A Time For Everything

A TIME FOR EVERYTHING Eccl 3:1-13

Six months Sitting at stoplights Eight months Opening junk mail One year Looking for misplaced objects Two years Unsuccessfully returning phone calls Four years Doing housework Five years Waiting in line Six years Eating A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Time escapes us at an alarming rate.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Time escapes us at an alarming rate.   “Wemaster our minutes, or we become slaves to them; we use time, or time uses us.” A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Time escapes us at an alarming rate.   “We master our minutes, or we become slaves to them; we use time, or time uses us.”  In tonight‟s text, Solomon wonders where the time has gone. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Time escapes us at an alarming rate.   “We master our minutes, or we become slaves to them; we use time, or time uses us.”  In tonight‟s text, Solomon wonders where the time has gone.  Solomon has observed a generation of people. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Time escapes us at an alarming rate.   “We master our minutes, or we become slaves to them; we use time, or time uses us.”  In tonight‟s text, Solomon wonders where the time has gone.  Solomon has observed a generation of people.  “A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever” (1:4, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“For everything there is a season, and a time for  every matter under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to  tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. What gain has the worker from his toil? I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man‟s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I perceived that there is nothing better for them A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“than to be joyful and to do good as long as they  live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God‟s gift to man” (Eccl 3:1-13, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These are beautiful, poetic words.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These are beautiful, poetic words.  But, we can‟t get so caught up in the poetry that  we forget the truth God has inspired. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These are beautiful, poetic words.  But, we can‟t get so caught up in the poetry that  we forget the truth God has inspired.  GOD‟S ADMINISTRATION.  MAN‟S ABANDONMENT. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God‟s Administration A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses demonstrate God‟s Administration  of the universe. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses demonstrate God‟s Administration  of the universe.  Throughout this book, Solomon demonstrates God‟s control of all things. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses demonstrate God‟s Administration  of the universe.  Throughout this book, Solomon demonstrates God‟s control of all things.  “Iapplied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with” (1:13, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses demonstrate God‟s Administration  of the universe.  Throughout this book, Solomon demonstrates God‟s control of all things.  “Iapplied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with” (1:13, ESV).  “There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God” (2:24, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses demonstrate God‟s Administration  of the universe.  Throughout this book, Solomon demonstrates God‟s control of all things.  “Iapplied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with” (1:13, ESV).  “There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God” (2:24, ESV).  “To the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to the one who pleases God” (2:26, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Solomon now turns his attention to demonstrating  God‟s governance in every day life. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Solomon now turns his attention to demonstrating  God‟s governance in every day life.  Thislist of activities were quite common in the ancient world. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Solomon now turns his attention to demonstrating  God‟s governance in every day life.  This list of activities were quite common in the ancient world.  Planting & plucking; war & peace would have been life-and-death matters in antiquity. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites.  Seven signified completeness. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites.  Seven signified completeness.  The use of polar opposites indicated totality. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites.  Seven signified completeness.  The use of polar opposites indicated totality.  Thepoint is that nothing happens without the governance of God. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites.  Seven signified completeness.  The use of polar opposites indicated totality.  Thepoint is that nothing happens without the governance of God.  “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father” (Mt 10:29, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

These verses show God‟s total control of the  universe.  Solomon gives a list of seven polar opposites.  Seven signified completeness.  The use of polar opposites indicated totality.  Thepoint is that nothing happens without the governance of God.  Mt 10:29.  “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (Col 1:15-17, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

We must not, however, think in terms of predestination. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination. If a mudslide  destroys a house, “allah” has willed it so. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination. If a mudslide  destroys a house, “allah” has willed it so. Ecclesiastes teaches quite differently.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination. If a mudslide  destroys a house, “allah” has willed it so. Ecclesiastes teaches quite differently.   “I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all” (9:11, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination. If a mudslide  destroys a house, “allah” has willed it so. Ecclesiastes teaches quite differently.   “I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all” (9:11, ESV).  “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (12:13). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Muslims teach total predestination. If a mudslide  destroys a house, “allah” has willed it so. Ecclesiastes teaches quite differently.   “I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all” (9:11, ESV).  “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (12:13). If I have no control over whether or not I fear God, why instruct me to do so? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

