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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (2) A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; (3) A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; (4) A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; (5) A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; (6) A time to get, and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

1-10 To expect unchanging happiness in a changing world, must end in disappointment. To bring ourselves to our state in life, is our duty and wisdom in this world. God's whole plan for the government of the world will be found altogether wise, just, and good. Then let us seize the favourable opportunity for every good purpose and work. The time to die is fast approaching. Thus labour and sorrow fill the world. This is given us, that we may always have something to do; none were sent into the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

The Dependence of Man Upon the Course of NatuRev. 1. To everything, all that men undertake or do on earth, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, under the government and providence of God: v. 2. a time to be born, literally, "to bear," and a time to die, as the Lord has arranged; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted, these seasons being beyond the control of men; v. 3. a time to kill, by inflicting mortal wounds, and a time to heal; a... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

SECOND DISCOURSEOf Earthly Happiness, its Impediments and Means of AdvancementChap. 3–5.A. The substance of earthly happiness or success consists in grateful joy of this life, and a righteous use of it.Ecclesiastes 3:1-22.1. The reasons for the temporal restriction of human happiness (consisting in the entire dependence of all human action and effort on an unchangeable, higher system of things)(Ecclesiastes 3:1-11.)1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

The vanity of life under the sun is evidenced not merely in the experience of the preacher himself, but in the wider outlook which he has been able to take. He now gives us some of the results of that learning in the process of which he had found no personal satisfaction. And first he speaks in greater detail of that mechanism of the universe to which he had referred at the opening of his discourse. There is everywhere a ceaseless routine. Though we have often read some parts of his... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

What Is Good in This Life Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 ; Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come now to the second great question in the Book of Ecclesiastes. It is expressed in chapters 6 and 12: "Who knoweth what is good for man in this life?" The same question is asked in several other Scriptures. We have considered Solomon's conclusions about the labors of this life, and now we are to consider more of his conclusions as to the pleasures of this life. Here is a theme that should grip every... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a Time for Everything In Its Place (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ). Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ‘To everything there is a fixed season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die, A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted, A time to kill, and a time to heal, A time to break down, and a time to build up, A time to weep and a time to laugh, A time to mourn, and a time to dance, A time to cast stones, and a time to gather stones together, A time to... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Ecclesiastes 3:1-Ezra : . From one point of view this section may be entitled In Praise of Opportunism, from another Human Helplessness. Every action in which man can engage has its allotted season, but who can be sure that he has found this season? God’ s plan can be known only in part, hence man’ s efforts to succeed are always liable to fail; nothing remains but to enjoy the present. Ecclesiastes 3:1 . purpose: read “ business” or “ affair.” In the Heb. the antitheses that follow are in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:8

A time to love; when God will stir up the affection of love, or give occasion for the exercise or discovery of it to others. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

CRITICAL NOTES.—Ecclesiastes 3:1. Season-time.] Season signifies a certain period or term; time denotes a division of time in general. Ecclesiastes 3:2. A time to plant, &c.] Used in O. T. as a metaphor to describe the founding and destruction of cities. Ecclesiastes 3:7. A time to rend and a time sew.] The rending of garments on hearing sad tidings, and sewing them when the season of grief is past. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8THE SUPREMACY OF THE DIVINE CONTROLMan... read more