.

MOREOVER, OF THE FORMER PORTION, 2:4-7:28 IS WRITTEN IN ARAMAIC (OR CHALDEE), WHILE THE LATTER PORTION, 8:1-12:13, IS WRITTEN IN HEBREW.

Daniel 1:1 IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim (MEANS SET UP) king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

IT WAS THE THIRD YEAR OF JEHOIAKIM THAT NEBUCHADNEZZAR SET OUT FROM BABYLON; AND DANIEL, WRITING THERE, SPEAKS OF THE STARTING, NOT OF THE ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM. HE BEGAN HIS MARCH FROM HIS HOME TO JERUSALEM.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR DID SET OUT IN JEHOIAKIM'S THIRD YEAR, BUT WAS DELAYED BY FIGHTING THE BATTLE WITH PHARAOH-NECHO AT CARCHEMISH. IN THE NEXT (FOURTH) YEAR (JER. 46:2), HE CARRIED OUT THE OBJECT WITH WHICH HE SET OUT.

THERE WERE THREE SIEGES AGAINST JERUSALEM AND IT COVERED A PERIOD OF TIME.

1:2  And the LORD gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar (BABYLON= IS LOCATED ALONG THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVER) to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

1:3  And the king spake unto Ashpenaz (HORSE FACE) the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes (NOBLES);

1:4  Children (YOUTHS) in whom was no blemish, but well favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge (COMMON SENSE), and understanding science, and such had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR BELIEVED VERY MUCH IN HIGHER LEARNING.

THERE WERE FIVE DIALECTS IN CHALDEE AND IT WAS NOT AN EASY LANGUAGE TO LEARN. HE WANTED TO TEACH THEM  CHALDEE SO THEY CAN SERVE HIM.

1:5  And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

HE TOOK CARE OF THEM.

THE MEAT WAS MOSTLY POLLUTED BECAUSE HE DID NOT GO BY GOD'S HEALTH LAWS.

1:6  Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah (YAH'S GRACIOUS), Mishael (WHO IS EL), and Azariah (HELPED OF YAH):

1:7  Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar (PROTECT HIS LIFE); and to Hananiah, of Shadrach (AKU THE MOON god); and to Mishael, of Meshach (WHO IS LIKE AKU?); and to Azariah, of Abed-nego (SERVANT OF WORSHIPPER OF NEGO).

GOD INTERVENED SO THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS WOULD LIKE DANIEL.

1:8  But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

THIS WAS BECAUSE MEAT WAS KILLED WITH THE BLOOD, CONTRARY TO LEV. 3:17,  7:26, 17:10-14, 19:26, AND OFFERED TO IDOLS.

DANIEL DID NOT WANT TO GET SICK.

1:9  Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love (COMPASSION) with the prince of the eunuchs.

1:10  And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king."

IF YOU DON'T EAT YOU WILL LOOK SICKLY. YOUR FRIENDS WILL LOOK HEALTHIER THAN YOU AND THE KING IS GOING TO TAKE MY HEAD, BECAUSE I ALLOWED IT.

1:11  Then said Daniel to Melzar (BUTLER WHO HAD CHARGE OF THE WINE), whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

1:12  "Prove they servants, I beseech thee (DO THIS FOR ME), ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat (VEGETABLE FOOD, TO AVOID THE IDOL-TAINTED FOOD ), and water to drink.

1:13  Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants."

1:14  So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

1:15  And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

THEY WERE HEALTHIER BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED GOD'S LAWS.

1:16  Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine (EVEN THE WINE WAS POLLUTED) that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

1:17  As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning (LEARNING IS A PROCESS) and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

1:18  Now at the end of the days (3 YEARS= THE TEST ENDED IN 3 YEARS) that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

1:19  And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

HE WAS HAPPY WITH THEM.

1:20  And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

GOD INTERFERED SO THEY WERE LIKED BY THE KING.

1:21  And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus (GOD NAMED HIM BEFORE HIS BIRTH).

DANIEL WOULD BE IN THAT PARTICULAR MINISTRY FOR ABOUT 69 YEARS. HE WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN HE BEGAN, AND HE WOULD BE IN THIS LAND OF CAPTIVITY FOR 69 YEARS.

