{"id":9633,"date":"2026-03-16T16:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:10:29","slug":"ecclesiastes-518-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=9633","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesiastes 5:18-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

18\u00a0<\/sup>Here is what I have seen:\u00a0It is\u00a0good and fitting\u00a0for one\u00a0to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him;\u00a0for it\u00a0is his heritage.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

19\u00a0<\/sup>As for\u00a0every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor\u2014this\u00a0is the\u00a0gift of God.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

20\u00a0<\/sup>For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps\u00a0him\u00a0busy with the joy of his heart.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

eat and drink (v.18) \u2014 probably also including the companionship that comes with eating and drinking<\/h3>\n

The laborer (v.18) who accepts from God his lot in life [“his heritage”] “enjoys good,” and the man to whom God gives wealth also rejoices in his labor and is contended with his [heritage]. He does not, like worldly men, recall with vain longings the happier days of the past, because God answers him, i.e., responds to his acceptance of his lot in life by daily putting joy in his heart. This gift of contentment is equally enjoyed by the laborer as by the man of wealth, if they alike live in the will of God. \u2014 Williams, page 443.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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In contrast to the greedy person and the disappointing life which is his portion, the Preacher recommends the adoption of a perspective that will allow one to enjoy the simple things of this life. The key words in this section of the message are God and gift. Man must view all of the good that passes to him as the gift of God. Wealth and possessions are of no ultimate significance; they neither disclose nor help man to attain a divinely appointed destiny. God does not give them for that (v.19), but for the sweetening of life day by day. These are man’s portion in life and should be celebrated as gifts, rather than allowed to promote a spirit of avarice. … This joyous achievement of emancipation from avarice and greed is described more fully in verse 20. \u2014 KJV Commentary, page 744.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The person who has learned to accept and enjoy what God has given him does not spend time thinking about the sorrows or brevity of life. The understanding that life is from the hand of God brings joy to the heart. Instead of being anxious, he can peacefully live out each day knowing that it is God’s gift to him. Realizing and acknowledging that all we are and have comes from the loving and merciful hand of God should cause us to continually give thanks to Him. \u2014 Grace, page 1174.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

18\u00a0Here is what I have seen:\u00a0It is\u00a0good and fitting\u00a0for one\u00a0to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him;\u00a0for it\u00a0is … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecclesiastes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9633"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9634,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633\/revisions\/9634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}