The Work That God Maketh, Ecc 3:11-15
The work that God maketh: The work that God maketh is made beautiful in his time Ecc 3:11 God hath made everything beautiful in his time. The original creation was very good, Gen 1:31. And there are many beautiful sights in creation today even after the fall. The Rockies, Grand Canyon, Réunion Island, etc. I’ll […]
Seasons and Times, Ecc 3:1-8
In Ecc 3:1-8 Solomon wrote about seasons and times under the heaven. In Ecc 3:1, he said, “To everything there is a season”. There are four seasons of the year on the calendar. And then we have the seasons of life, hurricane season, mating seasons, hunting seasons, sports seasons, and so forth. To everything there […]
What Was That Good, Ecc 2:1-26
Solomon determined in his lifetime to “see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life”, Ecc 2:3. He experimented with everything a man can do. He tried pleasure, Ecc 2:1-2 Mirth is social merriment; hilarity; high excitement of pleasurable feelings in […]
Things You Cannot Do, Ecc 1:12-18
In Ecc 1:12-18 we read about three things things you cannot do under the sun. Solomon discovered these by seeking and searching out “by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven”. He gave his heart to know wisdom. His heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. He vexed his spirit with this […]
Life Lessons, Ecc 1:4-11
In Ecc 1:4-11, Solomon wrote about life lessons that he learned from living, observing, experiencing, and studying history. His conclusions are profound. Lessons from Life – Ecc 1:4. Life is always followed by death under the sun. “Passeth away” is the expression we use today. We say, “he passed away”, when a man dies. Everyone […]
What Profit Is In Your Labour, Ecc 1:1-3
Our text for this study is Ecc 1:3, “What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun”? We are embarking on a study of some key passages in the Book of Ecclesiastes, of which this is the first. Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, “the Preacher, the son of […]
A Season and a Time to Every Purpose
A Season and a Time to Every Purpose Ecc. 3:1-8 You have just completed a short survey to identify what topics concern you. (Survey below outline) Do any of those topics consume you? That is not God’s will for your life. Solomon wrote some great truths about our life “under the sun”, or the here and now. […]
Why does the Bible tell us, “Be not righteous over much”?
So you don’t destroy yourself. When Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes, he was writing to us about things “under the sun.” In other words, these instructions found in this book concern things down here and not things that deal with the after-life. Both verse 16 and verse 17 have very practical application to us today just like […]