Of the order of things and consequences (Ecclesiastes 10:8-10)
Thomas Miersma provides an exegetical study of Ecclesiastes 10:8-10, analyzing Solomon's teachings on natural consequences and cause-and-effect relationships in daily life. The article examines how these biblical illustrations of danger and self-injury serve as warnings against folly and point believers toward wisdom, with connections to parallel passages in Proverbs.
Previous article in this series: April 1, 2019, p. 301. Ecclesiastes 10:8-10 Having set before us the folly and disorder of affairs in civil life, the Word of God turns to a series of natural or organic connections. The intent is that we should contemplate them, discern the reality of things, and by that reflection point us to the way of wisdom and warn us against folly. We need, therefore, to consider the illustrations in their natural context first. "He that diggeth a pit shall fall into...
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