Ecclesiastes 12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:7

Ecclesiastes 12:7. Then shall the dust return to the earth.— Desvoeux connects this with the preceding verse; at the end of which he places a semicolon only, and reads thus, And the dust return into the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it. From the 7th verse of the preceding chapter we have the third precept, which, on account of its importance, is more enlarged upon than the two former, and has some retrospect to the three propositions considered jointly, but a more... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:8

Ecclesiastes 12:8. Vanity of vanities.— The least reflection upon that ultimate term of all our occupations, enjoyments, and schemes of happiness in this world, death, naturally brings into one's mind the maxim set forth in the beginning of this discourse, and from which, by proving its truth with respect to all those, the Hebrew philosopher had endeavoured to evince the necessity of a future state. Wherefore it was proper to mention it again, in order to prepare the minds of his hearers for... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:9-12

Ecclesiastes 12:9-12. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise.— And moreover the orator, as he was wise, still taught the people knowledge, and made himself to be listened to; nay, he sought out many important sentences, and set them in proper order; Ecclesiastes 12:10. The orator, I say, spared no trouble to find out pleasant words, and one who could well write down this true discourse, Ecclesiastes 12:11. One shepherd gave the words of the wise like goads, and appointed the masters of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. Let us hear the conclusion, &c.— Let us hear the conclusion of the whole discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that is the business of every man; Ecclesiastes 12:14. Because God shall bring all the works of men into judgment, with respect to every thing which was not taken notice of, whether good or evil. Now the sacred orator comes at last to the CONCLUSION which he had aimed at from the very beginning, viz. that every part of our conduct, whether it be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12

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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:1

1. As Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 11:10 showed what youths are to shun, so this verse shows what they are to follow. Creator—"Remember" that thou art not thine own, but God's property; for He has created thee (Psalms 100:3). Therefore serve Him with thy "all" (Psalms 100:3- :), and with thy best days, not with the dregs of them (Proverbs 8:17; Proverbs 22:6; Jeremiah 3:4; Lamentations 3:27). The Hebrew is "Creators," plural, implying the plurality of persons, as in Genesis 1:26; so Hebrew,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:2

2. Illustrating "the evil days" (Jeremiah 13:16). "Light," "sun," c., express prosperity "darkness," pain and calamity (Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26). clouds . . . after . . . rain—After rain sunshine (comfort) might be looked for, but only a brief glimpse of it is given, and the gloomy clouds (pains) return. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:3

3. keepers of the house—namely, the hands and arms which protected the body, as guards do a palace (Genesis 49:24; Job 4:19; 2 Corinthians 5:1), are now palsied. strong men . . . bow— (Judges 16:25; Judges 16:30). Like supporting pillars, the feet and knees (Judges 16:30- :); the strongest members (Judges 16:30- :). grinders—the molar teeth. cease—are idle. those that look out of the windows—the eyes; the powers of vision, looking out from beneath the eyelids, which open and shut like the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:4

4. doors—the lips, which are closely shut together as doors, by old men in eating, for, if they did not do so, the food would drop out (Job 41:14; Psalms 141:3; Micah 7:5). in the streets—that is, toward the street, "the outer doors" [MAURER and WEISS]. sound of . . . grinding—The teeth being almost gone, and the lips "shut" in eating, the sound of mastication is scarcely heard. the bird—the cock. In the East all mostly rise with the dawn. But the old are glad to rise from their sleepless... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:5

5. that which is high—The old are afraid of ascending a hill. fears . . . in the way—Even on the level highway they are full of fears of falling, c. almond . . . flourish—In the East the hair is mostly dark. The white head of the old among the dark-haired is like an almond tree, with its white blossoms, among the dark trees around [HOLDEN]. The almond tree flowers on a leafless stock in winter (answering to old age, in which all the powers are dormant), while the other trees are flowerless.... read more

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