Ecclesiastes 11:1-6; Bread Upon the Waters
Today’s passage is Ecclesiastes 11:1-6. Please join us in study.
Today’s passage is dealing with what we have been given, the ‘portion’ or ‘lot’ assigned to us by God Himself. The word translated as the ‘portion’ we are to ‘give’ (NIV) or ‘divide’ (NASB & NLT) to seven or eight in v.2, is a word the Teacher has used seven times previously and now uses for the last time. From the context of those uses is it apparent that what the Teacher is dealing with has a specific economic aspect, the business and stuff of this world but also runs far beyond just economics to all that He has given to us and our lot in life itself.