Test All Things

“Consider the work of God: for who can make straight, that which He hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God...

“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1) Man that is born of woman is but a few days...

“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.” (Ecclesiastes 10.1) As...

“It shall be well with them that fear God.” (Ecclesiastes 8:12) Usually as the New Year approaches and eventually begins, that which is uppermost in the minds of many people would be...

“A time to weep.” (Ecclesiastes 3:4) —————————— Does a man only WEEP once in his life? Does not the time of weeping run, more or less, through a Christian’s whole life?...

In the study we are going to dig into the Prophecy of Ecclesiastes, chapter 10, but first we have to set a few guidelines which the Word of God gives us...

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in...

“…The end of all men…” (Ecclesiastes 7:2) Jeremiah wrote “My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My...

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.” (Ecclesiastes 9:7) These words are not addressed to everyone....

“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.” (Ecclesiastes 10:15) ——————– Men today boast of great accomplishments for the...

“Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?” (Ecclesiastes 7:16) When we read this most intriguing verse we may ask ourselves: Is there anyone...

Most preachers do not bother with the Old Testament, for they do not understand it. And even less do they understand the Prophecy of Ecclesiastes. This is a sign of the...

The King’s Commandment (Ecclesiastes 8:2, John 13:34-35, John 15:12, John 14:23, John 16:24, Matthew 10:37, James 5:16) In looking at Ecclesiastes 8:2 we need to understand how to interpret this complex...

“Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.” (Ecclesiastes 8:3) The Wise Man (Ecclesiastes 8:1-7, Romans 9:16, Jeremiah...

Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, 1846, by J. C. Philpot “A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.” (Ecclesiastes 3:6)...

Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, 1841, by J. C. Philpot. “A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A...

What is the meaning of the word “Ecclesiastes”? It means, “The Preacher”. We find that in Ecclesiastes 1:1, “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem”. Therefore...