“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”
The claim that God has made everything beautiful in its time, and put eternity (or the consciousness of eternity) into human hearts, represents the verses' most redemptive assertion yet. Beauty suggests meaning and design; the fact that all things are beautiful in their appointed season implies that even loss, death, and change participate in this beauty when properly timed. The consciousness of eternity within human hearts gives depth to human experience, allowing people to transcend mere temporal succession and recognize patterns within time.
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Priya SharmaNote1mo agoThe role of community - Ecclesiastes 3
God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. God meets us exactly ...
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Lena HoffmannNote1mo agoA Sense of Eternity in the Heart
He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of people, yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. There's a haunting line here. We have ...
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