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Paul Apple
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
(with John Cobb and Brian Racer)
Well done 77 page commentary in Pdf
Chasing the Wind - A Life of Futility
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Lessons on the book of Ecclesiastes
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Charles Bridges
Commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes
Note: Bridges is
the author of the excellent
Commentary on Proverbs
and is definitely worth consulting.
Spurgeon: After
the manner of other works by this devout author, who is always worth
consulting, though he gives us nothing very new.
Cambridge Bible for
Schools and Colleges
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Note: Verse by
verse comments which offer some useful insights.
Ecclesiastes 1 Commentary
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Century Bible Commentary
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
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Ellicott's Commentary
For English Readers
Book of Ecclesiastes
Note: Comments on most
verses, but they are very brief, sometimes little more than a few
cross references or a synonym for the word being studied.
Easy English
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Interesting simple translation and comments
Ecclesiastes Commentary
Expositor's Bible
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
by Samuel Cox
Note: If you can
locate the six-volume edition of the Expositor's Bible, buy it
immediately! It takes up less space than the original fifty-volume
set, and not everything in the original set is worth owning. Samuel
H. Kellogg on Leviticus is a classic; so is Alexander Maclaren on
the Psalms and on Colossians.—Warren W. Wiersbe, A Basic Library for
Bible Students
This set, originally published in 1903, contains expositions by both
conservative and liberal theologians. The most important works are
by Dod (Genesis), Chadwick (Exodus and Mark), Kellogg (Leviticus),
Blaikie (Joshua, I and II Samuel), Adeney (Ezra, Nehemiah and
Esther), Maclaren (Psalms), Moule (Romans), Findlay (Galatians and
Ephesians), Plummer (Pastoral Epistles and the Epistles of James and
Jude), and Milligan (Revelation.)—Cyril J. Barber, The Minister's
Sermons on Ecclesiastes
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Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
Futility Under The Sun
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Grasping for the Wind
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 I'll Be
Happy When
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 I Hated
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Infinite
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 Justice
Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 Investing in
Social Capital
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Guard Your
Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
Ecclesiastes 6 Riches, Wealth,
Ecclesiastes 7:1-6 Better-Than
Ecclesiastes 7:7-14 Better
Than - Part 2
Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 Helping the
Wisdom Challenged
Ecclesiastes 8:2-9 Question
Authority - Yes or No
Ecclesiastes 8:10-17 Who
Will Oppress the Oppressors?
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 Living
While Dying
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:7
Don't Be a Fool
Ecclesiastes 10:8-11:6
Sharpening Your Axe
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8
Remember Your Creator
Ecclesiastes 12:9
Well-Driven Nails
Commentary on
Ecclesiastes 5 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 6 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 7 Commentary
Commentary on
Ecclesiastes Notes
Ecclesiastes 1-2
Ecclesiastes 3-5
Ecclesiastes 6-8
Ecclesiastes 9-12
Ecclesiastes 1:12-15
The Lord Satisfies
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 God on Trial!
Ecclesiastes 6:10-12Let Go - Let God!
Ecclesiastes 9:13-16 Deliverance
David Guzik
Commentary on
Brief comments from a more modern perspective. Guzik has useful
insights and practical applications.
Ecclesiastes 5 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 6 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 7 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 9 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 11 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12 Commentary-NA
Robert Hawker
Commentary on
Spurgeon: Full of
devotion and sweetness....Gentlemen, if you want something full of
marrow and fatness, cheering to your own hearts by way of comment,
and likely to help you in giving to your hearers rich exposition,
buy Dr Hawker's "Poor Man's Commentary. Dr Hawker was the very least
of commentators in the matter of criticism; he had no critical
capacity, and no ability whatever as an interpreter of the letter;
but he sees Jesus, and that is a sacred gift which is most precious
whether the owner be a critic or not. It is to be confessed that he
occasionally sees Jesus where Jesus is not legitimately to be seen.
He allows his reason to be mastered by his affections, which, vice
as it is, is not the worst fault in the world. There is always such
a savor of the Lord Jesus Christ in Dr Hawker that you cannot read
him without profit....not as a substantial dish but as a condiment,
place the Plymouth vicar's work on the table. His writing is all
sugar, and you will know how to use it, not devouring it in lumps,
but using it to flavor other things. -- From Lectures to My
Ecclesiastes 9 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 11 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12 Commentary
E W Hengstenberg
Commentary on
Rosscup: This is
one of the finest, most scholarly old works on Ecclesiastes.
Scholarly of course, and also more vivacious than is usual with
Matthew Henry
Commentary on
Ecclesiastes 1 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 2 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 3 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 4 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 9 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 11 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12 Commentary
George Holden
Commentary on
"An Attempt to Illustrate the Book of Ecclesiastes"
Preliminary Dissertation
Of the Title Koheleth
Style and Language
Object and Design for Publication
Analytical Table of Contents
Paraphrase of the Book of
Spurgeon: Bridges
says Holden "stands foremost for accuracy of critical exegesis," and
Ginsburg considers his Commentary to be the best in our language. We
may therefore be wrong in setting so little store by it as we do,
but we are not convinced.
Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory
on the Whole Bible
Note: One of the
better older OT commentaries as it generally interprets the
Ecclesiastes 1 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 2 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 3 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 4 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 5 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 6 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 7 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 9 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 11 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12 Commentary
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
on the Old Testament:
Keil's works are valuable helps towards obtaining the meaning of the
text 3 but for spiritual reflections and fruitful hints we must look
Keith Krell
Sermon Series
Ecclesiastes Overview The Good Life
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 Trivial Pursuits
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Time's Up
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 Give Me Justice!
Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 Alone at the Top
Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 Watch Your Mouth!
Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 The Naked Truth
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 I CAN Get Satisfaction
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 When Bad is Better
Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 Wise Words for Wise Ones
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 Living Under the Thumb
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 Living While You Live
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 No Risks, No Rewards
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 Wise Beyond Words
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 Live While You Are
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 Life's Final Exam
Paul E Kretzmann
Ecclesiastes 1 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 2 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 3 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 4 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 5 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 6 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 7 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 9 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 11 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 12 Commentary
Lange's Commentary
This volume contains much that we do not like, but its value is
Rosscup: Another
of the very helpful older works, often rich in meaning on details,
giving views, considering matters from different angles.
Alexander Maclaren
Sermons on Ecclesiastes
(Excellent Expositor)
Ecclesiastes 1:4: What Passes and What
Ecclesiastes 1:9: The Past and the
Ecclesiastes 1:13: Two Views of Life
Ecclesiastes 3:2: A Time to Plant
Ecclesiastes 3:11: Eternity in the
Ecclesiastes 5:1-12: Lessons for
Worship and for Work
Ecclesiastes 5:15: Naked or Clothed?
Ecclesiastes 7:8: Finis Coronat Opus
Ecclesiastes 8:11: Misused Respite
Ecclesiastes 10:8: Fences and Serpents
Ecclesiastes 10:15: The Way to the City
Ecclesiastes11:9, 12:1: A New Years
Sermon to the Young
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, 13-14: The
Conclusion of the Matter
Vernon McGee
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Bibliography (Dave Beldman)
Bibliography (Ted Hildebrandt)
Duane A. Garrett, "Ecclesiastes
7:25-29 and the Feminist Hermeneutic," Criswell Theological Review 2
(1988) 309-21.
F. F. Bruce, "The
Wisdom Literature of the Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes,"
Craig Bartholomew, "Qoheleth
in the Canon?: Current Trends in the Interpretation of
Ecclesiastes," Themelios 24.3 (May 1999): 4-20.
Duane A. Garrett, "Qoheleth
On The Use And Abuse Of Political Power," Trinity Journal 8.2
(1987): 159-177.
Thomas Francis Glasson,
"'You Never Know': The Message of Ecclesiastes 11:1-6,"The
Evangelical Quarterly 55.1 (Jan.-Feb. 1983): 43-48.
Anson F. Rainey, "A
Study of Eccleisates," Concordia Theological Monthly 35 (1964)
James S. Reitman, "The Structure and Unity of
Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra154: 615 (1997): 297-319.
George M. Schwab, Sr.,
"Woman as the object of Qohelet's search," Andrews University
Seminary Studies 39.1 (Spring 2001): 73-84.
H. Carl Shank, "Qoheleth's
World and Life View as Seen in His Recurring Phrases,"Westminster
Theological Journal 37 (1974) 57-73.
