Ecc 3:5-6 | JFB | STEP | 5. cast away stones —as out of a garden or vineyard ( ). gather —for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building ( ), and children of Abraham ( ); so the restored Jews hereafter ( ). refrain . . . embracing

Ecclesiastes 3:5-6

5. cast away stones—as out of a garden or vineyard (Isa 5:2).

gather—for building; figuratively, the Gentiles, once castaway stones, were in due time made parts of the spiritual building (Eph 2:19, 20), and children of Abraham (Mt 3:9); so the restored Jews hereafter (Ps 102:13, 14; Zec 9:16).

refrain . . . embracing— (Joe 2:16; 1Co 7:5, 6).

6. time to get—for example, to gain honestly a livelihood (Eph 4:23).

lose—When God wills losses to us, then is our time to be content.

keep—not to give to the idle beggar (2Th 3:10).

cast away—in charity (Pr 11:24); or to part with the dearest object, rather than the soul (Mr 9:43). To be careful is right in its place, but not when it comes between us and Jesus Christ (Lu 10:40-42).