Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:18
Ecclesiastes 3:18. That God might manifest, &c.— That I should assert God, and see that they themselves are beasts. Desvoeux. read more
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Thomas Coke
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:18
18. estate—The estate of fallen man is so ordered (these wrongs are permitted), that God might "manifest," that is, thereby prove them, and that they might themselves see their mortal frailty, like that of the beasts. sons of men—rather, "sons of Adam," a phrase used for "fallen men." The toleration of injustice until the judgment is designed to "manifest" men's characters in their fallen state, to see whether the oppressed will bear themselves aright amidst their wrongs, knowing that the time... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:19
19. Literally, "For the sons of men (Adam) are a mere chance, as also the beast is a mere chance." These words can only be the sentiments of the skeptical oppressors. God's delay in judgment gives scope for the "manifestation" of their infidelity (Ecclesiastes 8:11; Psalms 55:19; 2 Peter 3:3; 2 Peter 3:4). They are "brute beasts," morally (Ecclesiastes 3:18; Judges 1:10); and they end by maintaining that man, physically, has no pre-eminence over the beast, both alike being "fortuities."... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
The Practical Ideal. Acceptance of the Universal Scheme1-15. God is a God of order. The problem which the writer has set himself is not yet solved. He has found that wisdom, culture, pleasure, are all good, though, even if we combine them, there is still something lacking, and they will not explain the mystery of existence. In continuing to seek for a rule of life that shall lead him to the highest good, he reminds himself that God is a God of order, and wisdom lies in adapting ourselves to... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ecclesiastes 3:19
(19) That which befalleth.—The word translated “event” in Ecclesiastes 2:13 (where see Note).Breath.—The same word as “spirit” (Ecclesiastes 3:21; Genesis 7:15; Psalms 104:30). read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Ecclesiastes 3:1 How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass. This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind. Borrow's Lavengro, xxvi. He is a good time-server that finds out the fittest opportunity for every action. God hath made a time for everything under the sun, save only for that which we do at all times to wit, sin. Thomas Fuller. References. III.... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
SECOND SECTIONThe Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of BusinessEcclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20I. IF the true Good is not to be found in the School where Wisdom utters her voice, nor in the Garden in which Pleasure spreads her lures: may it not be found in the Market, in devotion to Business and Public Affairs? The Preacher will try this experiment also. He gives himself to study and consider it. But at the very outset he discovers that he is in the iron grip of immutable... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
In the Wrongs which He permits Men to inflict upon us; Ecclesiastes 3:16-22; Ecclesiastes 4:1-3Because we will not be obsequious to the ordinances of His wisdom, He permits us to meet a new check in the caprice and injustice of man-making even these to praise Him by subserving our good. If we do not suffer the violent oppressions which drew tears from the Preacher’s fellow captives, we nevertheless stand very much at the mercy of our neighbours in so far as our outward haps are concerned.... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:18-21
To produce a Materialistic Scepticism; Ecclesiastes 3:18-21(c) The "speculation" in the eye of business men is not commonly of a philosophic cast, and therefore we do not look to find them arguing themselves into the materialism which infected the Hebrew Preacher as he contemplated them and their blind devotion to their idol. They are far, perhaps very far, from thinking that in the body and spirit, in origin and end, man is no better than the beast, a creature of the same accident and subject... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 3:20
one place: i.e. Sheol, or the grave. of the dust. See Genesis 1:24 ; Genesis 2:7 , Genesis 2:19 ; Genesis 3:19 . turn to dust again. See Genesis 3:19 . Psalms 22:15 ; Psalms 104:29 ; Psalms 146:4 .Job 10:9 ; Job 34:15 . Compare Ch. Ecclesiastes 12:7 . read more