Ecclesiastes
The Spur
October 20, 2017
The Spur “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” — John ix. 4. IF this ninth chapter of John is intended to be a continuation of the history contained in the eighth, as we think it is, it brings before us a …
Ecclesiastes:9:10
The Word of a King
January 1, 1970
The Word of a King “Where the word of a king is, there is power.” — Ecclesiastes viii. 4. KINGS in Solomon’s day had a vast amount of power, for their word was absolute. They did according to their own will, and none could check them; for, as Solomon said, “the king’s wrath is as the roaring …
Ecclesiastes:8:4
The House of Mourning and The House of Feasting
September 3, 1908
No. 3108A Sermon Published on Thursday, September 3, 1908,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At New Park Street Chapel,Southwark On Lord’s-Day Morning, September 3, 1854 “It is better to go into the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting.”— Ecclesiastes 7:2 THE maxim that happiness lies between two extremes is, I believe, the dictate of prudence, …
Ecclesiastes:7:2
An Observation of the Preacher
December 26, 1907
No. 3072A Sermon Published on Thursday, December 26, 1907,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, December 25, 1864 “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 …
Ecclesiastes:7:8
Sowing in the Wind; Reaping under Clouds
July 3, 1890
Sowing in the Wind; Reaping under Clouds “He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”— Ecclesiastes xi. 4. Sow when the time comes, whatever wind blows. Heap when the time comes, whatever clouds are in the sky. There are, however, qualifying proverbs, which must influence our actions. We …
Ecclesiastes:11:4
The Known and the Unknown
April 8, 1886
The Known and the Unknown “For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”— Ecclesiastes vi. 12. MAN at his very best is only man; and well might …
Ecclesiastes:6:12
The Believer’s Deathday Better Than His Birthday.
March 3, 1881
THE BELIEVER’S DEATHDAY BETTER THAN HIS BIRTHDAY. “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” — Ecclesiastes vii. 1. IN this part of the world we can hardly understand how much the Easterns thought of perfumes. When Solomon speaks of “precious ointment” he speaks of a luxury …
Ecclesiastes:7:1
A Home Mission Sermon
June 26, 1859
A Home Mission Sermon "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."—Ecclesiastes 9:10 If God had willed it we might each one of us have entered heaven at the moment of our conversion. It was …
Ecclesiastes:9:10
The Wicked Man’s Life, Funeral, and Epitaph
June 13, 1858
The Wicked Man's Life, Funeral, and Epitaph "And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity."—Ecclesiastes 8:10 IT IS QUITE CERTAIN that there are immense benefits attending our present mode …
Ecclesiastes:8:10