The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 5. A Summary (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20) Objective Summary Analysis #2 (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20) Life can seem very unfair, but we need to realize it is not the possession of riches or the accomplishment of great things which make a great life, but … 18 Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. This thought is presented in different lights. Another view of the evils attendant upon riches is here presented: the owner may lose them at a stroke, and leave nothing for his children. 8. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Everything Has Its Time. Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Keep Your Vows. A dream — When men are oppressed with business in the day, they dream of it in the night.. Is known — It discovers the man to be a foolish, and rash, and inconsiderate man.. Of words — Either in prayer, or in vowing, by making many rash vows, of which he speaks verse 4,5,6, and then returns to the mention of multitude of dreams and many words, verse 7, which verse may be a … Directs us to eye God as our judge, ver. Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart. Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 The Evils of Oppression. Ecclesiastes 5:1 5:1 Keep thy {m} foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of {n} fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Shews the vanity of riches, ver. (m) That is, with what affection you come to hear the word of God. Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 Enjoyment of Life is a Gift from God. Chapter Overview: Solomon here discourses of the worship of God, as a remedy against all these vanities, but warns us of vanities therein, ver. Ecclesiastes 5:13-17. 1 - 7. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 God Alone Gives Contentment. Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 The Contrast of Wisdom And Folly. The case supposes a man coming to the priest, and pretending that his vow was made rashly, and that it would be wrong to fulfil it. Ecclesiastes 3:9-22 From Dust to Dust. Geneva Study Notes Ecclesiastes Chapter 5. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil--this is a gift of God. 9 - 17. There is also a sore evil which I have seen under the sun (so Ecclesiastes 5:16). Previous | Index | Next >> "THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES" Chapter Five OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER 1) To reflect upon the Preacher's observations gleaned from his search for the purpose of life 2) To notice the proper way to approach God in worship, and the danger of foolish vows 3) To appreciate the limitations of riches, and how the ability to enjoy them is a gift from God SUMMARY … Ecclesiastes 5:13. Ecclesiastes 5:18-20. 18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them--for this is their lot. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:4-8 (Read Ecclesiastes 5:4-8) When a person made engagements rashly, he suffered his mouth to cause his flesh to sin. Ecclesiastes 5, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. (n) Meaning, of the wicked, who think to please God with common uses, and have neither …