on StudyLight.org It may be interpreted thus, One man, the Messiah, among all the sons of men, have I found, free from original sin; but one woman, among all the daughters of Eve, I have not found clear of it. Pearls are not to be exchanged for pebbles. Ecclesiastes 7:28. 3. I find not; that it was so he found out, as he now said, Ecclesiastes 7:27 but the whole truth and reason of the thing he could not find out. But undoubtedly it is not his intention to renounce all claim to the honour of being an "upright," "good" man. Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king… The wise man proceeds to show the vanity of worldly power and dignity, in the highest instance of it, which is kingly; and, in order to illustrate and exemplify this, he supposes, on the one hand, a person possessed of royal honour; who has long enjoyed it, is settled in his kingdom, and advanced in … See note on Ecclesiastes 3:1, and App-76.. If, as some have thought, the thousand women reviewed were the three hundred wives and seven hundred concubines of the Solomonic harem, no wonder if the poor things were no better! Solomon's recommendation as the solution for all these exceptions to what should have been was his own version of Epicureans: Eat drink and enjoy life. Ecclesiastes 7:29. I returned, and saw under the sun The wise man returned to his former subject, concerning the same events happening to all sorts of persons, righteous and wicked, wise and unwise, ( Ecclesiastes 10:1 Ecclesiastes 10:2) ; and enlarged upon it in his mind; and took notice of various things done under the sun, and made the following remarks: and … Woman's high province is the family (1 Timothy 2:11-15); not independent research in the depths of the divine ways. (See Sirach 25:24; Sirach 42:13.) This verse is connected with Ecclesiastes 7:26, which condemns the seducing woman, and is not therefore to be taken as an universal and unqualified condemnation of the sex, as Proverbs 12:4, etc., prove. ECCLESIASTES 7. Or rather, by this one of a thousand, is meant the, Messiah, the Wisdom of God, he sought for, Ecclesiastes 7:25; and now says he found; to whom he looked for peace, pardon, and atonement, under a sense of his sins; who is the messenger, an interpreter, one among a thousand; yea, who is the chiefest among ten thousands, Job 33:23; who is superior to angels and men, in the dignity of his person; in the perfection, purity, and holiness of his nature; in the excellency of his names; in his offices and relations; and in his concern in the affairs of grace and salvation; and who is to be found by every truly wise and gracious soul that seeks him early and earnestly, in the word and ordinances, under the illumination and direction of the blessed Spirit. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these. Say not thou, what is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? Among these it was not likely that he should find the fidelity which one true wife pays to one husband. The inscription, or title of the book, Ecclesiastes 1:1. Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not. Therefore let each one stick to the work to which he has been called and appointed by God." Furthermore, he does not dispute the king"s authority and sovereignty ( Ecclesiastes 8:4). The law of love which God has established is heart for heart; and the affections that are dissipated among a thousand objects must ever be without return of that which yet the soul seeks--the undivided love. See note on Ecclesiastes 2:8, and App-76.. matter. Ecclesiastes 7:28 while I was still searching but not finding— I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all. Koheleth would get better figures today, both absolutely and proportionally. A woman - The number of Solomon‘s wives and concubines 1 Kings 11:3 was a thousand. I hope to do justice to the true intent of the author. There is a place in Wiltshire called Stonhenge, for various great stones lying and standing there together: of which stones it is said, (a) that though a man number them "one by one" never so carefully, yet that he cannot find the true number of them, but that every time he numbers them he finds a different number from that he found before. Ecclesiastes 4:13. Ecclesiastes 7:28 is a difficult text to interpret and, I believe, a misunderstood text. Ver. Introduction. Ecclesiastes 11:7-10. It is, however, an entirely worthless conclusion as regards woman when placed in her legitimate and appropriate sphere as the one sole companion of man’s life in love, cares and labours. My soul seeketh; it seemed so wonderful to me, that I suspected I had not made a sufficient inquiry, and therefore I returned to search again with more earnestness and accurateness. Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not.] And I can say, as Jerome does, Novi ego multas ad omne opus bonum promptas, I know many Tabithas full of good works. Ecclesiastes 12 The wise and penitent preacher is here closing his sermon; and he closes it, not only lie a good orator, but like a good preacher, with that which was likely to make the best impressions and which he wished might be powerful and lasting upon his hearers. But these and many of the like sayings against the female sex have been vomited forth by the devil out of pure hatred and venom towards God and His work, meaning in this way to disgust every man with the married state, and with God's word." One’ a thousand — A very beggarly proportion, to say the least, of pure, true, and good men! Ecclesiastes 9:11. Luther observes, "amongst the heathen there was a sayingâtria mala, mala pessima, ignis, aqua, femina, that is, there can be nothing worse than what these three can do, to wit, fire, water, woman. He keeps his oath of allegiance that he has made before God ( Ecclesiastes 8:2).He does not resign from his service ( Ecclesiastes 8:3 a) or join in a revolt against the king ( Ecclesiastes 8:3 b). ketubim) and further to the so-called five scrolls (Hebr. — That is, The investigation is not yet concluded, so that the result may yet be altered. "Uprightness," in Hitzig's sense, is not once treated of in this entire connection. As well might the tyrant who, by cruelty, has alienated his subjects, complain that he has failed to find loyal men, as the debauchee, who has subjected hundreds to his lust, that he had found no noble, virtuous woman. My second post was published today and the final post will be published soon. Nothing but a complete misapprehension, confounding the woman here with the one in Ecclesiastes 7:26, when they have nothing whatever to do with each other, could have given rise to such explanations as that of Hitzigâ"among a thousand men I found an, upright man, but not one good woman." But he here speaks with godly sorrow. Ecclesiastes belongs to the last part in the Hebrew Bible, the "writings" (Hebr. ', Rather, referring to his past experience, “Which my soul sought further, but I found not.”. III. Koheleth would get better figures today, both absolutely and proportionally. But in respect of the discovery of hearts and natures, whether in good or evil, it is harder to find out thoroughly the perfect disposition of a woman than of men; and that I take to be the meaning of this text. These continued proverbs concern the work of man and begin with exhortations to charity and are followed by the wise acknowledgement that no one knows the works of God, who is the maker of all. No perfect “woman” has ever existed, not even the Virgin Mary. (J. The author only denies to women, what he does not attribute to himself. Concerning Illustrious Women. Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not He was very earnest and diligent in his inquiry; he took a great deal of pains, and was exceedingly solicitous; he sought with great intenseness of mind, and with an eager desire, to find out a chaste and virtuous woman among them all, but could not; one man among a thousand have I found; Ecclesiastes 7:28 . I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these. It lies beyond the degree of woman, whose characteristic is in these respects predominantly receptive, not productive, and whose real sphere of independent action is quite another. 6:12, "Who knoweth what is good for man"? Among these it was not likely that he should find the fidelity which one true wife pays to one husband. These are as Gideon’s three hundred, when the wicked, as the Midianites, lie "like grasshoppers for multitude upon the earth," [ 7:7; 7:12] and as those Syrians, [1 Kings 20:27] they fill the country, they darken the air, as the swarms did the land of Egypt; and there is plenty of such dust heaps in every corner. Commentary. 16. v. 1, 2. , truly wise and gracious; there are many that walk in the broad way, and but few that find the strait gate and narrow way, and are saved; they are but as one to a thousand; see Jeremiah 5:1. No perfect 'woman' has ever existed, not even the Virgin Mary. 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