Martin A. Shields,
"Ecclesiastes and the End of Wisdom," Tyndale Bulletin 50.1 (1999):
Melvin Tinker, "Evil,
Evangelism and Ecclesiastes," Themelios 28.2 (Spring 2003): 4-15.
Top 5 Commentaries - Ecclesiastes by
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Best Commentary on Ecclesiastes
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Ecclesiastes, Book of - The 1901
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Ecclesiastes - Hastings' Dictionary
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The Book of Ecclesiastes
- Introduction
An Argument of the Book of Ecclesiastes
Selected Bibliography of the Book of Ecclesiastes
Challenges - The author's declaration that "all is vanity"
envelops the primary message of the book (cf. 1:2; 12:8). The word
translated "vanity" is used in at least 3 ways throughout the book.
In each case, it looks at the nature of man's activity "under the
sun" as: 1)"fleeting," which has in view the vapor-like (cf. James
4:14) or transitory nature of life; 2)"futile" or "meaningless,"
which focuses on the cursed condition of the universe and the
debilitating effects it has on man's earthly experience; or 3)
"incomprehensible" or "enigmatic," which gives consideration to
life's unanswerable questions. Solomon draws upon all 3 meanings in
While the context in each case will determine which meaning Solomon
is focusing upon, the most recurring meaning of vanity is
"incomprehensible" or "unknowable," referring to the mysteries of
God's purposes. Solomon's conclusion to "fear God and keep His
commandments" (12:13, 14) is more than the book's summary; it is the
only hope of the good life and the only reasonable response of faith
and obedience to sovereign God. He precisely works out all
activities under the sun, each in its time according to His perfect
plan, but also discloses only as much as His perfect wisdom dictates
and holds all men accountable. Those who refuse to take God and His
Word seriously are doomed to lives of the severest vanity.
Outline - The book chronicles Solomon's investigations and
conclusions regarding man's lifework, which combine all of his
activity and its potential outcomes including limited satisfaction.
The role of wisdom in experiencing success surfaces repeatedly,
particularly when Solomon must acknowledge that God has not revealed
all of the details. This leads Solomon to the conclusion that the
primary issues of life after the Edenic fall involve divine
blessings to be enjoyed and the divine judgment for which all must
I. Introduction
A. Title (Ecclesiastes
B. Poem—A Life of Activity That Appears Wearisome (Ecclesiastes
II. Solomon's Investigation (Ecclesiastes 1:12–6:9)
A. Introduction—The King
and His Investigation (Ecclesiastes 1:12–18)
B. Investigation of Pleasure-Seeking (Ecclesiastes 2:1–11)
C. Investigation of Wisdom and Folly (Ecclesiastes 2:12–17)
D. Investigation of Labor and Rewards (Ecclesiastes 2:18–6:9)
1. One has to leave them
to another (Ecclesiastes 2:18–26)
2. One cannot find the right time to act (Ecclesiastes 3:1–4:6)
3. One often must work alone (Ecclesiastes 4:7–16)
4. One can easily lose all he acquires (Ecclesiastes 5:1–6:9)
III. Solomon's Conclusions (Ecclesiastes 6:10–12:8)
A. Introduction—The
Problem of Not Knowing (Ecclesiastes 6:10–12)
B. Man Cannot Always
Find Out Which Route is the Most Successful for Him to Take Because
His Wisdom is Limited (Ecclesiastes 7:1–8:17)
1. On prosperity and
adversity (Ecclesiastes 7:1–14)
2. On justice and wickedness (Ecclesiastes 7:15–24)
3. On women and folly (Ecclesiastes 7:25–29)
4. On the wise man and the king (Ecclesiastes 8:1–17)
C. Man Does Not Know
What Will Come After Him (Ecclesiastes 9:1–11:6)
1. He knows he will die
(Ecclesiastes 9:1–4)
2. He has no knowledge in the grave (Ecclesiastes 9:5–10)
3. He does not know his time of death (Ecclesiastes 9:11, 12)
4. He does not know what will happen (Ecclesiastes 9:13–10:15)
5. He does not know what evil will come (Ecclesiastes 10:16–11:2)
6. He does not know what good will come (Ecclesiastes 11:3–6)
D. Man Should Enjoy
Life, But Not Sin, Because Judgment Will Come to All (Ecclesiastes
IV. Solomon's Final Advice (Ecclesiastes 12:9–14)
Why is Ecclesiastes
so important? Ecclesiastes presents us a naturalistic
vision of life—one that sees life through distinctively human
eyes—but ultimately recognizes the rule and reign of God in the
world. This more humanistic quality has made the book especially
popular among younger audiences today, men and women who have seen
more than their fair share of pain and instability in life but who
still cling to their hope in God.
What's the big idea? Ecclesiastes, like much of life,
represents a journey from one point to another. Solomon articulated
his starting point early in the book: "Vanity of vanities! All is
vanity" (Ecclesiastes 1:2), indicating the utter futility and
meaninglessness of life as he saw it. Nothing made sense to him
because he had already tried any number of remedies—pleasure, work,
and intellect—to alleviate his sense of feeling lost in the world.
However, even in the writer's desperate search for meaning and
significance in life, God remained present. For instance, we read
that God provides food, drink, and work (2:24); both the sinner and
the righteous person live in God's sight (Eccl 2:26); God's deeds are
eternal (Eccl 3:14); and God empowers people to enjoy His provision
(Eccl 5:19). Ultimately, the great truth of Ecclesiastes lies in the
acknowledgment of God's ever-present hand on our lives. Even when
injustice and uncertainty threaten to overwhelm us, we can trust Him
and follow after Him (Eccl 12:13–14).
How do I apply this? We all desire meaning in life. Often
that search takes us along winding, up-and-down paths filled with
bursts of satisfaction that shine bright for a time but eventually
fade. In one sense, it's satisfying to see that experience echoed
throughout Ecclesiastes. An appreciation for our common humanity
emerges from reading its pages. We relate to the journey of Solomon
because, for so many of us, it is our own. When we attempt to find
meaning in the pursuit of pleasure, the commitment to a job, or
through plumbing intellectual depths, we all eventually find in each
of these pursuits a dead end. Ecclesiastes shows us a man who lived
through this process and came out on the other side with a wiser,
more seasoned perspective. When we're surrounded by the temptation
to proclaim life's ultimate emptiness, we can find in Ecclesiastes a
vision tempered by experience and ultimately seen through divinely
colored lenses. Life is destined to remain unsatisfying apart from
our recognition of God's intervention. It only remains to be seen
whether or not we will place our trust in His sure and able hands.
Have you struggled with misplaced pursuits in life? Does your life
lack the meaning and purpose you desire? Hear the words of Solomon
that they might encourage you to place your trust solely in the
Lord. (Excerpt from
Ecclesiastes Overview)
(Excerpt) The book of
Ecclesiastes has been branded as a book of pessimism and denounced
by the critics as unworthy of the Holy Spirit's authorship. I must
admit that it is indeed filled with hopelessness and despair. Quite
often the materialists, the fatalists, and the sensualists support
their teachings by sentences lifted from the book of Ecclesiastes.
The opening verse gives the title of the book: ''The words of the
Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.'' The second verse
gives the theme of the book: ''Vanity of vanities, saith the
Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.'' But it must be
remembered that he speaks only of that which is ''under the sun,'' a
phrase that is used 29 times in Ecclesiastes.
This book, given by divine inspiration, is a record of the bitter
disappointment that awaits people whose faith soars no higher than
the sun. The conclusion a man like that reaches is stated in this
key text: ''...all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was
no profit under the sun'' (Ecc 2:11).
C.I. Scofield has written, ''It is what man, with the knowledge that
there is a holy God and that He will bring everything into judgment,
discovers of the emptiness of setting the heart upon things under
the sun.''
