This is well illustrated by the fable of the dying father, who, to shew his sons the advantages of union, gave them a bundle of twigs, which could not be broken when bound together, but were easily snapped asunder one by one.

three-stranded <08027> [and a.]

2Sa 23:9,16,18,19,23 Da 3:16,17 Eph 4:3 [All]

Ecclesiastes 4:2

4:2

2:17 9:4-6 Job 3:17-21 [All]

Ecclesiastes 3:8-12

3:8

time ... love .... time ..... time ...... time <0157 06256> [time to love.]

Eze 16:8 Ps 139:21 Eph 3:19 5:25,28,29 Tit 2:4 [All]

time ...... time ... hate ... time ...... time <06256 08130> [a time to hate.]

2Ch 19:2 Lu 14:26 Re 2:2 [All]

time ...... time ..... time ... war .... time <06256 04421> [a time of war.]

Ge 14:14-17 Jos 8:1-29 11:23 2Sa 10:6-19 1Ki 5:4 2Ch 20:1-29,30 [All]

3:9

1:3 2:11,22,23 5:16 Pr 14:23 Mt 16:26 [All]

3:10

1:13,14 2:26 Ge 3:19 1Th 2:9 2Th 3:8 [All]

3:11

made ........................... ordained <06213> [hath made.]

7:29 Ge 1:31 De 32:4 Mr 7:37 [All]

placed <05414> [also.]

Mt 13:22 Ro 1:19,20,28 [All]

so that <01097> [so.]

8:17 Job 11:7 37:23 Ps 104:24 Mt 11:27 Ro 11:33 [All]

3:12

happy <08055> [but.]

22 9:7-9 De 28:63 Ps 37:3 Isa 64:5 Lu 11:41 Ac 20:35 Php 4:4-9 1Th 5:15,16 1Ti 6:18 [All]