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sunday school lesson lesson for august 9 life vanity ok victokv temperance eci-stest- gouuex txt let not thine heart envy sinners but lie thou in the fear of the ixrd all the lav ions- prov 2317 the lessox as a whole approach to the lesson the author of ecclesiastes was doubtless solomon the wis wealthy and powerful son of david he calls himself the preacher 11 2 12 in heb rew- this is koheleth the con vener of an assembly ecclesli astes is a creek title similar to f you waif hendricks hardware stouffvuie phone 600 ecdesia church those who are called out solomon reminds his readers that human life apart from god is empty futile and bain in itself it has nothing whatever to offer that brings enduring sat if action the ruler spoke with the i voice of experience as king over israel in jerusalem 112 he had all that man could wih god had endued him with un usual wisdom his wealth was immense his possessions fabu lous his palace magnificent his household huge he was univer sally respected in short if any man could have found perma nent pleasure in things people and achievements solomon should have been that man but his verdict is the oppo site of what one might expect he makes it clear that the heart of man will never find perpetual peace until it rests in god verse by verse eccles 51 keep thy foot when thou goest to the house i of god be more ready to hear than sacrifice of fools i they consider not that they j do evil keep thy foot is guard your steps for ones outward walk reflects and sometimes controls his inward attitudes to draw near to hear heb ie to pay at tention and obey see 1 sam i 1522 is more important than meaningless external rites all though fools in performing such rites may not realize in their perversity that their sac rificesmere formal ceremonies unaccompanied by obedience are evil in gods sight verse 2 be not rash with thy mouth to utter any thing before god god is in heaven and thou upon earth therefore let thy words be few the warning is against vain emptv thoughtlessness in pray er see matt 67 to be hasty in utterance implies careless ness a lack of heart prepared ness in approaching the lord in praver what right has the creature upon earth thus to draw- near to the god of majes ty and heavenly glory verse 4 when thou vow- est unto god defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools compare these words with deuteronomy 23 2123 vows were voluntary pro mises or commitments which men made to god wise men made such vows only when their hearts so dictated be cause their vows were sincere they performed them fools delayed or failed to keep their vows either from laziness neg lect or stubbornness thus prov ing their insincerity of course the almighty was displeased with them verse 5 better is it thai thou shouldest not vow than that thou shouldest vow and not pay it was no sin not to make promises to god see deu 2322 but once a vow was made a persons faith sincer ity and integrity demanded that he fulfill it verse 6 suffer not thy i mouth to cause thy flesh to sin neithej- say before the angel i it was an error wherefore should god be angry at thy voice and destroy mak- i ing rash vows may lead to evil j deeds flesh signifies mans evil nature study for exam- j pie the vow of jephthah in judges 1130 31 or of saul 1 sam 14 24 39 angel sim- ply means the messenger of god as the priest or minister see rev 21 the thought is do not dodge the issue of your j disobedience in failing to keep a vow your obvious evasion and unwarrranted selfdefense will provoke god to anger verse ll thou seest the oppression of the poor and perverting of judgment in a province marvel not he that is higher than the high est regardeth there be higher than they out in the provinces far from the center of government injustices would more likely occur the refer ence is to corruption in the system of graded legislative and financial control eg to fraud in taxgathcring biased law- courts and unfair legal proced ures even highups in such officialdom may be involved but above them all is god who keeps his divine record verse 9 moreover the pro fit of the earth is for all the king himself is served by the field the law of supply and demand which goes back to its root in agriculture applies to all men even to a monarch hence all are tempted in the the stoufrylue tribune thurso- almost 6 1959 pae 9 jfc- cottage wear specials how ot dominion j science assures toy ontario no 1 california malaya sweet 9 q ffl 9 ontario no 1 grocery features guaranteed quality meats allens delicious 4s oz tins orange drink 3 for 9 stock up at this price fancy 10 oz tins tomato j y see clarks 4 for 25 just heat serve clarks beans with pork 2029 choice quality halves 15 oz tins short cut lean and meaty plate brisket grade a 2 to 3 lbs rclb brights peaches 2 for 35 chickens pretesed 39ib 30e30 i i ioc3qc i l available only at dominion richmellow salad dressing 16oz jar c 32oz jar cee6rafe mfh savings values effective aug 67s mmmssimikbisss men 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simply look on while his underlings devour his earnings verse 12 the sleep of a labouring man is sweet whe ther he eat little or much the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep con tentment and lack of anxiety are the lot of the man whose possessions are adequate but limited he sleeps because his worries are few the rich man has a complex assortment of tensions which keep him awake are his investments wise will his goods be safe can he trust his employees what about his competitors and so forth verse 18 behold that which i have seen it is good to eat and to drink and to en joy the good of all his labour under the sun all the days of his life which god giveth him this is solomons per sonal conclusion he advocates the simple not the selfindul gent life as comely fitting heb this is in contrast to the greed of the avaricious man the contented person is the one who recognizes gods gra cious provisions sustaining him verse 19 every man also to whom god hath given riches and 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