CHRIST IN ECCLESIASTES--I could find no better expression of the
purpose of this book that that which was written by F. C. Jennings, a
devout student of the Word of God. I am quoting from his book
Meditations on Ecclesiastes. "No song brightens its pages; no praise
is heard amid its exercises. And yet perfectly assured we may be
that, listened to aright, it shall speak forth the praise of God's
beloved Son; looked at in a right light, it shall set off His
beauty. If ''He turns the wrath of man to praise Him,'' surely we
may expect no rest from man's sorrows and ignorances. This, then, we
may take it, is the object of the book, to show forth by its dark
background the glory of the Lord, to bring into glorious relief
against the black cloud of man's need and ignorance the bright light
of a perfect, holy revelation; to let man tell out, in the person of
his greatest and wisest, when he too is at the summit of his
greatness, with the full advantage of his matured wisdom, the solemn
questions of his inmost being; and show that greatness to be of no
avail in solving them, that wisdom foiled in the search for their
answers. (emphasis ours)
Sermons By Chapter and Verse -
this resource is different from the one above in that it categorizes
the sermons and illustrators verse by verse...
Ecclesiastes 1:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 2:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 3:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 6:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 7:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 8:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 9:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Sermons
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Sermons
Click link below. Select Ecclesiastes. Select "All" = retrieves 18
sermons by W A Criswell:
The W. A. Criswell Sermon Library
Ecclesiastes - A Practical Study of Ecclesiastes - "Where Your Heart
and Treasure Meet"
- Simple questions and passage lessons
Chasing the Wind - A Life of Futility
- 178 page commentary -
Ecclesiastes: Koheleth's Quest for
Life's Meaning (232 page commentary -Submitted in partial
fulfillment of requirements or the degree of Master of Theology in
Grace Theological Seminary)
Ecclesiastes Commentary -
Over 1000 pages but of limited value
in my opinion as it has lots of Hebrew, skips around verses and
actual in depth comments are relatively scarce.
Ecclesiastes Commentary
- 103 Pages -
Includes numerous quotes from other respected conservative sources,
including almost 100 quotations from Michael Eaton's Tyndale OT
Commentary (ranked as one of the best on Ecclesiastes).
By Chapter
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:9 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:15 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:15 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1:18 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 1 - Living Water
Ecclesiastes 2 - Living Water
Ecclesiastes 3 - Living Water
Ecclesiastes 2:2 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 2:14 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 2:24 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 3:18 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 3:20 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 3 - The Divine Sabotage:
An Exegetical and Theological Study of Ecclesiastes 3
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 4:5 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 4:6 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Lessons for Life
Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lessons for Life
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Ecclesiastes 9:10 Do it
Well and Do it Now
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Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:7, 13 Wisdom for
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Giving
and Receiving
- Lengthy
Ecclesiastes 11:9 After
that the Judgment
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Remembrance -
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Whole Duty of Man
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Ecclesiastes 1:2 The Cure For
Ecclesiastes 1:1-9 Routinely
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 What's the
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Gone With
The Wind
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Just
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 Knowing
Too Much
Ecclesiastes 1:8 True
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Setting the
Record Straight
Ecclesiastes 2:1 The Pursuit
Of Pleasure
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 True
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Sunshine
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Why Do I
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Tantalized
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The New
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Are You
Losing Touch?
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 What
Brings Happiness?
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The
Pleasure Is Mine
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The Smart
Ecclesiastes 2:1-17 The Hunger
Of A Black Hole
Ecclesiastes 2:2 Pleasure's
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 Work: A
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 The
Missing Piece
Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 Two
Lives, Two Views
Ecclesiastes 2:13 The World
Wide Web
Ecclesiastes 2:15-26 Heaven on
Ecclesiastes 2:17-26
Frustrated Or Content?
Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 Is Work
Your God?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 Seasons Of
Ecclesiastes 3:1 Seasons Of
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Thankful
For Seasons
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A Season
For Everything
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Seasons Of
Ups And Downs
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Times And
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Good and
Bad Laughter
Ecclesiastes 3:9-17 Eternity
In Our Hearts
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Time:
Handle With Care
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Tick,
Tick, Tick
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Relevant
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Longing
For Spring
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 The Beauty
Of Life
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 The
Mystery Of Time
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Expected--Sooner Or Later
Ecclesiastes 3:7 Don't Say It!
Ecclesiastes 3:11 The Trail
Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 Who Says?
Ecclesiastes 3:9-17 Eternity
in Our Hearts
Ecclesiastes 3:14-22 The
Search For Justice
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 An
Instructed Faith
Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 The Rat
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 Designed
For Companionship
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Helping
With Hurdles
Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 Hold Hands
And Jump!
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 We Need
God And People
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Benefits
Of Friendship
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 Fleeting
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 In God's
Ecclesiastes 5:2 On Listening
Ecclesiastes 5:8-12 True
Ecclesiastes 5:8-16
Stockpiling Or Storing?
Ecclesiastes 5:10 The Greed
Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 'I Want
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 Too
Ecclesiastes 5:13-20 How To
Enjoy Things
Ecclesiastes 6:1-8 The
Difference God Makes
Ecclesiastes 6:7-12 Are You
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 Funeral or
Ecclesiastes 7:1-6 Helpful
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 The Main
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 The Upside
of Sorrow
Ecclesiastes 7:1 A Good Name
Ecclesiastes 7:6 Laughter
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Beware Of
Jumping To Conclusions
Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 Stay At
Your Post
Ecclesiastes 8:6 God's Timing
Ecclesiastes 8:15 Breathtaking
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 Live For
The Moment
Ecclesiastes 9:9 Marriage
Before Love
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Just A Job?
Ecclesiastes 9:11 The
Testimony Of A Tortoise
Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 It's Not
Over Till It's Over
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:1
Big Little Things
Ecclesiastes 9:15 No One
Ecclesiastes 9:16-10:10 Tiny
Evils, Big Fall
Ecclesiastes 9:16-10:10 No One
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Tiny Evils,
Big Fall
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Stay At Your
Ecclesiastes 10:12 Things Said
In Secret
Ecclesiastes 11:4 Watching The
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 Sowing
and Reaping
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 Land Of
Eternal Spring
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 The
Bottom Line
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Living Or
Just Alive?
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14
Smithsonian Scavengers
Ecclesiastes 12:6-14 What's
the Point?
Ecclesiastes 12:6-14 Wise
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Six Words
From Solomon
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 What's
the Point?
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Ecclesiastes 1 Intro to
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Disappointed With Life?
Ecclesiastes 1:9
Choosing a Standard
Ecclesiastes 2
Ecclesiastes, Part 2
Ecclesiastes 3
Ecclesiastes, Part 3
Ecclesiastes 3:1 It is
Ecclesiastes 3:1 What
Time Is It?
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Ecclesiastes 3:14 Things that are Forever
Ecclesiastes 4,5
Ecclesiastes, Part 4
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Principle of Togetherness
Ecclesiastes 6
Ecclesiastes, Part 5
Ecclesiastes 7
Ecclesiastes, Part 6
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9 When
Home Feels Like A Battleship
Ecclesiastes 7:1-10
Anger and Bitterness
Ecclesiastes 8,9
Ecclesiastes, Part 7
Ecclesiastes 10
Ecclesiastes, Part 8
Ecclesiastes, Part
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Ecclesiastes 12:11 he
Bible as a Nail
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
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Ecclesiastes 1:2 The Vanity of
the Creature
Ecclesiastes 1:14, 15 The
Creature is Vanity and Vexation
Ecclesiastes 2:3 The Emptiness
of Worldly Mirth
Ecclesiastes 2:13 The
Excellency of Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 2:26 The
Different Portions of the Righteous and Wicked
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5 Duty of
Paying our Vows
Ecclesiastes 7:4 The House of
Mourning to be Preferred
Ecclesiastes 7:10 Contentment
Ecclesiastes 7:12 The
Excellency of Spiritual Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 7:16 Against An
Over-Righteous Spirit
Ecclesiastes 7:29 Man's
Original and Present State
Ecclesiastes 8:11 Man's Abuse
of God's Patience
Ecclesiastes 8:12 The
Blessedness of Fearing God
Ecclesiastes 9:3 The
Wickedness, Madness and Misery of Unregenerate Men
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Earnestness
in Religion Recommended
Ecclesiastes 9:14-16 Wisdom
Notionally Approved, but Practically Disregarded
Ecclesiastes 9:18 The
Destructive Influence of Sinners
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Liberality
Ecclesiastes 11:9 Youth Warned
of the Future Judgment
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remembering
God in our Youth
Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14 The Sum
of All True Religion
Sermon Notes
Ecclesiastes 1:1 Vanity, Vanity All is
Ecclesiastes 1:1 Frustration: Its Cause
and Cure
Ecclesiastes 1:13-18, 2:1-17 Life Under
the Sun
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Life Under the Sun
Ecclesiastes 2 Life Under the Sun is
Life on the Human Plane
Ecclesiastes 3:15 God Requireth That
Which is Past
Ecclesiastes 3:15b
Ecclesiastes 6:10-12 What's Good for
Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 In the Final End
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Ecclesiastes 1:7
Ecclesiastes 1:14
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Ecclesiastes 10:7
Ecclesiastes 10:9
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Ecclesiastes 6:1-7:14 Things Are Not What They
Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 Whoever Said Life Was
Ecclesiastes 8:2-8:15 Can We Trust Government?
