Ecclesiastes 11

Jesus was called teacher. Abraham, Moses, and Jesus were all teaching the people The Way of God and His righteousness. Jesus came to take the kingdom from those who were teaching something different from Moses and appointed it to the Apostles so that they would bear fruit and the world might be saved through repentance.
Comments
Casting bread is about charity. Upon the waters is about charity out side your immediate local community or congregation which is a major them of Acts which provided for the greater Christian community through fervent charity during a series of dearths that swept the Roman empire and the persecution of Christians.
V2 "for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth." Good and bad hings can happen has been touched on several times in Ecclesiastes 8:14-17; Ecclesiastes 9:2-11.
In Acts 6:3 we see Peter appointing Seven men who were chosen not to wait on "tables" but to manage the distribution of funds in a social safety net of pure religion in the case of national emergencies ordearths just like in Ecclesiastes 11. Stephen, like Christ, was killed because of the greed of the Pharisees and their covetous practices.
V3-4 If you are lead by what the world then you may be afraid to do anything
V5 You can only know the works of God if you know the the way of the spirit.
V6 "sow thy seed,^[1] and ... withhold not^[2] thine hand"^[3]
V-7-8 Enjoy the light but remember the darkness for there vanity is inevitable.
V-9 The end of 8 may be introducing V9 You will not live forever so walk in the way for judgement will come.
V10 Remove sorrow^[4] is remove "anger and vexation" and put away evil.^[5] This removing of anger is consistent with Ecclesiastes 7:9 which is part of what Christ said in Matthew 5.^[6]
Questions
What is evil?^[5]


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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

1 ¶ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Give a portion to seven

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Thou knowest not what

5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Remember the darkness

8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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↑ Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
John 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

2 Corinthians 9:6 ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Proverbs 11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

Proverbs 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Matthew 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

Mark 4:14 The sower soweth the word(logos).

Mark 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
↑ : Matthew 7:21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
↑ Do diligence
Ecclesiastes 9:10 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.

Galatians 2:10 Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I <4704> also was forward <4704> to do.

Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring <4704> to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured <4704> the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

2 Corinthians 8:17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward <4707>, of his own accord he went unto you.

2 Corinthians 8:22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent <4705> in many things, but now much more diligent<4707>, upon the great confidence which [I have] in you.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study <4704> to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 4:9 Do thy diligence <4704> to come shortly unto me:

2 Timothy 4:21 Do thy diligence <4704> to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

Titus 3:12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent <4704> to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour <4704> therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence <4704> to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

2 Peter 1:15 Moreover I will endeavour <4704> that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent <4704> that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
↑ 03708 כַּעַס‎ ka‘ac [kah’-as] or (in Job) כעשׂ‎ ka‘as [kah’-as] from 03707 to be angry, be vexed; n m; [BDB-495a] [{See TWOT on 1016 @@ "1016a" }] AV-grief 7, provocation 4, wrath 4, sorrow 3, anger 2, angry 1, indignation 1, provoking 1, sore 1, spite 1; 25
1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief
1a) vexation
1a1) of men

1a2) of God

1b) vexation, grief, frustration
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1
07451 ^ער^ ra‘ ReishAyin \@rah\@ or fem. ^הער^ ra‘ah from 07489 the verb 07490 (Aramic)ReishAyinAyin evil (to crush); AV-evil 442, wickedness 59, wicked 25, mischief 21, hurt 20, bad 13, trouble 10, sore 9, affliction 6, ill 5, adversity 4, favoured 3, harm 3, naught 3, noisome 2, grievous 2, sad 2, misc 34; 663
adj

1) bad, evil
1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant

1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)

1c) evil, displeasing

1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)

1e) bad (of value)

1f) worse than, worst (comparison)

1g) sad, unhappy

1h) evil (hurtful)

1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)

1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts

1j2) deeds, actions

n m

2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
2a) evil, distress, adversity

2b) evil, injury, wrong

2c) evil (ethical)

n f

3) evil, misery, distress, injury
3a) evil, misery, distress

3b) evil, injury, wrong

3c) evil (ethical)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
↑ Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,<4469 rhaka from07386 רֵיק‎ rake> shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

[1] Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
John 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

2 Corinthians 9:6 ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Proverbs 11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

Proverbs 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Matthew 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

Mark 4:14 The sower soweth the word(logos).

Mark 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

[2] : Matthew 7:21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

[3] Do diligence
Ecclesiastes 9:10 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.

Galatians 2:10 Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I <4704> also was forward <4704> to do.

Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring <4704> to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured <4704> the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

2 Corinthians 8:17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward <4707>, of his own accord he went unto you.

2 Corinthians 8:22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent <4705> in many things, but now much more diligent<4707>, upon the great confidence which [I have] in you.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study <4704> to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 4:9 Do thy diligence <4704> to come shortly unto me:

2 Timothy 4:21 Do thy diligence <4704> to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

Titus 3:12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent <4704> to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour <4704> therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence <4704> to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

2 Peter 1:15 Moreover I will endeavour <4704> that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent <4704> that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

[kaac-4] 03708 כַּעַס‎ ka‘ac [kah’-as] or (in Job) כעשׂ‎ ka‘as [kah’-as] from 03707 to be angry, be vexed; n m; [BDB-495a] [{See TWOT on 1016 @@ "1016a" }] AV-grief 7, provocation 4, wrath 4, sorrow 3, anger 2, angry 1, indignation 1, provoking 1, sore 1, spite 1; 25
1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief
1a) vexation
1a1) of men

1a2) of God

1b) vexation, grief, frustration

[raah-5] 5.0 ^5.1 07451 ^ער^ ra‘ ReishAyin \@rah\@ or fem. ^הער^ ra‘ah from 07489 the verb 07490 (Aramic)ReishAyinAyin evil (to crush); AV-evil 442, wickedness 59, wicked 25, mischief 21, hurt 20, bad 13, trouble 10, sore 9, affliction 6, ill 5, adversity 4, favoured 3, harm 3, naught 3, noisome 2, grievous 2, sad 2, misc 34; 663
adj

1) bad, evil
1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant

1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)

1c) evil, displeasing

1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)

1e) bad (of value)

1f) worse than, worst (comparison)

1g) sad, unhappy

1h) evil (hurtful)

1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)

1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts

1j2) deeds, actions

n m

2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
2a) evil, distress, adversity

2b) evil, injury, wrong

2c) evil (ethical)

n f

3) evil, misery, distress, injury
3a) evil, misery, distress

3b) evil, injury, wrong

3c) evil (ethical)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)

ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)

[6] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)

[7] ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)

[6] Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,<4469 rhaka from07386 רֵיק‎ rake> shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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Ecclesiastes 11

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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

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Thou knowest not what

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