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Ecclesiastes
The book of Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon. Early in his life Solomon was blessed by association with his father David. But he was a believer in reversionism and did not have the CAPACITY to enjoy all the fantastic 'earthly' things and talents he was given by God. This book is an excellent study on the frantic search for happiness, attaining the maximum in every area in which he looked, but not finding happiness. Then correctly concluding that capacity for true happiness only comes as a byproduct of doctrine resident in your soul.
The
book of Ecclesiastes is 'chakmah literature' or 'wisdom literature'
- along with three other books - Job, Psalms, and Proverbs.
Chapter
1
1~~
The words of the teacher . . .
the
son of David {Solomon} . . . king in Jerusalem.
{Note: Solomon went into reversionism and a frantic search for happiness OUTSIDE of bible doctrine in your soul. As the 'older and wiser' teacher, Solomon explains what he has learned concerning finding happiness in the flesh. After all, he had a very high I.Q., was king, handsome, athletic, accomplished, and a sexual 'god' with a harem of a thousand women. Yet he could find no happiness from all of these.}
2~~Meaningless
. . . meaningless . . .
says
the teacher . . .
utterly
meaningless . . . everything.
{Also
is Futility in Achievement in Life in the Cosmic System}
3~~What
does man gain/profit from all his labor . . .
which
he toils under the sun?
{Life
in the Cosmic System is a Hopeless Cycle}
4~~Generations
come
and
generations go
but
the earth remains forever.
{Solomon
Provides Correct Scientific Information}
5~~The
sun rises
and
the sun sets
and
hurries back to where it rises.
{Solomon
Identifies High and Low Pressure Areas Long before Meteorology did}
6~~The
wind goes toward the south
and
turns to the north.
Round
and round it goes . . .
ever
returning on its course.
{Solomon
mentions Evaporation and Precipitation}
7~~All
streams run into the sea
yet
the sea is never full.
Unto
the place from where the rivers come
there
they return again.
{Verses
8-11 - Cosmic Conclusions from the Human Viewpoint}
8~~All
things are wearisome . . .
more
than one can say . . .
the
eye never has enough of seeing . . .
the
ear never has enough of hearing.
9~~What
has been,
will
be again.
And
that which is done,
will
be done again.
There is nothing 'new' under the sun.
10~~
Is there any thing of which one may say,
'Look,
there is something new?'
It was here already . . . long ago.
It was here before our time.
{Cosmic
Involvement has No Capacity for Life}
11~~There
is no remembrance of men of old.
And,
even those, who are yet to come,
will
not be remembered by those who follow.
12~~
I {Solomon} . . . the teacher . . .
was
king over Israel in Jerusalem.
{Solomon
begins 8 experiments in his frantic Search for Happiness in the
Cosmic System}
{1st
Experiment - Academic Achievement for Happiness in the Cosmic System
- Nope}
13~~And
I devoted myself to study
and
to explore by academics
all
that had been done under heaven.
What a heavy burden God has laid upon man!
14~~ I have seen all the things that are done under the sun.
All of them are meaningless.
And I found myself chasing the wind.
{Illustration}
15~~That
which is crooked cannot be straightened.
What is lacking cannot be counted {mathematics of infinity}.
16~~
I thought to myself . . . look . . .
I
have grown into more wisdom
than
anyone who has ruled Jerusalem before me.
I
have experienced much wisdom and much knowledge
{human viewpoint knowledge - not divine viewpoint}.
17~~Then
I applied myself to understanding academics
also
madness and folly.
{RBT says this refers to psychology and psychiatrics}.
But I learned that this too is chasing after the wind.
{Solomon's
conclusion on Experiment number 1 - Happiness through Academics in
Cosmic System}
18~~
For with much academics comes much sorrow.
The
more knowledge . . . the more grief
{human viewpoint thinking - exclusive of study of the Word will be
explained later}.
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