Ecclesiastes 8:16-9:10 Ah, Sweet Mystery of
Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:15 The Only Way to Go
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Ecclesiastes 12:1-12:14 Before It's Too Late
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1st The
Search (Ecclesiastes 1:1-3) — Has
our pursuit of knowledge and worldly pleasure left us sated and
cynical? Do we need to redirect our pursuit from a wholly different
2nd The
Endless Cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:4-7) — Solomon
sagely ponders why we strive, often desperately, to prolong our
lives forever? Is something backwards in our human existence?
3rd The
Restless Life (Ecclesiastes 1:8-18) — Do
we shop until we drop, always hoping to buy into the ultimate
satisfaction? Is life simply an empty pursuit after things that
never fully satisfy our deepest desires?
4th The
Pursuit Of Pleasure (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11) — Do
we live as consumers, using every resource & person in our quest for
fulfillment? Has the well of hedonistic pleasures gone dry? Where do
we go after burn out?
5th A
Note Of Joy (Ecclesiastes 2:12-26) — Shall
we choose to live each day as grateful receivers, acknowledging
every good gift as God's provision? Have we seen His intent for joy
in everything we experience?
6th A
Time For Everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) — Are
we learning to see God's wise direction and providence in the
contrasting experiences of our lives? If we were in charge would the
result be wholeness & joy?
7th Eternity
On My Mind (Ecclesiastes 3:9-11) — What
is it that clearly differentiates us humans from animals? Are we
living in denial of that basic element, yet wondering why life seems
8th Let
God Be God (Ecclesiastes 3:12-22) — God
has sovereignly, independently, set up the plan of life in a way
with which we cannot interfere. Why has He done this and what is the
secret of life?
9th Ambition (Ecclesiastes
4:1-8) — To what
degree are admiration and ambition a driving force behind our
activity in life? Do we need to redirect our motivation & resources
to invest in things that matter?
10th Two
Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:9-16) — Companionship
and fellowship are certainly advantageous in life. Does teamwork
play an important role in our ministry or do we tend to go it alone?
11th Watch
Your Step (Ecclesiastes 5:1-17) — What
is the first thought that pops into our mind when we ask: Who is in
charge? Have we learned to let God be God and to humbly inquire and
listen to His wisdom?
12th How
To Enjoy Life (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20) — True
enjoyment in life comes from a specific knowledge which results in
constant thanksgiving. What is a great lesson and gift of God that
enables us to enjoy life?
13th The
Power To Enjoy (Ecclesiastes 6:1-12) — Experiencing
joy certainly pleases us. Faith and obedience based on faith is what
pleases God. Have we assimilated where the enabling power to enjoy
14th Who
Is In Charge? (Ecclesiastes 7:1-14) — Life
is full of the adversity. Does this make us anxious or fearful? Have
we discovered and trusted God's wisdom and love or do we try to
control our future?
15th Fearing
God (Ecclesiastes 7:15-22) — Are
we waiting to acknowledge God's presence at the end of our life
someday, or do we know His presence now? What are some components of
fearing God?
16th Looking
For Love (Ecclesiastes 7:23-28) — The
billion dollar industry of internet pornography is a snare today for
many. Devoid of any relationship, it takes one away from the only
relationship that truly satisfies.
17th The
Benefits Of Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 7:29-8:1) — Media
bombardment encourages us to always imitate and copy somebody else,
but God made us individually unique. Have we discovered the benefits
of godly wisdom?
18th Can
We Trust The Government? (Ecclesiastes 8:2-15) — Obedience
is sometimes difficult and produces uncertainty. Does God want us to
struggle & puzzle over what we should do? What about trusting the
19th Ah,
Sweet Mystery Of Life (Ecclesiastes 8:16-9:6) — We
soon run out of brain power when trying to find answers to the
mystery of life. Is understanding everything in Scripture necessary
before accepting it as truth?
20th The
Gift Of God's Approval (Ecclesiastes 9:7-10) — God's
approval is always received and not earned. How many of us struggle
to please God? Why is this always a vain attempt on our part?
21st Who
Wins The Race? (Ecclesiastes 9:11-12) — The
sovereignty of God is an important attribute of God to realize and
trust. Our own efforts will never trump God's sovereignty. Have we
rested in that knowledge?
22nd The
Wisdom That Frees (Ecclesiastes 9:13-18) — Real
wisdom is the application of the knowledge & freedom contained in
God's word. Do we lean on our own understanding or simply seek to
know the Reality revealed?
23rd The
Dangers Of Digging Pits (Ecclesiastes 10:1-15) — Without
thinking we follow the secular wisdom around us, wisdom that looks
good and feels right, but nevertheless is foolishness. What about
the wisdom of the Word?
24th A
Little Bird Told Me (Ecclesiastes 10:16-20) — When
supportive talk seems out of vogue, how easy it is to passionately
complain about the government. Do our conversations betray a lack of
trust in the Godhead?
25th Live
Generously (Ecclesiastes 11:1-6) — Giving
is a way of relieving need, but oftentimes needs are not expressed
because people in their pride hide their needs. Do we have a
sensitive spirit of generosity?
26th What
To Do While You're Young (Ecclesiastes 11:7-10) — Youth
with all its glory and energy is full of opportunity. While still
young are we increasingly thoughtful and mindful of our relationship
with the living Lord? How so?
27th Before
Its Too Late (Ecclesiastes 12:1-8) — Have
we experienced the joy of learning the Scriptures while young? As we
get older it is more difficult to change, yet it's never too late to
willingly root and grow in Christ.
28th The
Need For The Truth (Ecclesiastes 12:9-12) — The
truth is always attacked by a multiplicity of lies. Have we been
guided by the Word of God? Have we discovered the simple, powerful,
and restful truth in Christ?
29th The
Secret Of Wholeness (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14) — We
all desire to be complete and whole in all areas of our lives. But
what is the secret of this wholeness? What does it mean to fear God
and how are we to do it?
John Stevenson
Sermons on
Introduction to Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11.
The Emptiness of Life
Ecclesiastes 1:12 - 2:26.
The Great Experiment
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22The
Seasons of Life
Ecclesiastes 4:1-16.
One is the Loneliest Number
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7.
Wisdom in the House of God
Ecclesiastes 5:8-20.
Riches and Wealth
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12.
The Unfulfilled Life
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14.
The Better and the Best
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29.
Wisdom in a Wayward World
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17.
Dealing with the Out of Control
Ecclesiastes 9:1-18.
Living While You Live
Ecclesiastes 10:1-20.
Wisdom to Live By
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10.
How Shall We Then Live?
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8.
Before It's Too Late
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.
Follow the Directions
Moses Stuart
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and minute, with most instructive introductions. It is unnecessary
to say that Moses Stuart is a great authority, though not all we
could wish as to spirituality.
Preface & Intro Notes - 110
Ecclesiastes 1 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 2 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 3 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 4 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 5 Commentary
Ecclesiastes 6 Commentary
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More Topically Arranged
Ecclesiastes 1 - The Vanity of
Ecclesiastes - The Vanity of Pleasure
Ecclesiastes - Wisdom vs Folly
Ecclesiastes - The Vanity of Labor
Ecclesiastes 3 - A Time for Everything
Ecclesiastes - God's Sovereignty Over
an Evil World
Ecclesiastes - The Allowances of a
Sovereign God
Joseph Sutcliffe
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
John Trapp
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Spurgeon: "Would
it be possible to eulogize too much the incomparably sententious and
suggestive folios of John Trapp? Trapp will be most valuable to men
of discernment, to thoughtful men, to men who only want a start in a
line of thought, and are then able to run alone. Trapp excels in
witty stories on the one hand, and learned allusions on the other.
