Ecclesiastes 1-5a Review: ch.1 - every generation like a vapor or breath in the scheme of things ch.2 - every pursuit in life is like grasping at breath exhaled; & all that is left is to glorify God & enjoy Him (2:24-26) ch.3 - presents the whole of life with its individual parts, expressing our need to trust the sovereign God. ch.4 - presents our God-ordained need of companionship and the integral connection between the 1st great commandment & the 2nd ch.5a - hearing from Christ & speaking to Christ must be founded upon godly fear === KEY Verse: 7b === Ecc 5:8-12 Divisions: vv8-9, Inclination toward Oppression & Injustice vv10-12, Impotence of Opulence & Inherent Increase === v8a, oppression; Ecc 3:16; Lev 19:15 v8b, do not be amazed (marvel not, KJV); Jer 17:9 v8c, key thought= authority; Rom 13:3-4; Rom 1:30 v9, land (or earth, אֶרֶץ); Psa 2:8; Psa 24:1; Jn 4:34-35 v9b Fields, שָׂדֶה === v10, money. 1 Tim 6:9-10; Elusive as a breath (הָבֶל) v11, increase. quoth Thomas H. Leale v12, sleep. quoth Thomas H. Leale
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...