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ECCLESIASTES 12:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0
Eccl 12Eccl 12:2
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
The exhortation to remember the Creator in the days of youth, before the evil days come, introduces the book's final movement toward religious conclusion. The command to remember God before life's decline and death approach suggests that youth offers a privileged time for such remembrance. This verse positions fear of God and recognition of divine authority as the appropriate context for living.
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Tobias van der Berg (test user)1d ago
Transformation through the Word — Ecclesiastes 12
This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts.. When we read ...
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