GOD BLESS

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THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER 12)

 

ECCLESIASTES IS WRITTEN TO THE FLESH MAN. IT TELLS US HOW TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE WHILE PASSING THROUGH THIS FLESH AGE.

ENJOY THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH BECAUSE THIS LIFE IS SHORT AND YOUR YOUTH WILL BE OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

Ecclesiastes 12:1  Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 'I have no pleasure in them;'

ENJOY YOUR YOUTH AND ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING. WHEN YOU GROW OLD IS HARDER TO ENJOY YOURSELF.

12:2  While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

12:3  In the day when the keepers of the house (THE ARMS OF THE BODY. THE HUMAN BODY IS OFTEN COMPARED TO A HOUSE, ISAIAH 38:12, JOB 4:19, II COR. 5:1-2, II PETER 1:13) shall tremble, (MOVE) and the strong men ( THE LEGS) shall bow themselves, and the grinders (THE TEETH) cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened (VISION IS LESS),

12:4  And the doors (MOUTH AND EARS) shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low (THE MASTICATION WITH GUMS INSTEAD OF TEETH IS LOW), and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird (INSOMNIA), and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

12:5  Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high (AFRAID OF HEIGHTS), and fears shall be in the way (APPREHENSIONS OF DANGER IN TRAVELLING), and the almond tree shall flourish (GREY HAIR), and the grasshopper shall be a burden (LIFTING WILL BECOME HARD), and desire shall fail (SEXUAL DESIRE): (because man goeth to his long home (HEAVEN), and the mourners go about the streets:)

12:6  Or ever the silver cord be loosed (THE SPINAL CORD), or the golden bowl be broken (THE HEAD OR SKULL), or the pitcher be broken at the fountain (FAILURE OF THE HEART), or the wheel broken at the cistern (ON WHICH THE BUCKET IS BROUGHT UP BY A ROPE FROM THE WELL).

12:7  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it.

THIS IS HOW WE DIE: THE FLESH GOES BACK TO THE GROUND, BUT THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD. WE ARE CHANGED INTO OUR SPIRITUAL BODY (I COR. 15:35-52).

12:8  "Vanity of vanities," saith the preacher (SOLOMON); "all is vanity."

12:9  And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the People knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

GOD'S ELECT UNDERSTAND AND SIMPLIFY THE WORD.

12:10  The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

HE SOUGHT SUITABLE WORDS TO EXPLAIN.

12:11  The words of the wise are as goads (A NAIL AT THE END OF A STICK), and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

THESE NAILS WERE BUILT INTO A WALL, BECAUSE EASTERN WALLS WERE TOO HARD OR TOO SOFT FOR THEM TO BE HAMMERED IN.

HE IS SAYING HERE THAT IF YOU DON'T CARE HE MIGHT USE THAT GOAD TO MAKE YOU LISTEN.

12:12  And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

REST A MOMENT AND TAKE A BREAK WHEN YOU PREACH.

12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear (REVERENCE) God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

THE TRUE AND ONLY GOD, WHO THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK IS PUT IN CONTRAST WITH MAN.

12:14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER 11)

 

                                 ECCLESIASTES WAS WRITTEN TO THE FLESH MAN.

IT WILL HELP YOU LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF IT... THE WAY GOD INTENDED TO FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters (UPON THE SURFACE OF) : for thou shalt find it after many days (THE PROFIT OR RESULT OF IT).

THE BREAD IS SYMBOLIC OF THE BREAD OF LIFE = CHRIST.

WATERS IS SYMBOLIC OF PEOPLE, NATIONS (REV. 17:15).

SHARE WITH PLANTING SEEDS.YOU NEVER WASTE YOUR TIME BY PLANTING SEEDS. IT'S GOING TO COME BACKTO YOU SOONER OR LATER.

11:2  Give a portion to seven, and also to eight (AN IDIOMATIC PHRASE DENOTING SEVERAL OR MANY); for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 

SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE WITH PEOPLE.

11:3  If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

THAT'S NATURE AT WORK...REPEAT OF LIFE OVER AND OVER.

TREES ARE SYMBOLIC OF PEOPLE. 

11:4  He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

THE PLOUGHING MUST BE DONE WHEN THE EARLY RAINS HAVE COME, EVEN IN THE FACE OF STORM; OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE NO REAPING AFTER THE LATTER RAINS.

IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T BE A WORRIER AND WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY RIGHT TO SOW. LEARN GOD'S LAW, LIKE THE LAW OF GRAVITY AND THE LAW OF JETSTREAM, TRUST GOD AND USE HIS WISDOM.

11:5  As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God Who maketh all.

YOU DON'T KNOW BUT GOD KNOWS.

IT'S AN AWESOME THING THE CHILD THAT GROWS IN YOUR WOMB.

11:6  In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

IN OTHER WORDS, GO FOR IT AND PLOW DEEP.

TRUST HIM...HE EXPECTS THE BEST FROM YOU.

11:7  Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

THE SUN HELPS THE PHYSICAL BODY TO BE HEALTHY.

11:8  But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

BE PREPARED FOR BOTH...THERE WILL BE UPS AND DOWNS IN THIS LIFE. GOD WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE BAD TIMES AND HE WILL FIND YOU A WAY OUT

 (I COR.10:13).

11:9  Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

ENJOY YOUR YOUTH BUT ALSO PLEASE GOD BECAUSE YOU WILL BE JUDGED.

11:10  Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil (SADNESS) from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

DON'T GRIEVE...DON'T WASTE IT.

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THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (PART TEN)

 

ECLLESIASTES WAS WRITTEN BY KING SOLOMON AND ADDRESSES THE MAN THAT WALKS UNDER THE SUN (FLESH MAN).

CHAPTER TALKS ABOUT GOD'S WISDOM, WHICH IS BETTER THAN REPUTATION AND POWER...THE FOOL HAS NO WISDOM AND HIS WORDS DESTROY HIMSELF.

Ecclesiastes 10:1  Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor (FLIES THAT BRING OR PRODUCE DEATH, ARE THAT WHICH WILL CAUSE THE OINTMENT TO STINK AND FERMENT.): so doth a little folly (STUPIDITY) him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor (SO DOES STUPIDITY CAUSE HIM THAT IS IN REPUTATION FOR WISDOM AND HONOR TO SENT FORTH AN OFFENSIVE SAVOR).

10:2  A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

10:3 Yea, also when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool (SILLY).

10:4  If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

BE VERY PATIENT AND REASON WITH HIM.

GENTLENESS PREVENTS GREATER OUTRAGES.

10:5  There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

10:6  Folly is set in great dignity (IN MANY HIGH POSITIONS), and the rich (IN WISDOM) sit in low place.

10:7  I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

IN OTHER WORDS, CHILDREN ARE IN CHARGE.

10:8  He that diggeth a pit (SET A TRAP) shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

YOU ARE GOING TO GET BIT IF YOU HARM PEOPLE...USE WISDOM.

10:9  Whoso removeth stones (LANDMARK) shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

USE COMMON SENSE.

10:10  If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

10:11  Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is not better.

SOMEONE WHO LEADS YOU TO FALSE TEACHING IS NOT BETTER THAN THE ONES WHO HYPNOTIZE SNAKES AND ARE BIT.

10:12  The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool (A SILLY MAN) will swallow up himself.

A FOOL CAN'T HIDE...HE IS SILLY AND LAZY...HE DOES NOT WANT TO SHARPEN HIS MIND.

10:13  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

10:14  A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

A FOOL THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

10:15  The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE DOESN'T HAVE A GOOD JUDGMENT.

10:16  Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning !

IF YOU HAVE A CHILDLIKE GOVERNMENT FEASTING IN THE MORNING IS BAD.

YOU WORK IN THE MORNING, FEASTING SUPPOSE TO BE AT NIGHT.

10:17  Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles (NOBLES HAVE A LOT OF WISDOM), and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

10:18  By much slothfulness (LAZINESS) the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

THE BUILDING WILL CAVE IN IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT.

10:19  A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things (WHEN YOU PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS).

10:20  Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

IN OTHER WORDS, DO NOT GOSSIP.

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THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER NINE)

 

ECCLESIASTES IS WRITTEN BY SOLOMON AND IT HELPS US TO DEAL WITH EVERY DAY LIFE. IT HELPS US TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them (THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT).

YOU ARE IN A GOOD SHAPE IF HE IS IN YOU. BUT YOU ARE IN TROUBLE IF HE IS NOT.

9:2  All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth and oath.

GOOD OR BAD THE FLESH IS GOING TO DIE.

