12:13,14. Money, Power & Wisdom 1 Kings 10:27 1 Kings 3:9-14 700 Wives & 300 Concubines 1 Kings...
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Transcript of 12:13,14. Money, Power & Wisdom 1 Kings 10:27 1 Kings 3:9-14 700 Wives & 300 Concubines 1 Kings...
Wisdom
Pleasure
Architecture
Gardening
Ranching
Fine Arts
Wealth
Reputation
Eccl. 1:13-18
Eccl. 2:1-3
Eccl. 2:4
Eccl. 2:5,6
Eccl. 2:7
Eccl. 2:8
Eccl. 2:9
Eccl. 2:16
VanityAnd
Grasping ForThe Wind
Eccl. 2:17Matt. 16:26
13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is man’s all.14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, whether good, or evil.
V. 13 “conclusion” Summation
Fear GodFear God
hr*om môrâ Terror - dread
ary yare – Reverence, Respect -- 1 John 4:18
Keep His Commandments
Obey - Acts 10:35
V. 13 “This is man’s all”
“This is the whole duty of man”
“This is the duty of all men”
It is his whole work andbusiness
V. 14 “For God shall bring every work into judgment,...”
One day give account
Every work - all things
Those who fear God no reason for concern
V. 14 “with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”
“judgment upon all that is concealed”
Secret sins
Cannot hide sins from God
Acts 13:16 “you who fear God”
1 Peter 2:17 “Fear God.”
Acts 9:31 “the fear of the Lord.”
Acts 10:34-35 “fears Him”
Philippians 2:12 “fear and trembling”
Fear - in the New Testament
Greek = fobov “phobos”
Scared - running away
Phobia - English word
Acrophobia Mysophobia
Pyrophobia Claustrophobia
Fear - in the New Testament
fobov “Phobos” + yeov“Theos”
Fear of God
Not a fear of His Power
Not a fear of retribution
Reverential fear
To hold in respect
Fear - in the New Testament
fobov“Phobos” + yeov“Theos”
Not like a slave / terror1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”
1. Depart from Evil
Proverbs 3:7 “… Fear the LORD and depart from evil.”
Proverbs 16:6 “by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.”
Job 28:28 “to depart from evil is understanding.”
1. Depart from Evil
Paul explains that the Jews sinned because “there is no fear of God before their eyes” Romans 3:18Proverbs 8:13 “to hate evil”Proverbs 6:16-19
2. Obey His Commandments
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “keep”
Acts 10:34-35 “fear God and work righteousness”
Psalm 112:1 “delights greatly in His commandments.”
3. Comes through Word of God
Proverbs 1:7Romans 10:17 - same for fearDeuteronomy 31:10-13 “that they may learn to fear the Lord”Psalm 34:11; Philippians 2:12; Hebrews 10:31