You will not thoroughly enjoy him unless you can turn to the
original, and yet a mere dunce at classics will prize him. His
writings remind me of himself: he was a pastor, hence his holy
practical remarks; he was the head of a public school, and
everywhere we see his profound scholarship; he was for some time
amid the guns and drums of a parliamentary garrison, and he gossips
and tells queer anecdotes like a man used to a soldier's life; yet
withal, he comments as if he had been nothing else but a commentator
all his days. Trapp is my especial companion and treasure; I can
read him when I am too weary for anything else. Trapp is salt,
pepper, mustard, vinegar, and all the other condiments. Put him on
the table when you study, and when you have your dish ready, use him
by way of spicing the whole thing. Yes, gentlemen, read Trapp
certainly, and if you catch the infection of his consecrated humor,
so much the better for your hearers." - Lectures to My Students
Bob Utley
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Ralph Wardlaw
Lectures on Ecclesiastes
Spurgeon: Wardlaw
is always good, though not very brilliant. He may be relied upon,
when not critical, and he generally excites thought.
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Ecclesiastes 3:16-22, 4:1-3
Ecclesiastes 4:4-16
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12
Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
Ecclesiastes 7:7-14
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Moody Bible Institute
Steve Zeisler
Sermons on
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Ecclesiastes 1:1-12 Is Life A Treadmill?
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 The Way To Blessing
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 Having It All--Having
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Treasure and Heart
Ecclesiastes 2:18-22 Work and Worry
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26, 5:18-20 Wisdom, Knowledge,
And Joy
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Is Anyone
Ecclesiastes 3:16-20 Justice and Love
Ecclesiastes 4:4-9, 5:10-6:6 What Money Can't
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16, 8:2-9 God And Government
Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 Choices That Matter
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12 Before It's Too Late
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 Preparing for the
End: Teaching with Authority
Ecclesiastes 7:8
"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." —
Ecclesiastes 7:8.
SOME translators read this passage, "Better is the end of a speech
than the beginning thereof;" and I doubt not that many of my hearers
quite concur in that opinion. You endeavor to be patient when we
begin, but as soon as we' utter the word "finally" your eyes begin,
to glisten, for the tedious exercise, you think, will soon be over.
And if it. be so, to the hearers, I grant you it, is sometimes so to
the speaker. A speaker sometimes finds it. difficult to begin, more
difficult to continue to edification, and not difficult to come to a
close, but often exceedingly we want to do so. Well. doubtless. can
many a young preacher remember, when he first, tried to, speak, how
much better he felt the end of the speech to be than the beginning;
like the young acrobat, walking upon a rope on high. who tremblingly
launches forth., stud timidly puts one foot after the other until he
reaches the end of his dangerous task, he was rejoiced to sit down.
Far bootes- was the end of the speech than the beginning thereof.
I do not think that, is a correct version, or a proper translation,
but it, is a great truth; for, if a man should speak what is
mischievous, it is a good thing when he has done; it is better that he
should have done with it than that he should be continuing in his idle
and dangerous talk; and if a man speaks well. and is a good
ambassador, and has good tidings to deliver, it. is better that he
should have delivered them and fulfilled his mission. Now you have
advanced one stage. You have received a truth, on which your souls can
feed; and it, is better to. have received it, than not, to have
received it,; and hence the end is better than the beginning.
I think we must take the text as it stands with a grain or two of
salt. It, is relatively rather than absolutely true.
"Better is the end of a thing
than the beginning thereof."
That is true;, or we should not
find it in Scripture; but the application of its truth is particular,
not universal. There are some things which are worse in their ending
than in their beginning. It is true, I believe, of all things which
proceed according to God's order, whom God begins them, and God ends
them, or when they are begun by God's direction, conducted in God's
fear, and ended in God's presence. In such cases. I say the end is
better than the beginning; but the text must not be taken to be
absolutely and indiscriminately tame in all cases. With a grain or two
of salt, however, I think it is a maxim worthy of Solomon.
"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." Some
pictures in nature will illustrate this. We compare the beginning the
end. The sower goes forth, on a damp and drizzling morning, with his
handful of precious seed, which he is loth to spare; and as he
scatters it, the rough wind blows into his face, and the frost bites
his cheek; and, literally, it may be said, that he "sows in tears";
the beginning, therefore, is by no means pleasant. Then comes the
harvest home, with the songs and dances of smiling damsels and joyous
swains, whets the produce, of the fields is safely housed; that is the
end thereof. I think that everyone can see that the harvest is better
than the seedtime. Or a man starts forth upon. a long journey. He
takes a staff in, his hand. He prepares himself to climb yonder crags.
The storm will come on, but he must press through it.. There will be
brooks swollen with the rs, ins, but he must, pass through them all.
Summoning courage to his aid, he surmounts every obstacle. He comes in
all flushed with the healthy exercise. He has climbed yonder crags; he
has passed through the brooks; he has braved the storm; and now he
comes to the blazing fire to sit down and rest. himself, for the
journey is over. "Better," says the traveler, "is the end of a
thing than the beginning thereof. Toil came but now toil is sweetened,
for I look back upon it, and can take my rest.." Or, see, the, good
ship as the dock gates are opened, and she, is drawn out into the
river. Flags are flying, and everyone cheers those who are about to,
make a venturesome, voyage to the East Indies. See her, however,
coming back up the river, well loaded, to go into dock, and ask the
captain, who remembers the rough weather as he passed the, Cape, and
the storm, just as he came off the Peninsula and he will tell you that
he likes coming up the river much better than going down. Coming home
with his ship we'll freighted, alter a prosperous voyage, he says,
with thanks to God, "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning
thereof." One, more picture. An army of soldiers goes forth to war.
Can you look upon them with pleasure,? I know that you crowd the
streets, and shout as they march down your thoroughfares; and, truly,
it. is a thrilling sight to see the stalwart heroes as they go forth
to fight their country's battles; but when you think of the number of
those brave men who, may lie. dead on the battle-ground, and how few
may ever return. I am sure, to say the least, it is not a pleasurable
sight. But when those, brave men, who have escaped the storm and crash
of battle,, return to their native land, and again pass through the
streets, they feel, if the spectators do not, that better is the end
of war than the beginning thereof. Someone once said he thought there
was never a good war, and never a bad peace; and I believe to a very
great extent he was right. Peace is of itself an inestimable blessing,
and war in itself, whether just or unjust., is a most terrific
scourge. So whether, then, you see the sower in the field, or the
traveler starting on his journey, or the voyager launching upon the
deep, or the warrior going forth to the fight, you are ready to think
that. "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." I
have given you these four pictures because I shall want to use them as
I turn from natural things to more spiritual things.'
I. Let me use this general principle to-night, in the first place, To
Soothe Your Regrets.
This year has all but gone. 1864, then, must soon be numbered with the
things that were. Perhaps someone says, "Would to God that I had this
year to live over again! I have missed many opportunities of doing
good, or, when I have availed myself of them, I have not served my God
as I could have desired. I have another year left in which to serve
the Church, the world, and my God. I have spent another of my talents,
and have so, much fewer to put out to usury for my Lord and Master."
Now, do not, regret, clear friend, that the year has passed. It should
be rather to you, if you are a believer in Christ, a subject for
congratulation. Would you wish to have the year over again, when in
sober silence you meditate upon the subject? You have had some sorrows
this year. You are like the sailor I spoke of just, now; you have,
passed through some storms. Weather-beaten mariner, wouldst thou like,
to have the storms of this year over again? Dost, thou remember that
dreadful night when the ship was driven so, fearfully by the tempest,
or the time when thou wast east upon the reeks, and wouldst thou like
to endure the same again? I see thee shake thy head, and say, "No;
thank God we weathered that storm, But we don't want it again." And,
Christians, as you think of the losses, crosses, sufferings, and
bereavements which you have had during this year, can you feel any
regrets that it, is gone? Must not each one of you say, "I thank God
that, stormy voyage is over, and I have, not those temper, as to
How many snares have you escaped during the past, year? In looking
back, must you not observe that your feel have sometimes almost gone,
and your Steps have well nigh slipped? There have been times when sin
had almost tripped you up, when the world had almost taken you in its
trap, and when the devil had all but wounded you in a mortal part..