If this text doesn‟t teach predestination, what does it teach? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.   Solomon says that there is “a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted” (v 2, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.   Solomon says that there is “a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted” (v 2, ESV).  “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (Gn 8:22, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  Even time & circumstances work toward the  purposes of God. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  Even time & circumstances work toward the  purposes of God.  “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men” (Acts 2:23, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  Even time & circumstances work toward the  purposes of God.  “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men” (Acts 2:23, ESV).  Godhad a plan, but the Jews used “the hands of lawless men” to carry it out. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  Even time & circumstances work toward the  purposes of God.  “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men” (Acts 2:23, ESV).  God had a plan, but the Jews used “the hands of lawless men” to carry it out.  God used the freewill of the Jews to accomplish his purpose. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God has established an order for the universe.  Even time & circumstances work toward the  purposes of God.  “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men” (Acts 2:23, ESV).  “We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son” (Rm 8:28-29, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   At the Creation, God created time. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   At the Creation, God created time.  “God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day” (Gn 1:5, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   At the Creation, God created time.  “God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day” (Gn 1:5, ESV).  “God said, „Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years‟” (Gn 1:14, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   Atthe Creation, God created time.  Because God created time, man needs to be careful how he uses time. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   Atthe Creation, God created time.  Because God created time, man needs to be careful how he uses time.  “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Ps 90:12, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance, God has given time to man.   Atthe Creation, God created time.  Because God created time, man needs to be careful how he uses time.  “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Ps 90:12, ESV).  “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil” (Eph 5:15-16, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Are we carefully using the time God has given? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In his governance of the world, God has established the right time for man‟s activities. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“He has made everything beautiful in its time” (v  11, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“He has made everything beautiful in its time” (v  11, ESV).  “God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (Gn 1:31, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“He has made everything beautiful in its time” (v  11, ESV).  “God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (Gn 1:31, ESV).  Just as the physical creation of God was good, the orderliness of that creation is beautiful. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

But, many of these activities don‟t seem beautiful  at all. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

But, many of these activities don‟t seem beautiful  at all.  How can death & war be beautiful in their time? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

But, many of these activities don‟t seem beautiful  at all.  How can death & war be beautiful in their time?  Let‟s think about these two “activities” to illustrate how all can be beautiful. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

How can death be beautiful? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God never intended man to die & death is the last  enemy of God (1 Cor 15:26). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God never intended man to die & death is the last  enemy of God (1 Cor 15:26). However, for the Christian, death is a beautiful  event. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God never intended man to die & death is the last  enemy of God (1 Cor 15:26). However, for the Christian, death is a beautiful  event.  “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints” (Ps 116:15, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God never intended man to die & death is the last  enemy of God (1 Cor 15:26). However, for the Christian, death is a beautiful  event.  “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints” (Ps 116:15, ESV).  “I heard a voice from heaven saying, „Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.‟ „Blessed indeed,‟ says the Spirit, „that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!‟” (Rv 14:13, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

For a Christian, death is likely seen as more  beautiful than is war. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

For a Christian, death is likely seen as more  beautiful than is war.  How many families have suffered untold terror in the wars since 2001? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

For a Christian, death is likely seen as more  beautiful than is war.  How many families have suffered untold terror in the wars since 2001?  Gen Dwight Eisenhower: “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.” A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

For a Christian, death is likely seen as more  beautiful than is war.  How many families have suffered untold terror in the wars since 2001?  Gen Dwight Eisenhower: “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.”  Why is there war on this earth? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

For a Christian, death is likely seen as more  beautiful than is war.  How many families have suffered untold terror in the wars since 2001?  Gen Dwight Eisenhower: “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.”  Why is there war on this earth? “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, because you do not ask” (Js 4:1-2, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

How can such destruction be beautiful?  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

How can such destruction be beautiful? War  serves the purposes of God. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

How can such destruction be beautiful? War  serves the purposes of God.  Thewar of the Conquest, allowed God to fulfill his purpose of giving Canaan to Abraham‟s descendants. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

