The Book of Ecclesiastes The Book of Ecclesiastes King Solomon…King Solomon…

To Everything There is a

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Theme of Ecclesiastes Theme of Ecclesiastes Book:Book:

Outside of a real and Outside of a real and dynamic dynamic

relationship with relationship with God, even a God, even a

“Successful” life will “Successful” life will be full of futility and be full of futility and

vanity…vanity…

A Time For A Time For Every Purpose Every Purpose Under HeavenUnder Heaven

(ECC 3:1-8)(ECC 3:1-8)

A Time to be A Time to be BornBornAnd…And…

A Time to DieA Time to Die

A Time to A Time to PlantPlant And… And…

A Time to A Time to Plunk ... what Plunk ... what

is Plantedis Planted

A Time to KillA Time to KillAnd…And…

A Time to A Time to HealHeal

A Time to A Time to BreakdownBreakdown

And… And… A Time to Build A Time to Build

upup

A Time to A Time to MournMournAnd…And…

A Time to A Time to DanceDance

A Time to Cast A Time to Cast Away StonesAway Stones

And…And…A Time to A Time to

Gather StonesGather Stones

A Time to A Time to Embrace Embrace

And…And…A Time to A Time to

Refrain from Refrain from EmbracingEmbracing

A Time to GainA Time to GainAnd..And..

A Time to LoseA Time to Lose

A Time to KeepA Time to KeepAnd…And…

A Time to A Time to Throw AwayThrow Away

A Time to TearA Time to TearAnd…And…

A Time to SewA Time to Sew

A Time to A Time to SilenceSilenceAnd…And…

A Time to A Time to SpeakSpeak

A Time to A Time to LoveLoveAnd…And…

A Time to A Time to HateHate

A Time of WarA Time of WarAnd…And…

A Time of A Time of Peace…Peace…

Life under the sun Life under the sun from a purely human from a purely human

perspective with all the perspective with all the worldlyworldly wisdom, power, wisdom, power,

popularity, fame, popularity, fame, prestige, riches, prestige, riches,

wealth, pleasures… wealth, pleasures… will not have a greater will not have a greater meaning apart from meaning apart from

God… God…

The key thought in The key thought in the book of the book of

Ecclesiastes isEcclesiastes is “vanity”“vanity”

It’s Emptiness of It’s Emptiness of trying to be happy trying to be happy apart from God…apart from God…

But that’s your But that’s your CHOICE…CHOICE…

In the final In the final conclusion from conclusion from

ancient writings…ancient writings…

“FEAR GOD AND “FEAR GOD AND KEEP HIS KEEP HIS

COMMANDMENTS, COMMANDMENTS, FOR THIS IS MAN’S FOR THIS IS MAN’S

ALL”ALL”(ECC 12:13)(ECC 12:13)

““In much In much Wisdom is Wisdom is much griefmuch grief

and and one who one who increases increases

knowledge knowledge increases increases sorrow.”sorrow.”

(ECC 1:18)(ECC 1:18)

““God shall judge God shall judge the righteous and the righteous and the wicked, For the wicked, For

there is time there there is time there for every purpose for every purpose

and for every and for every work…”work…”

(ECC 3:17)(ECC 3:17)

Wisdom excels Wisdom excels follyfolly as as

Light excels Light excels darknessdarkness

(ECC 2:13)(ECC 2:13)

““Wisdom is good with Wisdom is good with inheritance and inheritance and

profitable to those profitable to those who see the sun. who see the sun. But Excellency of But Excellency of knowledge is that knowledge is that

wisdom gives life to wisdom gives life to those who have it” those who have it”

(ECC 7:11-12(ECC 7:11-12))

““In the day of In the day of prosperity be joyful, prosperity be joyful,

But in the day of But in the day of adversity conceder: adversity conceder:

Surely God has Surely God has appointed the one as appointed the one as well as the other, So well as the other, So that one can find out that one can find out

nothingnothing that will come that will come after him.”after him.”

(ECC 7:14)(ECC 7:14)

Skepticism and Skepticism and despair melt despair melt

away when one away when one views life daily a views life daily a gift from God…gift from God…

Perhaps…Perhaps…Let’s just take a Let’s just take a deep breath and deep breath and

accept life one day accept life one day at a time and seek at a time and seek

God through prayers God through prayers for His guidance the for His guidance the

gift of life for His gift of life for His Glory. Glory.

Many have passed Many have passed before us and many will before us and many will come after us.come after us. The most The most precious meaning life precious meaning life enables us to have a enables us to have a

genuine “PURPOSE”.genuine “PURPOSE”. So I ask you to consider So I ask you to consider this gift and enjoy the this gift and enjoy the

blessings.blessings.For GOD is “LOVE” For GOD is “LOVE”

Only through God Only through God you will find the you will find the essence in the essence in the

meaning to “LOVE”meaning to “LOVE”When you receive it When you receive it in your heart then in your heart then

you may understand you may understand the real meaning to the real meaning to

life…life…I call it “TRUTH”I call it “TRUTH”