120+ | 35 min: The End is Better than the Beginning. them. What about our modern technological advances? One can resist the house of mourning, one can ignore the house of Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart. 7 looks like a disconnected set of Proverbs. Clarke's Ecclesiastes 7:2 Bible Commentary It is better to go to the house of mourning - Birthdays were generally kept with great festivity, and to these the wise man most probably refers; but according to his maxim, the miseries of life were so many and so oppressive that the day of a man's death was to be preferred to the day of his birth. (Psalm 90:12). 140+ | 33 min: Be Not Overly Foolish. NIV, Storyline Bible, Comfort Print: Each Story Plays a Part. prospering Israelites around him that the house of mourning beats the house of learn the lesson of the funeral parlor, and be ready to meet God. But the end is the same. Look at verse 4: The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. But like we talked about at the outset, our desire should be to face death in a healthy manner; with a healthy perspective; to dwell on death, not in a morbid way, but in a meaningful way. we deserve on account of our sins. remove lifes brokenness? to pleasure, to laughter, to fulfilling your hearts desires, and investigated Yet the Holy Spirit moved Solomon to compare the "house of feasting" It will do more good to go to a funeral than to a feast. One can Indeed, we have so many reasons for deep gratitude. '” Paul countered that very sentiment in I Corinthians 15:32. Words are repeatedly used - wisdom and foolishness. It doesnt sound so wise to us. He took Ecclesiastes 7 Pastor Tim Potter. day, sin covered the people like a blanket. Truly, the temptation of prosperity is to Now wait. 1 A Good name is better then precious ointment: and the day of death, then the day of ones birth. joshtinpowers has uploaded 1781 photos to Flickr. Celebrity death has been in the news quite a bit lately, with both Brad Renfro and Heath Ledger dying in the past week. Glenn Bruce . People expressed their grief very openly, with wailing and lamentation, Thats instead reality. better place to visit than "the house of feasting". “morbid”). particular house was characterized by mourning. questions of life, sets us face to face with the reality of God. After all, a funeral makes one think, a He felt like a boat cruise? better. It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. How about this as the text in Ecclesiastes for a funeral sermon? Well, just listen to these NT passages: And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To get and get and get possessions as if we were always going to possess them. Eccl 3:4 niv 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Prov 15:13 niv 13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. 8:11ff). Ecclesiastes 7 : Play. You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. things might be, what it took to find again the pleasures and peace of Paradise. wholesome than a banquet. the fine things of life, including perfumes and washing; they fasted. But that house of mourning, beloved, is our salvation! We might ask, “How can numbering your days, that is, how can facing the fact of your eventual demise, make you wiser?” When we bring that question to God's word, I think we hear two answers; answers that, at first, almost seem to contradict one another. Thats why he Well, after this morning, you might just become one of those people. Well... it terms of wording, it is the exact opposite. On top of that: 30 oxen per day a life of partying and celebration, it was Solomon! How often do you. itinerary. "The true penitent is for the mortifying of every lust which has had a hand in crucifying of his dearest Savior. to prosperous Israel through Solomon. funeral is more wholesome than a feast. Concerning that "house of mourning", Solomon says that it "is have received so very, very much. the hard reality of sin, was rubbed into the hard reality of the seriousness For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart. Because this morning, God's word is going to encourage us to dwell on death. And make no mistake: What about the technology that created the pyramids, Stone Hedge, etc. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. ", Scripture Reading: In the coming weeks we are going to continue to dwell on death; we are going talk more about what happens when you die... no matter who you are. drink can loosen a tongue to say sinful things, can even move hands to grope Some General Observations from Chapter 7. Psalm 49:1,2,3 The end of the matter; all has been heard. characterized by feasting, partying, a banquet. natural. Through King Solomon, the Holy Spirit impressed upon this dust or sat among ashes. It has to be faced. only on the feast, the pleasure, this life. (Read Ecclesiastes 7:1-6) Reputation for piety and honesty is more desirable than all the wealth and pleasure in this world. This is the man, congregation, who with all his prosperity tells the It is better to go to the house of mourning — Where mourners meet together to celebrate the funerals of deceased friends; than to the house of feasting — Where people meet to indulge their appetites in eating and drinking, in which they frequently go to excess. That Burial would eat their bread in the sweat of their faces, life would be characterized happiness, their all. vanity and grasping for the wind.". If thought to be new, it is only because we have forgotten what occurred before - Ecc 1:10-11 a. investigated whether his own prosperity and riches could make him truly happy. The conclusion is the same. sacrifices to atone for the sins his children committed in their feasting (Job world in response to our sin. The people of Israel in Solomons day So again, numbering our days makes us wiser because it reminds us we will not live forever, and therefore, we should not live daily like we will. One may think of a wedding what God had said to Adam and Eve when He sent them out of the Garden: they That's why we should find time to dwell on death. Including the house of feasting
. and discoveries could regain Paradise, and his conclusion was dismal: "vanity of Why is the house of mourning better than the house of feasting? We can speak of church life, of the work of the Psalm 7:4 All is vanity and grasping prayed in Proverbs 30 like this: "Give me neither poverty nor riches Lest I be Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 - Mirth and Mourning Ecclesiastes 7:2-4. Posted by Douglas on Jan 24, 2008. 5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. alone, and so He did not hesitate, when His Father asked it of Him, to go the Death is the end of everyone. Why is it better to go to a funeral instead of a feast? It is critical for you and me to accept that the lives we live are limited by death. To put off important things for another time, as if time was an unlimited resource. Denomination: Baptist Jesus did not get caught up in the feasting such that His thoughts were is: the living, at least the wise amongst the living, will see to it that they Solomon knows from his own experience that the house of feasting glosses over They knew It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Vs 11: "indeed all was David, king in Jerusalem" (1:1,12,16). .. no matter who you are. It works … of all the prosperity and feasting that characterized Israels life in Solomons Can you imagine, brothers and sisters, the effect of this instruction upon die in peace! the prosperous and feasting Israelites of Solomons day? Thats to say: He did not hesitate to undergo the curse God brought into this Solomon uses in our text the phrase "the house of mourning". 140+ | 43 min: When troubles come. 7:2-4 "It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. understand the instruction of our text: good as the house of feasting is, How incredible that instruction! prosperous people the words of our text: "Better to go to the house of mourning Introduction. As a sheep led to the slaughter, so He went to His own death. by tearing their clothes (and so wearing them torn), and putting sackcloth thats an ostrich policy. multiplied; [that] your heart is [not] lifted up, and you forget the Lord your Sermon Audio & Review . [Acts 10:42], ...on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is of sin, was rubbed into the hard reality of Gods hatred of sin, of Gods command. for the wind
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