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Life under the sun
Solomon starts to draw to a close about life under the sun and the vanities of vanities that life under the sun is.
Knowing that, still life is to be enjoyed (Ecc11:8) and now he turns to give some sage advise to the young.
Solomon has searched for meaning of life under the sun and has drawn conclusion that it is all vanity (Ecc1:2)
While we are enjoy life, there will be days of darkness (Ecc11:8) and we should anticipate them.
Even though there are days of darkness we should not live in despair, enjoy the blessings God has given us (Ecc3:12-13)
Sage advise from his own experiences.
He wants to give them some helpful tools while preparing them for life.
Rejoice in your youth
While many of us here are well beyond our youth, this is some good stuff for our children or grandchildren that we can pass on from the scripture.
So don’t discount it (Ecc11:9-10)
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Rejoice and be glad, it is nothing new he is stating (Ecc9:7-9) though now he is addressing the young.
Youth is a time of innocence a time when the worries of this world do not rule the day, the days of worry, anxiety, sorrow and grief are coming and they will be many so enjoy your youth now.
Rejoicing, be joy filled starts in the heart with an attitude of resolve.
He gives a positive admonition here, enjoy and walk in the ways of your heart (Ecc11:9; Pro4:23; Mt6:21)
the lightness of one’s heart will be displayed in the attitudes put forth, so we do need to be careful on what we allow into the heart.
Positive admonition to walk in the ways of your eyes (Ecc11:9; 1Jn2:15-16; Heb12:1-2)
Gives it for the purpose of knowing God’s judgment is coming
Your eyes look where you are going, the direction you are heading.
so in your youth be careful what you fix your eyes on.
Here is something good to fix your eyes on
Fix our eyes on Jesus, fix your eyes on the race set before us.
And all this leads to the next point he brings out in (v.9)
Know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things (Ecc11:9; Ecc3:17).
Previously Koheleth has spoken of temporal judgments (Ecc3:17; Ecc12:14)
And he will bring it in again in just a few verses forward too.
Here it seems he is speaking of final judgment, the time where our actions are tired, justice is done and retribution is administered.
Here it seems he is speaking of final judgment, the time where our actions are tired, justice is done and retribution is administered.
So, we are accountable, will be held accountable for all our deeds.
So, how is the youth to rejoice in their youth, to enjoy it, look at (v.10)
Tools for enjoying your youth
While addressing to the youth, these tools can be applicable for us to, can’t they?
And a good reminder of what we need to pass on to the youth (Ecc11:10)
Remove sorrow from your heart
Sorrow deprives or decreases joy oftentimes, so rejoice and be glad in the day the Lord gives, don’t sweat the small stuff and let sorrow get you, there will be plenty of time for that.
Don’t do things in your life that may bring you sorrow by your choices
Sorrow here also in the Hebrew is “fretfulness” and that is being discontent with existing circumstances.
So, we need to replace those thoughts with God’s truth, the power of positive thinking is in thinking positive about the One who gave you all things.
Remove evil from your flesh (Ecc11:10; Pro1:10-19; Pro5:1-14)
Wrong choices bring wrong result, wrong people can lead to wrong destination.
(Pr1:10-19; Pr5:1-14)
Here is a reminder of what we have looked at when we looked at Proverbs but well worth looking at again in our study tonight.
and then you could look at Pro5:1-14 for more info, but here is some highlights from it:
Give heed to my teaching (Pro5:1, 7, 15)
Watch out for folly, the temptations of this life (Pro5:3-6; 8-14)
Youth is fleeting, time moves swiftly, so don’t waste time on things that bring grief and sorrow.
Remember enjoy life, rejoice in life, make life wonderful and that leads to our next point.
Remember God in your youth
God is not for the old, God is for all, God needs to be made known, shared, believed and lived on by all.
Don’t put off today what is needed today, God (Ecc12:1); hard times are coming, you need God now, so don’t forget Him now.
Remember God, remember who created you.
Do you want joy, God is the joy giver
Young people, as well as us, need to remember our Creator and our purpose
Days are coming when this life will be difficult (Ecc12:2)
Don’t wait until you get old, mature to serve, serve God now as exampled by (Joseph, Samuel, David, Josiah and Daniel)
Our youth need to be examples too, just as Timothy was (2Tim3:15; 1Tim4:12)
and then
Serving God helps to make right choices (Gen39:7-12) and also as exampled by Daniel who had great resolve (Dan1:8)
Look at a portion of Joseph a young godly man’s story.
and then Daniel’s resolve
For age and death will catch up with you
Youth, grab it, enjoy it, live to the fullest now, for age and death will catch up with you (Ecc12:3-7).
Ecc12:
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
This is a pretty difficult section for there is much metaphor here, what we can see though from these verses.
The infirmities of old age (Ecc12:3-4)
There is a lot to see in these verses and as mentioned it is lots of metaphor, may you consider this as most commentators put forth.
Watchmen of the house tremble - our strength, our ability to defend, protect slip away from us as we age
Mighty men stoop - as our strength leaves we no longer have the ability to do what we used to do, times when we get new hips, new knees, etc.
Grinding ones stand idle - well we loose our teeth; or some think that it has to do with speech, we cannot speak the way we used to, some become unintelligible in speech.
Darkened windows - eyesight starts to fail
Doors shut in the streets - some believe this has to do with the hearing
Arise at the sound of the bird - sleep is not as sound as it was, anything, everything can wake us up, and we don’t sleep as much as we once did in our youth.
Daughters of music brought low - we lose, or can lose our ability to sing the way we did, since we cannot hear the way we did previously either.
The road to the grave (Ecc12:5)
THe road becomes more difficult as we slow down, lose our strength and even our breath that goes along with losing or graying hair.
Road oftentimes filled with fears, death, illness, etc.
Man will go to his eternal home while others will carry on, mourners in the streets for him, but death is inevitable.
You see the road from youth to old; from old to death, you see the progression that happens, so youth, enjoy life now, live it to the full for a man’s long home, eternal home is death.
May we as mature youth remember this too, and make the most of each day, enjoy each day, embrace each day.
for then there is the finality of death.
You see the road from youth to old; from old to death, you see the progression that happens, so youth, enjoy life now, live it to the full for a man’s long home, eternal home is death.
May we as mature youth remember this too, and make the most of each day, enjoy each day, embrace each day.
for then there is the finality of death.
The finality of death (Ecc12:6)
Where the silver cord (our life) and the bowl (our body) show the preciousness of life it also shows that life is fragile, life can be easily broken, so watch, beware, but life, life to the fullest, enjoy for death is final.
Solomon’s view, the result of death (Ecc12:7)
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Watchmen of the house tremble - our strength, our ability to defend, protect slip away from us as we age
Mighty men stoop - as our strength leaves we no longer have the ability to do what we used to do, times when we get new hips, new knees, etc.
Grinding ones stand idle - well we loose our teeth; or some think that it has to do with speech, we cannot speak the way we used to, some become unintelligible in speech.
Darkened windows - eyesight starts to fail
Doors shut in the streets - some believe this has to do with the hearing
Arise at the sound of the bird - sleep is not as sound as it was, anything, everything can wake us up, and we don’t sleep as much as we once did in our youth.
ashes to ashes, dust to dust, we will return to where it all started and the spirit will return to God.
So the challenges before the youth is great, the temptations are many, the allurements of this world are enticing but avail nothing or little.
Don’t get discouraged, enjoy life, life life to the fullest.
Life under the sun is not easy but life with the Son makes it worth living.
so the simple tools for the youth and even for us
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