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Martinez:

I really think the word vanity in the scriptures give us some amazing insight into not only ourselves but the entire human race.

Infact, if you were to do a study only on this one subject, it would crack open a world of understanding of our relationship to God now and what it will be and just how much of a miracle that is!

This is one of my favourite scriptures right here.

Rom 8:20  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Rom 8:21  Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Dave in Tenn:
I wanted to add that there are other Hebrew words also translated as 'vanity' in English, so I think Martinez may be onto something in running this one down.  My sense of what the word means has as much to do with what I see as the 'tone' of Ecclesiastes as in any firm definition.   

Samson:
All Good responses as to defining vanity,



                                                       Solomon, apparently did not follow his own counsel regarding VANITY, his annual revenue of gold was 666 talents( about $ 25,748,226.00), aside from silver and gold and other items brought in by merchants. All the Kings of the Earth brought gifts yearly from their lands: gold and silver articles, balsam oil, armor, horses, mules, and other riches. Even Apes and peacocks were imported in ships of Tarshish. Solomon came to have four thousand stalls of horses and chariots. 1 Kings says one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand steeds- 2 Chron. 9:25. Read 1 KIngs chapter 10 and 2 Chronicles chapter 9. Ther was no KIng in all the Earth possessing the riches of Solomon.

                                                     Also, Solomon began to disregard God's Law: And King Solomon himself loved many foreign wives along with the Daughter of Pharoah, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian,  and Hittite women, from the nations of whom Jehovah had said to the Sons of Israel: ' You should not go in among them  and they themselves should not come in among you; truly they will incline your heart to follow their gods. It was to them that Solomon clung to love them. And he came to have seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives gradually inclined his heart. And it came about in the time of Solomon's growing old that his wives themselves had inclined his heart to follow other gods. (1 Kings. 11:1-8)

                                                     Just alittle added information as where vanity can and will lead us. This is not intended to specifically attach Solomon's character, at least not my intention, especially when you consider that Ecclesiastes and Proverbs are more favorite Books of the Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures. Further, there is much good counsel to be found in these writings if applied to everyday life.

                                           Kind Regards, Samson.

Martinez:

How's this for vanity!

And God said, "let us make man in our image"

but man said, "let us make God in our image"

Man has trying to make God in his image since man has been on the face of the earth, they even have a Babylonian church devoted to it.

Now that's not just vanity, that's the ultimate in vanity!

chuckt:

--- Quote from: EKnight on October 06, 2008, 07:17:18 PM ---A few weeks ago I read all of Ecclesiastes and of course "all is vanity" was repeated over and over again.  I have read the word vain/vanity many other times in the bible and I just can't grasp its meaning.  Could someone simplify this for me?

Eileen

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futility.

lack of vigor...... empty,.......what is devoid of truth and appropriateness perverseness, depravity frailty, want of vigour


peace
chuckt

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