Ecc 3:2-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eccl 3:2-8: 3:2-8 We have no control over when we are born or when we die (8:8 ), but it is our responsibility to live wisely between those events. • plant and ... harvest: Wise agricultural decisions must be made in the natural seasons. • In ancient Israel, the times to kill included capital punishment and war. • In times of mourning, people in the Near East would often tear their clothes. • There is a time to hate , even for God (Pss 5:5 ; 11:5 ).

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‏ Ecclesiastes 3:2-8

Summary for Eccl 3:2-8: 3:2-8 ^a We have no control over when we are born or when we die (8:8 ^b), but it is our responsibility to live wisely between those events.

• plant and ... harvest: Wise agricultural decisions must be made in the natural seasons.

• In ancient Israel, the times to kill included capital punishment and war.

• In times of mourning, people in the Near East would often tear their clothes.

• There is a time to hate, even for God (Pss 5:5 ^c; 11:5 ^d).