You are like a sailor who remembers the rocks by which he has sailed,
and the quicksands from which he has escaped. Would you wish to run
such risks again? Do you wish, sailor, to go again over the bar at
such. a low tide, or to be drifted so unpleasantly near that rock as
almost to grate, against it? "No." says he; "having escaped those
dangers, I am thankful that they are over, and have no wish to have
them over again." And are you not grateful, Christian, that another
year of temptation has gone for over, and that the arrows, that Satan
has shot at, you this year, he can shoot at you no more for ever?
Those, sword-cuts we received, which threatened to be mortal, we shall
never have to dread again; they are gone: and when I say they are
gone, it is implied that their mischief and their power to hurt are
gone for over.
But there is another side to this matter. What a multitude of mercies
you have enjoyed this year! How good God has been to us!
"When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys;
Transported with the view,
I'm lost In wonder, love, and
Those of us who have traveled in Switzerland, or in other countries
where trio views are glorious to look upon, would not wish that we had
never seen them; on the contrary, we are glad that our eyes have
feasted on those sunny prospects. And you, too, Christian, cannot
regret that you have soon God's mercies, but you will thank God that
it has been your privilege to trove enjoyed such favors. There is
another reason, then, why you should not regret that the year has
passed. I address myself to some who are growing grey. I know there is
a tendency in your minds to regret that so many years have gone; but,
my dear brethren and sisters in the Lord, if you should do so, I think
you would be guilty of a folly unworthy of a believer with such a long
experience. Take John Bunyan's picture of the Christian's progress. He
describes Christian as starting on his pilgrimage to the Celestial
City with a burden on his back that Preset him down., wringing his
hands for fear, and running beck. use he is afraid that he will be
destroyed in the City of Destruction. He has not gone a day's journey
before Be is up to his neck in the Slough of Despond, and floundering
in the mire: this is the beginning of the pilgrimage, but see the end;
he has come to the river, he dips his foot into it, and though it is
chill and cold, it, does not stay him. When he gets midway in the
river, how does Bunyan picture him? The angels beckon him from the
other side, those very angels whose voices he had heard ringing clear
and sweet across the stream, when he wandered in the groves of Beulah,
and sat. among the spices there; and now he reaches the bank on the
other side., and, leaving his sins, his doubts, his infirmities his
mortality behind, his disembodied spirit goes up to the celestial
land, and angel attendants conduct him to the pearly gates of the
golden-paved city. Oh! infinitely better is the end of a spiritual
life than the beginning. Contrast the Slough of Despond with the
Celestial City, and human intellect cannot fail to see, how much
better, how infinitely better, the end is than the beginning.
Take this picture as a further illustration of the same point: Moses
at the beginning of his spiritual career, is seen killing an Egyptian,
and burying him in the sand, — just like a, young Christian, full of
zeal, but having lille prudence. There is the beginning of his public
career. And now I think I see the old man of 120 years, firm of step,
with an, eye as clear and piercing as an eagle's, standing up to
address the people whom he has carried, as nursing mother, in his
arms; and, having done this, leaving Joshua, his familiar servant, and
all others behind, he began to climb to the to? of Pisgah. He has
mounted to its loftiest crag, and, leaning over, he begins to take a
full view of the Promised Land. He sees the palm trees of Jerusalem
and Zion, and B w eye lingers on Bethlehem; he catches glimpses of the
blue sea afar off, and the goodly land of Lebanon; and as he looks,
one scene melts into the other, and he sees the, face of God, for God
himself has come down, and his spirit is taken away with a kiss. As to
his body, it is buried where no man knoweth; but as to his soul, it is
with God for ever. Truly, in the case of Moses, better was the end
than the beginning, and such shall be the spiritual end of every man
of God who, with the simplicity and faith of Moses, teal put his tamer
in God.
I think this is sufficient to soothe all your regret. Instead of being
sorry that these years have passed, thank God for it, and be glad.
II. I shall now use this general principle to endeavor to Stay Your
It may be that many of you are in darkness, — darkness which may be
felt.. You find it very difficult to accept the truth that God is a
God of love, and one who cares for you. You are, however, only at the
beginning, — the beginning of the ways of Providence. Your poor faith,
is ready to be staggered by the sufferings you endure, and unbelief
prophesies ten thousand things to fill your soul with doubts and
alarms; but the end of all this shall be better than the beginning.
Many Christians have more trials in the earlier part of their
spiritual life than they ever will have afterwards. "It, is good for
a man that he, beat the yoke in his youth." You must not consider,
because the sun is just. now under a cloud, that. he will always be
there. It was a little child who said, when there was an eclipse,
"Father, the sun is put, out." It was only a child who said that; no
man thought so. Let thy riper experience correct the childishness of
thine unbelief. God only hides his face to, show it more clearly
by-and-by. The end shall be better than the beginning. Have you not
often seen a day which, early in the morning, was heavy with fog and
rain? As it carne on, we waited patiently and anxiously, for we wished
for fine weather; but those incessant drops of rain still fell. We
looked to the wind quarter and to the rain quarter, we looked with
hope and then with fear, but the droops fell unceasingly, and there
seemed to be no chance of intermission; and yet, ere noon has come, we
have seen the sun shining brightly, and we have heard the birds
singing more sweetly, and it has been fair weather after rain. Take
that morning as a prophecy to your poor, doubting, troubled soul of
what your path in life will yet be. You shall yet see that. the end is
better than the beginning.
Take one picture as an illustration, and then I will leave this point.
Poor Joseph has been slandered by his mistress, his character is under
serious imputation, he is put. into the round house by Potiphar, he is
a prisoner, and must have prisoner's fare; and yet I wet that Joseph
had never sat upon the throne, of Egypt if he had not. been put into
the dungeon. You must "stoop to conquer," and, like gold, you must
be put in the burning coals that you may be refined; but you shall
soon come out, and like that gold, when you shall glitter with purity,
you shall know that "better is the end of a thing than the beginning
III. And now let us use this simple statement of the text To Encourage
Our Faith,
The way of sense is to get everything now; the way of faith, is to get
everything in God's time. The worldly man lives on the present; the
Christian lives on the future. It will always greatly strengthen faith
if we, according to. God's Word, look not, so much at present
appearances, as at the issue of our lives, which is to make amends for
all the toils and disappointments we experience at the commencement of
our career.. So surely as God has called you to be a partaker of the
kingdom, you must renounce the pleasures of this present world. Look
at your Lord and Master; look at his beginning. "He was despised and
rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief."
Remember Gethsemane's blood, sweat, and Gabbatha's terrible
flagellation, and Golgotha's mount of doom. This is the beginning.
Would you see the end?
"The head that once was crown'd with thorns,
Is crown'd with glory
The mighty Victor drags death and hell at his triumphant chariot
wheels; he mounts his Father's throne; and, amidst the acclamations of
men and angels, he sits down for ever, and all iris enemies shall, be
made his footstool. This is the end, or rather, this is the beginning
of the end, for the splendors of the millennium, the second advent,
and the eternal honors which shall be cast at Jesu's feet,, these are
the cad. How much better is the glorious end than the sorrowful
beginning! "As he 'rs, so are we also, in this world." You must take
the manger, or you shall never take the throne; you must have the
cross, or you shall never wear the crown; you must be despised and
rejected, or you shall never be, accepted and crowned; you must wade
through the mire, or you shall never walk the golden pavement. Cheer
up, then, poor Christian! Let this truth be a stay to your soul just
near, "Better is the end of a thing than the, beginning thereof."
I will give you two illustrations, and then leave this point. You see
that creeping worm, how contemptible is its appearance! You wish to
sweep it away; that is the beginning of the thing. You see that insect
with gorgeous wings playing in the sunbeams, sipping at the flower
bells, and full of happiness and life; that is the end thereof. That
worm, that caterpillar, that maggot,, if you will, is yourself; and
you are to be content with that, until you are wrapped up in the
chrysalis of death; but you cannot tell what you: shall be after
death. All that we know is that, when Christ shall appear, "we shall
be like him, for we shall see him as he is." Be content to be like
him, a worm, a caterpillar, in the beginning, that, like him, you may
be satisfied when you wake up in his present likeness.
