Tag Archives: Ecclesiastes 8

mystery and joy

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LET GOD SORT IT OUT Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 14 Here’s another example of impermanence reigning in the land: that there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I … Continue reading →

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look longer

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ARE YOU SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE? Ecclesiastes 8:10-13 10 Then I noticed what happens when the wicked are buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and had been praised in the city where they had … Continue reading →

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those whose time is up

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

DO NOT FLIRT WITH DEATH Ecclesiastes 8:7-9 7 Because he does not know what is yet to come, who can tell him how it will be? 8 No one rules over his own breath, nor rules over the day of … Continue reading →

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the price of doing it our way

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHO DO YOU IDOLIZE? Ecclesiastes 8:4-6 4 Since the word of the king rules, and who is going to ask him, “What are you doing?” 5 Whoever keeps a command will not know the suffering that disobedience causes, and the … Continue reading →

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the badge

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

OBEY THE KING’S COMMAND Ecclesiastes 8:1-3 1 There is nothing like the wise person — someone who knows the interpretation of a thing. A man’s wisdom can make his face shine, and change the hardness in his face. 2 I … Continue reading →

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exceptions

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ecclesiastes 8 The essence of the conventional wisdom of the Preacher’s day is that living a righteous life will produce a longer, healthier, and happier life.  Yet, the Preacher proclaims that there are plenty of exceptions, and no one can … Continue reading →

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