Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 1:1
Ecclesiastes 1:1 . See Introduction. read more
전도서 1:1-12:14 Krv
Arthur Peake
Matthew Poole
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 1:1
The Preacher; who was not only a king, but also a teacher of God's people, which he did both by words, upon some solemn occasions, and by writings; who having sinned grievously and scandalously in the eyes of all the world, justly thought himself obliged to preach or publish his true repentance for all his folly and wickedness, and to give public warning and wholesome counsels to all persons to avoid those rocks upon which he had split. The Hebrew properly signifies either gathering or... read more
Joseph Exell
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:1
CRITICAL NOTES.—Ecclesiastes 1:1. The Preacher.] The word properly signifies “The Assembler.” Solomon collected the people together for the purpose of addressing them as a public speaker. A difficulty has been felt in applying this term to him, because in Hebrew this word has a feminine form; but we may regard Solomon as an impersonation of Wisdom, the word for which in Hebrew is also feminine. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Ecclesiastes 1:1THE NECESSARY QUALITIES OF THE TRUE PREACHERI. He... read more
William Nicoll
Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 The book of Ecclesiastes is a dramatic biography, in which Solomon not only records, but re-enacts, the successive scenes of his search after happiness, a descriptive memoir, in which he not only recites his past experience, but, in his improvising fervour, becomes his former self once more. I. It need not then surprise us if we find in these chapters many strange questionings and startling opinions before we arrive at the final conclusion. Intermingled with much that is... read more
William Nicoll
Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The search for the summum bonum , the quest of the chief good, is the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painful earth," distinctly stated in the opening verses of the book. It is stated, but not distinctly. For the book is a drama, not an essay or a treatise. Instead of introducing the drama with a brief narrative or a clear statement of the moral problem he is about to discuss, the Preacher opens with... read more
Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Book of Ecclesiastes begins,The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem ( Ecclesiastes 1:1 ).So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is translated preacher is a word that can mean one of the assembly or a debater. And it is determined that the translation preacher is not necessarily a good translation of this Hebrew qoheleth, that it might be better translated the debater. "The words of the Debater, the son of David, the king of Jerusalem." He refers to... read more
Joseph Sutcliffe
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Ecclesiastes 1:2 . Vanity of vanities. This is the Hebrew form of the superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his researches found neither bottom nor end. Thus Paul, in the study of providence, exclaimed, Ο Βαθος , “oh the depth!” We cannot penetrate far into the expanse of heaven, yet we see enough to charm the eye, and delight the mind. Ecclesiastes 1:6 . The wind goeth toward the south. Captain... read more
Joseph Exell
The Biblical Illustrator - Ecclesiastes 1:1
Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher.The great debateThis book has been called the sphinx of the Bible, a not unapt name, for the book is grave, majestic, mysterious. Whatever its meaning be, it contradicts itself in the most flagrant way, looked at from every standpoint bug one. The book is clearly the record of a debate either between two men--one of them smitten with unbelief and despair, the other filled with conviction and hope; or more probably between two men in some one man--two... read more
John Trapp
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:1
Ecc 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ver. 1. The words. ] Golden words, weighty, and worthy of all acceptation; grave and gracious apophthegms, or rather oracles, meet to be well remembered. Solomon’s sapiential sermon of the sovereign good, and how to attain to it; Solomon’s soliloquy, as some style it; others, his sacred retractations; others, his ethics, or tractate de summo bono, a of the chiefest good, compiled and composed with such a picked frame of... read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Chapter 1 The Vainness and Meaninglessness of Life. All Is Vanity (Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 ). Ecclesiastes 1:1 ‘The words of the preacher (Qoheleth - assembly leader), the son of David, king in Jerusalem.’ The word ‘qoheleth’ is a feminine singular participial form connected with the root ‘qahal’ which means ‘to assemble’. Thus it signified one connected with an assembly either as speaker, leader or member, possibly of a group that met in the royal court to consider wisdom. So here Qoheleth is... read more