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1 | Sheol Hell or World of the Dead? | Eccl 8:14 | bowler | 207279 | ||
According to the writer of Ecclesiastes there are many futilities on the earth. One of them is that righteous deeds are done to the wicked deeds are done to the righteous. In chapter 9 the writer of Ecclesisastes goes on to say that men are in the hand of God. Then he says that there is no planning, or knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where men are going. My question is what did the writer of Ecclesiastes consider Sheol to be; a place for both the wicked and the righteous, or just for the wicked? Psalm 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol, even all the nations who forget God. Some of the other references have both the wicked and the righteous going to the same place. The word for Sheol means a couple of things besides just these two; a hell and death. Psalm 88:3, Psalm 139:8 - instances where Sheol was talked about as a place a righteous man would go? Isaiah 38:18, Hosea 13:14 - instances where Sheol and death are two different words, world of the dead and death? How can we tell what Solomon meant; world of the dead, hell, pit? Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | Sheol Hell or World of the Dead? | Eccl 8:14 | stjohn | 207319 | ||
Hi Bowler: Simply take the meaning of Sheol that makes the most sense for the verse in question, and apply it. For instance, in the story of the rich man and Lazarus, it's obvious, (Using Allegory here) that they are not in the same boat, though they may be in the same body of water; one is righteous and the other is not, though they are both seen in the same place, the word Hades is used here, but we are seeing a different language being spoken, it means death, or the place of death, and they are separated by a gulf, or, "a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us." Luke 16:26b So again, simply take the meaning of Sheol that makes the most sense for the verse in question, and apply it. It's not really that hard, just use your noodle a little bit. I think it was Dr. Ironside (often quoted by McGee) that said, "God doesn't put the cookies on the top shelf, where the kiddies cant reach them. :-) God bless John |
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