How can such destruction be beautiful? War  serves the purposes of God.  The war of the Conquest, allowed God to fulfill his purpose of giving Canaan to Abraham‟s descendants.  The war in 1 Ki 22 served the purpose of God‟s judgment upon Ahab. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

God‟s purposes cannot be thwarted, for he has made everything beautiful in its time. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man‟s Abandonment A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man has abandonment in light of God‟s  Administration of the universe, for man has no such control. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born.  “Whilethey were there [in Bethlehem], the time came for her to give birth” (2:6, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born.  “While they were there [in Bethlehem], the time came for her to give birth” (2:6, ESV).  How many babies have been born in cabs or airplanes? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born.  Neither do we have any control over our deaths. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born.  Neither do we have any control over our deaths.  “Noman has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death” (8:8, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die. We can‟t decide when we‟ll be born or when we‟ll die.  Not even expectant mothers can decide when the child will be born.  Neither do we have any control over our deaths.  “No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death” (8:8, ESV).  With medical technology, we can delay death, but it‟s going to come & we don‟t know when. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die.  There is a time to plant & a time to pluck. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die.  There is a time to plant & a time to pluck.  Man has no control over the seasons of the earth. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man can do so very little in light of all that God  can do.  There is a time to be born & a time to die.  There is a time to plant & a time to pluck.  Man has no control over the seasons of the earth.  With technology, we can grow much inside all year long, but not outside. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Simply because God has established a set time  doesn‟t make men follow that time. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Simply because God has established a set time  doesn‟t make men follow that time.  The placement of this poem makes that point. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Simply because God has established a set time  doesn‟t make men follow that time.  The placement of this poem makes that point.  These verses are an extension of chapter 2. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Simply because God has established a set time  doesn‟t make men follow that time.  The placement of this poem makes that point.  These verses are an extension of chapter 2.  “To the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God” (2:26, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Simply because God has established a set time  doesn‟t make men follow that time.  The placement of this poem makes that point.  These verses are an extension of chapter 2.  “Tothe one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God” (2:26, ESV).  The one who is righteous tries to live in light of God‟s appointed time & the sinner doesn‟t. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.   How many speak when they should keep silent or vice versa? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.   How many speak when they should keep silent or vice versa?  Job‟s friends spoke when they should have kept silent. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.   How many speak when they should keep silent or vice versa?  Job‟s friends spoke when they should have kept silent. For a week, Job‟s friends kept silent (Job 2:13) & it was then  that they did the most good. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.   How many speak when they should keep silent or vice versa?  Job‟s friends spoke when they should have kept silent. For a week, Job‟s friends kept silent (Job 2:13) & it was then  that they did the most good. They then began to speak & to accuse Job of suffering  because of evil. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time to keep silence & a time to speak.   How many speak when they should keep silent or vice versa?  Job‟s friends spoke when they should have kept silent. For a week, Job‟s friends kept silent (Job 2:13) & it was then  that they did the most good. They then began to speak & to accuse Job of suffering  because of evil.  “Whenwords are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent” (Prov 10:19, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man also does not understand the ways of God.  A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man also does not understand the ways of God.   God “has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from beginning to end” (v 11, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man also does not understand the ways of God.   God “has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from beginning to end” (v 11, ESV).  Is there any way to comprehend what God has done? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man also does not understand the ways of God.   God “has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from beginning to end” (v 11, ESV).  Is there any way to comprehend what God has done?  We have absolutely no idea how God has used his providence to accomplish his purposes. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Man also does not understand the ways of God.   God “has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from beginning to end” (v 11, ESV).  Is there any way to comprehend what God has done?  We have absolutely no idea how God has used his providence to accomplish his purposes.  We do not know all the purposes of God. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

We do not know all that God does to accomplish  the final purpose of the glorification of Christ. A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

We do not know all that God does to accomplish  the final purpose of the glorification of Christ.  “Atthe name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven an don earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil 2:10-11, ESV). A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

We do not know all that God does to accomplish  the final purpose of the glorification of Christ.  “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven an don earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil 2:10-11, ESV).  Are you ready to confess that truth at this appointed time? A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

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