The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries to return to the place where it rises. The wind blows south, then turns north; and turning without ceasing, the wind returns again to its turns. All the rivers go to the sea, but the sea does not fill up. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. "
With all the resources that Solomon had at his disposal, he found that life was monotonous. For him there was a certain similarity, a certain uniformity or lack of variety in everything he observed. These pages reveal that he was trying to escape from this monotony. And people are currently doing everything to add novelty, hope, expectation to this process. People are today in a constant movement to search for new forms of pleasure, satisfaction, trying to get away from the lack of variety imposed by natural laws. Dear listener, if you simply look at the human being as he is today, separated from God, he finds that he does not present a very attractive image. And that is what this book of Ecclesiastes will present to us throughout this study.
So we see here some remarkable statements that reveal to us that Solomon made a study of the laws of nature and had a great knowledge about them. It is interesting that these laws are basic in our time as far as science is concerned.
Let us share with you a statement made by Dr. AT Pearson, who said: "There is a certain danger in trying to force the words in the Bible towards a positive statement of scientific fact, given the great correspondence of certain statements. The fact that Solomon used a language totally consistent with discoveries such as evaporation and the movement of storms Some have dared to say that Redfield's theory about storms is indicated here in an explicit way. ask ourselves who taught Solomon how to use these terms that easily accommodate events to the movement of the winds, which are apparently so disordered and uncertain, are governed by laws as positive as those that regulate the growth of a plant, and that of evaporation, the waters that fall on the earth are rising continuously rising, such nera that the sea never fills. " And continued Dr. Pearson: "Ecclesiastes, chapter 12, verse 6 is a poetic description of death, the silver chain describes the spinal cord, the golden bowl is the cavity where the brain is, the pitcher, The lungs, and the wheel, the heart Without pretending that Solomon was inspired to predict the circulation of blood 26 centuries before Harvey did, is it not remarkable that the language he used was exactly adapted to the facts, to mention to a wheel, or a pulley pumping through a tube to discharge through another? "
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Three very interesting statements.
1.First, "The sun rises and the sun sets". There is a monotony in nature, but we also have what we can depend on. You can depend on the sun, it will come out, undoubtedly; and you can count on that the sun will set, without questioning it. We still use that terminology today, although we know that going out and putting is caused by the rotation of the earth. We are resting on a piece of solid earth, and it seems to us that the sun rises and that it also descends. These terms have been adapted to human language in all the centuries. The really surprising thing is the regular way in which the sun appears and disappears, obeying certain laws.
2.In the second place we are told: "The wind blows south, then turns north." Today we know that the wind follows certain rules. Even with the most advanced gadgets, it is sometimes difficult to predict the weather accurately. Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ said, in John 3: 8, "8The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going." During certain times of the year, hurricanes and tornadoes form in different parts of the world. And they often punish populated areas. In many places there are terrible floods that kill thousands of people. As Solomon said, in some places the wind goes south and in others, it turns north. When blowing, the wind obeys certain laws. Now, how did Solomon know? He did not have the devices that we have today and the background on which to base his conclusions.
3.Third, Solomon also said: "All the rivers go to the sea, but the sea is not filled." Solomon was talking tacitly about the law of evaporation, of the elevation of moisture into the air. Then the wind arrives, and pushes the moisture towards the earth. And so, the whole process follows certain determined and specific laws. Nothing that happens is left to chance, although sometimes it seems to us.
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So if we add to these 3 statements, that of verse 4, and so we have four remarkable statements about the laws of nature, that make sense, and agree with what human beings know today. Compare these affirmations of Ecclesiastes with other writings of the year one thousand before Christ; in them you will find many false and superstitious conclusions, which contrast with the accuracy we find in the Word of God.
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