Author
– Solomon
Time – 960 B.C.
Summary
– The name Ecclesiastes comes from the root meaning "to
assemble together". As such, the book forms a collection of
many wise sayings and proverbs of Solomon. The book is mainly
composed of observations of life. Solomon, having lived a
full life with all its pleasures, concludes that life is "vanity".
"Vanity" in Ecclesiastes, and elsewhere in Scripture, does
not mean foolish pride, but the emptiness of life apart from
God. It means "that which soon vanishes away". What better
man to speak about life than a man who was given all it had
to offer. Without God, life would be meaningless, and all
his worldly possessions would amount to nothing. Therefore,
the conclusion of his studies states that man should love
and fear God and obey His commandments.
|
Passage
|
Subject
|
| 1
v 1 to 11 |
The
futility of all human endeavours |
| 1
v 12 to 2 v 26 |
The
test of practical experience |
| 3
v 1 to 22 |
Men’s
opportunity limited by time |
| 4
v 1 to 16 |
Human
folly greatly increased by oppression |
| 5
v 1 to 8 |
Folly
of insincere worship |
| 5
v 9 to 6 v 2 |
Vanity
of riches |
| 6
v 3 to 11 v 6 |
Vanity
of human desires |
| 11
v 7 to 12 v 8 |
Advice
and warning to youth |
| 12
v 9 to 14 |
Conclusion |
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