Ecc 12:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eccl 12:1-7: 12:1-7 This beautiful prose poem, which uses many metaphors in Hebrew, describes the torturous deterioration of aging (in continuation of 11:7-10 ). Summary for Eccl 12:1-2: 12:1-2 Don’t ... forget your Creator: Reverence for God can give wisdom (Prov 1:7 ) and guidance as to what will be beneficial in this life and pleasing to God at the judgment (Eccl 12:13-14 ). It is better to remember God when young, when wisdom can make a real difference in life’s results.

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‏ Ecclesiastes 12:1-2

Summary for Eccl 12:1-7: 12:1-7 ^a This beautiful prose poem, which uses many metaphors in Hebrew, describes the torturous deterioration of aging (in continuation of 11:7-10 ^b).
Summary for Eccl 12:1-2: 12:1-2 ^c Don’t ... forget your Creator: Reverence for God can give wisdom (Prov 1:7 ^d) and guidance as to what will be beneficial in this life and pleasing to God at the judgment (Eccl 12:13-14 ^e). It is better to remember God when young, when wisdom can make a real difference in life’s results.