Ecclesiastes 6:10

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man,.... Which may be understood of the first man Adam, who has been, has existed, was produced by the immediate power of God,…

Or, “That which has been named - i. e., events past or current, either Ecc 1:9 as they present themselves to man, or Ecc 3:15 as they are ordered by God - was long ago (i. e., was decreed, its nature…

The preacher here further shows the vanity and folly of heaping up worldly wealth and expecting happiness in it.

I. How much soever we toil about the world, and get out of it, we can have for…

That which hath been is named already The maxim is enigmatic. As viewed by many commentators, it asserts that man is the creature of a destiny, which he cannot resist. Long ago, in the far eternity,…