Again, you see that rough-looking diamond; it is put upon the wheel of
the lapidary. With much care he begins to turn it, and to cut it on
all sides It loses much, — much that seemed to. itself costly. Do you
see it now? The king is to be crowned, the diadem is put upon the
monarch's head with the trumpet's joyful sound. There is a glittering
ray which flows from that diadem, and it comes from that, very diamond
which was cut just now by the lapidary. You, Christian, may venture to
compare yourself to such a diamond, for you are one of God's jewels;
and this is the time of the cutting process. You must endure it.. Be
of good courage, and ram-tour not. Let faith and patience do their
perfect work. In the day when, the crown shall be set. upon the head
of "the King eternal, immortal, invisible," one ray of glory shall
stream from you, for you shall be his. "Thou shalt be mine," saith
the Lord, "in the day when I make up my jewels."
IV. Have patience with me, in the next place, while I use my text. To
Suggest Action,
It is very clear that we cannot have an ending if we have not a
beginning. However bright our end might be, we can never know it
experimentally unless we begin. The text,, therefore,, suggests the
question to each one of us, "Have I begun? Has God begun with me?"
The beginning may be dark and gloomy, but, you can never have a
bright, ending without it. I know the beginning will involve the
sacrifice of many pleasures, and the giving up of friends, — "
pleasures" and "friends" so called; but. you cannot have an ending
with the saints of God in heaven unless you have a beginning with the
poor and afflicted of his family on earth. I wonder whether there are,
some with whom God will begin now. It will be a blessed thing if he
should begin with you; but it will be a far more blessed thing for you
when he comes to the end. It. will be so blessed, if you should
to-night be led by the Holy Spirit to direct your eye with faith to
Christ that the very angels before the throne shall have a merrier
Christmas because of your conversion.* Can I be mistaken in that,
notion? Did not, our Lord Jesus Christ say, concerning the shepherd
who had found his, sheep which was lost., "When he cometh home, he
calleth together his friends and neighbors," (who, are, they but the
angels, who are the, friends and neighbors of Christ in heaven?)
"saying unto them. Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep, which
was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over
one sinner that, repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no sweetly repentance." In heaven they sing more
and with a. more joyful song when sinners turn from the error of their
ways. I wonder whether to-night will be, a time for "beginning" with
some of you. Oh ! if the Spirit of God is now teaching you your
sinner-ship, if you feel that you are lost and mined, I have to.
remind you that, on the cross of Calvary, there hung a bleeding
Savior, and that-
"There is life for a look at the Crucified One ;"-
and the moment
thou dost glance at him by faith, the good beginning comes to thee.
But, oh! it were vain for fancy to attempt to describe the ending,
when the angel convoy shall bear thy ransomed spirit, upward to be
beatified for ever, and to be full of eternal life and joy, in the
presence of Jesus Christ thy Lord and Savior. May God begin thus with
some of you tonight.
V. -And now, to close,
— The Text Suggests A Most Solemn Enquiry, and
the enquiry for each one of us is this, —
If my life were to come to
an end to-night., would my end be better than my beginning? I said,
when I began, that my text must have some salt with it, and here I
must use the salt. There are some things that, are best in the
beginning and worst at the end. There is, yonder, the sinner's feast.
Bring in the dishes; fill the goblets with sparkling wine; drink deep,
and sing right merrily. The lute and the harp are there, and the
feasters stand up, and shout, and sing. But what is that, I see? As
the night wears away, and the tinming light streams in through the
windows, "who hath woo? who hath redness of the eyes?" Truly, the
end of such feasts is worse than the beginning. And in that, ward of
foul disease where they soon, to sweep together the rank refuse of
what once was beauty, exceeding fair to look upon, truly we learn the
lesson that, in some cases, the end is worse than the beginning.
Beware, thou that goes to the house of strange women, lest thou find
that the end thereof is infinitely worse than the beginning. Stay thy
feet ore they enter there, lest thou go like a bullock to the
slaughter, or a feel to the stocks. And if that one walk be, so
notoriously worse in the end than it is in the beginning, such
likewise is every walk of sin. See the avaricious man as he
accumulates money. Look at the beginning of it; he puts out, his money
to interest and makes out his bonds, and takes security for debts, and
calls houses and streets after his name; and then see the end of it,.
The old man is haggard and wan. He; cannot count his wealth, yet he
fears he will die in the workhouse. And when he thinks, in those
intervals when his senses come back, and he, realizes his own self,
it, is ever with the shuddering thought, "I must part with you, my
treasures; I must part with you all, and go back to my mother earth as
naked as I came into it." So that, you see,, there are times when the
ending of a thing is a great deal worse, than the beginning.
Someone will doubtless say, "I am not like these men; I am neither
debauched nor avaricious." Well, I will take you at the best.. Here
is your beginning; you are a respectable attendant at a place of
worship; you go because others go, not because your heart is right
with God. Tiffs is your beginning. I will suppose that, for the next
twenty or thirty years, you will be spared to go on as you do now,
professing religion as far as outward attendance upon the means of
grace will make a profession, but having no heart in the matter. Shall
I show you your end? Be hushed and silent, tread softly, for I must
show you the deathbed of such an one as yourself. Let us gaze upon him
gently. Let us not disturb him. A clammy sweat is on his brow, and he
wakes up, and cries, "O God, it is hard to die!" He says. to his
friends, "Did you send for my minister? .... Yes, he is coming." The
minister comes, and the poor fellow says to him, "Sir, I fear that I
am dying." "Have you any hope? I cannot say that I lave arty. I
shall have to stand before my God; oh, pray for me!" The prayer is
offered for him with sincere earnestness, and the way of salvation is
for the ten thousandth time again put before him; but before he has
grasped the rope, I see him sink. Shall I picture the scene further? I
may put my finger upon those eyelids, for they will never see anything
here again. But. where is the man, and where are the man's true eyes?
Christ said, of the rich man, "In hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments; "and it is so with. this man; but why did he not lift up
his eyes before? Because he got so accustomed to hear the gospel that
his soul went to sleep under it. He cannot sleep now, "being in
torments." There is no sleep in hell. Oh, what & blessing sleep would
be if it, could enter the habibation of the damned! Alas! if ally of
you should lift up your eyes the, what a sight you will behold! Here,
if you drop off to sleep, and wake up in the Tabernacle, you see the
faces of attentive listeners hearing words of mercy; there, when first
you lift up your eyes, you will gaze into visages more marred with
pain than any you have ever soon before; and if you ask them the,
cause of their awful grief, and why agony, as with a. red-hot
ploughshare, has made such deep furrows in their cheeks, they will
tell you that, you need not ask them, for you will soon learn the
reason yourself. I cannot picture it. Let the Savior's own words tell
you the terrible truth: "The rich man cried and said, Father Abraham,
have, mercy, on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his
finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this
flame." There is a frightful meaning in those words. May you never
have to, spell it out by the red light, of Jehovah's wrath!
"Ye sinners, seek his grace,
Whose wrath ye cannot bear;
Fly to the
shelter of his cross,
And find salvation there?
Ere this last Sabbath of the year closes, I pray that the Lord may
come down in mercy, and visit those who have not yet received Christ.
that of them it may be rarely said, "Better is the end of this year
than the beginning thereof." God grant it, for Jesus' sake! Amen.
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Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes railed against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell at the Fancy Farm picnic earlier this year. / By Matt Stone, The Courier-Journ
FRANKFORT, KY. — Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, pushing to make gender an issue in Kentuckys U.S. Senate race, called Friday for additional tax breaks for businesses that provide on-site child care services for working women.
Grimes, aiming to unseat Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in next years general election, also called for pay equity for women in the workplace and for an increase in the minimum wage, an issue that tends to directly affect more women than men.
I dont think we need to force the families of Kentucky to determine whether theyre going to put food on the table or gas in the car, Grimes told The Associated Press. Every Kentuckian deserves the opportunity and ability to earn a living wage.
Grimes is the Democratic front-runner heading into next Mays primary. McConnell, seeking re-election to a sixth term, faces Louisville businessman Matt Bevin on the Republican ballot.
The womens issues platform was released just days after Republicans tweeted an edited image of Grimes superimposed on the body of Obama Girl, a model who made racy videos about her crush on then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2007. The woman in the photo was wearing a snug-fitting Obama T-shirt with her midriff showing.
Grimes said such sexist attacks are to be expected from her GOP foes. That doesnt mean theyre acceptable, she said.
The Obama Girl tweet came from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, not the McConnell campaign. The NRSC quickly deleted the tweet, calling it extremely offensive, and disciplined the junior staffer who sent it out on Tuesday.
McConnell, Kentuckys longest-ever serving U.S. senator, isnt conceding the womens vote that has helped to keep him in office for five terms.