9:3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

THE FLESH DIES... LOOK FORWARD TO ETERNITY BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR REAL HOME.

9:4  For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

AS LONG AS YOU ARE ALIVE THERE IS HOPE FOR REPENTANCE.

WHEN THE LION DIES HE IS NOT THE KING OF THE JUNGLE ANYMORE.

9:5  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they anymore a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

THE FLESH WON'T BE REMEMBERED. YOU STEP INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL BODY. THE SPIRITUAL SELF IS THE MEMORY.

9:6  Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they anymore a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

WHEN YOU DIE THERE IS NO MORE REWARD...IT'S ALL IN THE BOOK OF LIFE.

9:7  Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

ENJOY YOUR LIFE.

9:8  Let thy garments be always white (PURE); and let thy head lack no ointment.

WE ALL FALL SHORT...DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO STAY PURE.

9:9  Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun.

THE GREATEST GIFT IN THE FLESH HE CAN GIVE YOU IS A GOOD SPOUSE.

9:10  Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO IMPROVE YOURSELF...DO IT WHILE YOU ARE ABLE, AND HAVE TIME TO DO IT.

9:11  I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

9:12  For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO DIE BUT YOU WILL...FLESH DIES.

9:13  This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

WISDOM COMES FROM GOD. 

9:14  There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

9:15  Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

NO ONE SEEMED TO APPRECIATE HIM, BUT GOD GOD DID NOT FORGET HIM.

9:16  Then said I, 'Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.'

9:17  The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

IT IS FAR BETTER TO PLEASE GOD THAN TO PLEASE MEN.

9:18  Wisdom is better than weapons of war (GOD'S WISDOM. PROVERBS 1:7): but one sinner destroyeth much good.

YOU NEED TO USE GOD'S WISDOM TO DISCERN GOOD FROM BAD. A SINNER CAN CAUSE YOU TO GO DOWNHILL IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. 

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THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER EIGHT)

 

          ECCLESIASTES WAS WRITTEN TO THE MAN UNDER THE SUN (FLESH MAN).

                    IT TEACHES US HOW TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE WHILE IN THE FLESH.

Ecclesiastes 8:1  Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing (WHO IS LIKE HIM THAT KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THINGS)? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed (HIS FACE WOULD NOT BE GLOOMY. WISDOM COMES FROM GOD).

8:2  I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

8:3  Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

DO NOT DEPART FROM GOD AND PUSH OFF INTO REBELLION.

8:4  Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, 'What doest thou?'

THE TRUE KING IS GOD AND THERE IS POWER IN HIS WAY.

8:5  Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

8:6  Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

THERE IS EVIL UPON HIM IF YOU DON'T DISCERN TIME AND JUDGMENT.

8:7  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be ?

GOD CAN TELL YOU IF YOU ASK FOR HIS DIRECTION.

8:8  There is no man that hath power over the spirit (WIND) to retain the spirit (WIND); neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge (NOT GETTING OUT OF IT) in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE WIND AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHEN YOU WILL DIE.

8:9  All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

IT CAN BE A RULER THAT HAS COMPASSION AND YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

8:10  And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

IN THE FUNERAL OF THE WICKED THEY ONLY SAY THE GOOD THINGS HE HAD DONE, NOT THE BAD. THIS IS EMPTINESS, BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO BE JUDGED BY GOD AND HE WON'T GET AWAY FROM THE BAD THINGS HE HAS DONE.

8:11  Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

CONSEQUENCE OF GOD'S SUSPENDED JUDGMENT.

JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE SPEEDY, NOT WAIT YEARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS PERSECUTED.

8:12  Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear (LOVE) God, which fear before Him:

LOVING GOD BRINGS WISDOM.

8:13  But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall be prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not God.

YOU HAVE NO SHADOW IN DARKNESS.

IN OTHER WORDS, GOD WILL TAKE THE WICKED OUT SPIRITUALLY.

8:14  There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said this is also vanity.

IT SEEMS THAT WICKED MEN GET AHEAD.

IT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE THEY WILL CEASE TO EXIST AFTER JUDGMENT.

THEY ARE LIKE DEAD MEN WALKING.

THIS LIFE IS SHORT...IT'S NOT OUR TRUE HOME.

8:15  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

YOUR FACE SHINES WHEN IT'S MERRY. ENJOY THE LIFE GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

HE WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY.

