The Bible — notes and cross-references in Ecclesiastes | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 9

9:3^a after

Eccl. 12:7; 1 Cor. 15:22
9:5^a die

cf. Heb. 9:27
9:5^b memory

Eccl. 2:16
9:7¹ eat

See note Eccl. 3:12^1a. Man should enjoy God’s provision for his living and the marriage life for man’s existence and multiplication (vv. 7-10) to replenish the earth (Gen. 1:28) that it may be possible for God to save some men in order to produce the church — the Body of Christ — which will issue in the New Jerusalem as God’s eternal enlargement and expression according to God’s eternal economy.
9:8^a white

Rev. 3:4
9:8^b oil

Matt. 6:17
9:9^a Enjoy

Prov. 5:18
9:12^a ensnared

Isa. 24:17; Luke 21:34; 1 Tim. 3:7; 6:9
9:14^a city

cf. 2 Sam. 20:15-22