And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. – Eccl. 1:17 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. – Eccl. 2:1 Having introduced himself and given an overview…
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. – Eccl. 1:3-4 Over the past two weeks we have considered both the overall message of Ecclesiastes as well as the life story of its author, Solomon. As…
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Eccl. 1:1 The book of Ecclesiastes cannot be properly understood apart from the OT account of the life of Solomon which itself cannot be fully appreciated apart from the wider OT story of kingship within Israel. As we come to the first verse…
Eccl. 1:1-2 – The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Eccl. 12:13 – The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. The book of Ecclesiastes is without a doubt one of the more…