8:16  When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business (TRAVAIL) that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

TRAVAIL IS EDUCATIONAL THAT TEACHES YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM IT.

8:17  Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun; because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

WITHOUT GOD'S HELP YOU CANNOT FIND IT.  ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD'S WISDOM TO FIND THE ANSWER TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD.

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THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER SEVEN)

CONTINUING WITH THIS AMAZING BOOK THAT TELLS YOU HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY AND JOYFUL LIFE WHILE LIVING IN THE FLESH.

Ecclesiastes 7:1  A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

YOU LIVE RIGHT AND YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

7:2  It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE IN THE HOUSE OF MOURNING YOU CAN LEARN MORE THINGS ABOUT GOD THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. SOME PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT GOD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A HOUSE OF MOURNING.

7:3  Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

YOU GAIN EXPERIENCE BY THE NEGATIVE PARTS OF YOUR LIFE.

7:4  The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth (PLEASURE).

LIFE BEGINS WITH DEATH. SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

OUR REAL HOME IS IN HEAVEN WITH GOD. WE ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH IN THIS FLESH LIFE.

7:5  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools (HEAR THE PRAISE OF FOOLS) .

A FOOL KNOWS NOTHING.

7:6  For as the crackling (SAME WORD AS VOICE) of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

IT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AND SMOKE BUT IT DOESN'T LAST.

7:7  Surely oppression (THE ACT OF OPPRESSING) maketh a wise man mad; and a gift (BRIBE) destroyeth the heart (SOUL).

7:8  Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

BE PATIENT IN SPIRIT...PRIDE TOOK SATAN DOWN.

7:9  Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

BE PATIENT.

7:10  Say not thou, 'What is the cause that the former days were better than these?' for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

7:11  Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

ENJOY YOUR INHERITANCE.

WISDOM IS AS GOOD AS RICHES, AND MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THEM THAT SEE THE SUN (ARE ALIVE).

7:12  For wisdom is a defense (A SHADOW THAT PROTECTS YOU), and money is a defense: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life (FUTURE LIFE) to them that have it.

7:13  Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked?

7:14  In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

THERE IS A REASON GOD MADE THINGS.

THERE ARE GOOD TIMES, AND THERE ARE BAD TIMES. DON'T GET ALL SHOOK UP...HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU AND HE IS GOING TO BUILD YOU UP AGAIN.

7:15  All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

IT WOULD SEEM LIKE IT'S TOUGH BUT IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT FINE.

7:16  Be not righteous over much (DEPENDING ON THE MERIT OF GOOD WORKS); neither make thyself over wise (BEYOND WHAT IS NECESSARY): why shouldest thou destroy thyself (MAKE YOURSELF LONELY) ?

7:17  Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time ?

WATCH WHAT YOU DO...BE NOT WICKED AT ALL. FOR VIOLATION OF NATURE'S LAWS SURELY END IN PREMATURE DEATH.

7:18  It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all (MAKE HIS WAY WITH BOTH).

7:19  Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

7:20  For there is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

WE ALL FALL SHORT IN THE FLESH...NOBODY IS PERFECT.

7:21  Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

GOSSIP AGAINST YOU.

7:22  For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

YOU ALSO HAVE TALKED ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE.

7:23  All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE WISE ON YOUR OWN AND NOT FROM GOD.

7:24  That which is afar off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out ?

GOD'S ELECT CAN. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE EYES TO SEE AND CAN CAN SEE DEEP IN THE MYSTERIES OF GOD.

7:25  I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

I GAVE ALL MY ATTENTION IN ORDER TO KNOW THE REASON OR CAUSE OF FOLLY'S WICKEDNESS, AND THE MADNESS OF FOLLY.

7:26  And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

SHE IS MYSTERY BABYLON. ONLY GOD'S ELECT WILL ESCAPE FROM HER DECEPTION.

7:27  Behold, this have I found," saith the preacher,  "counting one by one, to find out the account (TO CHECK PEOPLE OUT):

7:28  Which yet my soul (I MYSELF) seeketh, but I find not: one man (CHRIST, YOU PRAY AND YOU WANT TO BE IN HIM) among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

7:29  Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they (MANKIND) have sought out many inventions (DEVICES).

THIS VERSE IS ADMITTEDLY THE INSPIRED TRUTH OF GOD...STAY WITH GOD'S WORD.

GOD BLESS

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