As the father of three daughters, fair pay for women is more than a talking point for Sen. McConnell, said campaign spokeswoman Allison Moore. Its something hes worked to achieve his entire career by setting an example for others and promoting thoughtful policies to ensure talent overcomes bias.
Moore said Kentucky needs leaders who focus on providing opportunities that allow workers to reach their maximum potential rather than have to settle for the minimum wage. Moore said big government has severely hurt job creation, and that has people like Grimes focusing on the minimum wage instead of on allowing businesses to expand and hire.
We fully expect women to turn out in droves to support Sen. McConnells strong leadership in 2014, Moore said.
Grimes said more than 140,000 working Kentucky mothers have children under 6, suggesting the level of need for child care services. She said thats why she feels strongly that additional tax breaks beyond those already in place should be available to companies that assist mothers with child care.
Moore credited McConnell with hammering out an agreement earlier this year that extended tax credits for up to $150,000 in employer expenses for acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating or expanding property for child care. That, Moore said, was part of the fiscal cliff deal he negotiated.
During this negotiation, he also was able to permanently extend the child tax credit and the expanded dependent care credit, which both assist parents with making child care more affordable, Moore said.
And she said McConnell recently introduced a bill that would give parents the flexibility they need to leave work without being penalized to care for their children when needed.


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'Your Voice, Your Vote:' Analyzing Oregon governor's debate
Former state representative and Portland mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith and Lewis and Clark Law School professor and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Huffman join KATU's Brian Wood Sunday, July 20 in analyzing the gubernatorial debate Friday between Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber and his challenger Republican state Rep. Dennis Richardson.
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Texas A&M must lean on defensive depth with starting LB Steven Jenkins to serve suspension vs. Louisiana Tech
The Texas A&M Aggies will have to delve into their defensive depth chart this week against one of the top-ranked scoring offenses in the Football Bowl Subdivision in Louisiana Tech, with starting linebacker Steven Jenkins and backup safety Howard Matthews suspended for violation of team rules. The two players were originally suspended for the season opener – scheduled to be the Louisiana Tech game before it was postponed because of Hurricane Isaac.
Head coach Kevin Sumlin kept the suspensions for La. Tech, despite the schedule shuffling.
Sophomore Donnie Baggs will play in place of Jenkins.
Sumlin would not elaborate on the status of starting corner Deshazor Everett, who left the Ole Miss game with an apparent shoulder or arm injury.
Backup offensive lineman Shep Klinke is out for the season after undergoing foot surgery, Sumlin said.


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The USSFC is losing hope and losing the war, but the poorly equipped Legion are losing soldiers fast. This is the desperate last struggle of two clashing armies... This is Crimson Crow.
To date, we've been mostly just on Moddb. We decided to expand our PR effort and spread the word!
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Just a heads up, we'll be expanding our PR focus through our new Facebook and Steam Community profiles. Now if you would like to see more Cc content, you can visit your favorite sites to do so. This is something we intended to do before but never really thought much of it until now. Meanwhile, our website is going through some heavy fixes, and will be much more aesthetically pleasing.
Story revisions have been made, and you can now read Episode 1's scenario at the top of the Moddb profile page. We won't show off any weapon or Infested models, but if you haven't seen it, you should check them out!
You should definitely check out our other sites and keep up to date with our future media!
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Joined! Great concept art. I like the colour tones.
Those pictures are nice, i hope you guy's do well.
I've been following this for an unfortunately long while and it's been going steadily downhill this whole time. Before you should even have a PR effort at all, you should have something worthy of showing people. I've seen models show and disappear, screenshots come and go, and none of that is left. I'm sorry, but do you even have a team?
I've worked on plenty of games that no one knew about until there was nothing to know, the games dying off long before any public announcement. This game should be at the unknown stage right now, not flashing a couple paintings, especially after 3 years of work.
Your probably entirely correct, I really did jump the gun on the PR stuff.
You are entirely right to criticize me on this too. In the past, I've been hasty to release updates, a lot of times incomplete. I've also deleted quite a few of the older pictures simply because I thought about just keeping current pictures up. (Obviously a poor choice on my part.)
We do have a team and we've certainly made some progress, but right now a lot of work is just too early to show off yet.


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He is in front of me. His eyes are filled of angriness. What was I feeling? It is FEAR.
It is NONSENCE.
I am in restaurant, with my parents and elder brother. I hate Capsicum. Mummy is scolding me. I had separated out all capsicum pieces in my dish not to eat. Father is staring at me as I am still 10 year boy, but I am 13th now. I have entered in teen ages. Brother is doing his job, eating sincerely. Everything is going normal but then suddenly some noise comes from back.
I turn around, I knew her. She is Kinjal. She smiles.
"Hi Rohit, How are you?"
"Are you out of your mind? You always make noise in school and now here also? Go outside with your friends and then talk."
She blushes and goes away.
I stand up, leave family. I reach to bathroom. And then I noticed some one also enters in bathroom behind me and he close the door. I turn back.
"Little boy wants to wash hands?"
His words are not matching with his face expression. He is looking dangerous. I open my water bottle and throw water on his face. I run away. I can't found my family. I am running here and there.
I am tired. I seat down on one dining table. One hand taps on my shoulder. That was he again.
"Leave me, please."
"Now what happened? Little boy's courage is gone?"
"What you want from me?"
"I am your senior. You have to give respect. You have to do whatever I say."
He brings one dish filled with capsicums.
"First you have to eat these all capsicums."
He is in front of me. His eyes are filled of angriness. What was I feeling? It is FEAR.
I try to escape, but all in vain in front of big and stronger arms. I start shouting. "I don't want to eat capsicum, I hate capsicum."
"Wake up, Rohit wake up."
Mummy is shaking me. I was dreaming. I am scared. I am crying, but mummy, papa and brother all are laughing. I hug mummy, still crying. I hug tightly.
"It is fine dear. No one will force you to eat capsicum. Sorry for dinner time, when I scold you for that."
But mummy it is not because of you. It is because of Rahul, bad senior in school.
I realised I am just thinking. No words come through my mouth. I am totally frightened. I close my eyes and sleep in mummy's lap.
I am getting ready for school. Brother comes in my room. He starts finding something. He doesn't talk much, He always behaving sincere to his work. Then papa comes.
"You were frightened tonight, must be because of bad dream. One thing that I want to tell you that you are now thirteen, you have entered in teen ages. You should become brave; try to face your problems."
He had told me already ten times before about that teen age. I think I am brave enough. I simply nod and go away.
"Hi Rohit, How are you?"
She is Kinjal. She always say this when we meet. And she has super natural power of talking. If she starts ones, she hardly stops by herself.
"Hi, I am fine."
"Sure? I heard about yesterday fight."
"Which fight?"
"You messed with some senior, named Rahul."
"I didn't, he messed with me."
"What exactly happened?"
"Nothing, I was just filling water bottle through cooler at first flour. He saw me and started irritating me."
"Irritate you, how?"
"That stupid stuff like "You little boy wants water." and all. He said that was their cooler, I should not have to use that. We have to use ground floor cooler only."
"But actually that is the rule."
"Yes, I know that, but ground floor cooler was not working. I told him that too. But still he was showing his seniority. I got angry and thrown water on his face and ran away."
"You are brave." I smiled in myself.
"But what if you face him again?"
I look at her. She has fear in her eyes. She gives signal to look at front.
He is in front of me. His eyes are filled of angriness. What was I feeling? It is FEAR.
I am sleeping in my mummy's lap. I opened my eyes. I can see Rahul. He has still that dish full of capsicum in his hand. I close my eyes fearfully.
Mummy tells in my ears "No one will force you to eat capsicum." I opened my eyes again. Rahul is still there but I can feel no more fear in myself.
I stood up. Go close to him. He signals to eat capsicum. I speak up as loudly as I can.
He starts crying and run away. I laugh at him, come back to mummy and sleep again.
Now again,
He is in front of me. His eyes are filled of angriness. What was I feeling? It is FEAR.
It is NONSENCE.
I go close to him. He expressing as me to be sorry. He expressing as me to give him respect. I speak up as loudly as I can.
I can see fear on his face now. But he is not looking at me.
Our principle comes from back and starts scolding Rahul, knowing his behaviour with juniors.
I am brave enough, I have no more fear. Thanks to last night dream.
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