Ecclesiastes 5
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Ecclesiastes 5 1:7
Ecclesiastes 5 1:7
1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.
4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
6 Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
Fear God
1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
Section 2: "Listen More Than Offering Sacrifice" (Ecclesiastes 5:1)
Section 2: "Listen More Than Offering Sacrifice" (Ecclesiastes 5:1)
"To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil."Discuss the value of listening over ritualistic offerings.Biblical references like Hosea 6:6: "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."The 'slow food' analogy.
About Sacrifice Hosea 6:6: "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
"The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom" (Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10)
"The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom" (Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10)
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.""The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight."Proverbs' take on the fear of God.Literary, New Testament, and nutritional angles.
"But I Say to You..." (Matthew 5:22)
"But I Say to You..." (Matthew 5:22)
22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
"But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to hell of fire."Jesus' warning against calling others fools.The moral gravity and spiritual implications.Link it to the theme of thoughtful speech and reverence in Ecclesiastes.
"If Any of You Lacks Wisdom, Let Him Ask God" (James 1:5)
"If Any of You Lacks Wisdom, Let Him Ask God" (James 1:5)
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him."Wisdom as a form of "soul-food" that nourishes our spiritual life.How this wisdom cultivates a genuine 'fear of God'.
The Intersection of Wisdom and the Fear of God in the New Testament
The Intersection of Wisdom and the Fear of God in the New Testament
"So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied." (Acts 9:31)New Testament perspectives on fearing God.Complementary teachings in the Sermon on the Mount.
31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
"A Warning from the Early Church” : Ananias and Sapphira" (Acts 5:1-11)
"A Warning from the Early Church” : Ananias and Sapphira" (Acts 5:1-11)
1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.”
5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.
7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”
9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.
The End Of The Matter
13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.