Fleeing Covetousness in the Fear of God
This article by Thomas Miersma provides an exegetical meditation on Ecclesiastes 5:8-12, focusing on Solomon's teaching about covetousness, fear of God, and social injustice. Through careful exposition of the text, Miersma connects the fear of God as the remedy for human corruption and covetousness, while highlighting God's sovereign oversight of all earthly authority and His ultimate judgment of human works.
Previous article in this series: May 15, 2014, p. 368. Ecclesiastes 5:8-12 Previous article in this series: May 15, 2014, p. 368. Ecclesiastes 5:8-12 Ecclesiastes 5:7 ends on the note, "But fear thou God." This is the sum of the whole matter. Yet man shows that he himself does not fear God when, in his folly, he enters God's house and utters his vows before Him. It ought not to surprise us therefore when we see oppression and perverting of justice. He who does not fear God regards not his...
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