Avoiding Anger (Ecclesiastes 7:9)  This lesson deals with the subject of anger. Everyone experiences anger the difference is how we handle anger. Even though most of the time anger does cause us to sin, anger itself is not sin. Note that God is angry with the wicked (Psalm 7:11), Jesus...

In Ecc 8:16-17, Solomon applied his heart to know wisdom and to see the business under the sun.  In the process, he thought he might find out the work of God under the sun. You can see some of the business he did in Ecc 2:3-10.  He made great works...

Laboring for the Wind (Ecclesiastes 5:10-16)  This lesson deals with the subject of riches and gives warnings to those that are pursuing after them. Paul gives us a similar warning in 1 Timothy 6:5-10. By using these two passage we will look at some of the dangers of riches and...

Study to be Quiet (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)  The passage for this lesson deals with being rash with our mouth. Have you ever stopped and considered how many words that you say in one day or maybe even a week. I would imagine that most everyone would be surprised if they were...

This lesson contrasts those who fear before God, Ecc 8:12, with those who don’t fear before God, Ecc 8:13.  The way that ‘before’ is used in these verses means “under the jurisdiction of”. We are all under God’s jurisdiction.  That is, we are all subject to God’s judgment.  God is...

A wise man’s heart discerneth several things that we see in Ecc 8:5-11. A wise man’s heart discerneth Time and Judgment, Ecc 8:6-7 To every purpose there is time and judgment.  Solomon didn’t say to every “event”, but to every purpose.  What he’s saying here is not an exact match...

In Ecc 8:1, Solomon asked, “Who is as the wise man”?  A wise man fears the Lord.  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  So, if he is “as” the wise man, he will fear the Lord.  See Prov 24:21.  And the wise man will keep the...

Solomon applied his heart to know wisdom. And when he did, he found out some things.  He said, in Ecc 7:27, “Behold, this have I found”.  He found that: This Have I Found that Wisdom Strengthens the Wise Ecc 7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise man more than ten mighty men...

Ecc 7:11-18 shows us three things set against each other, that, when considered together, give us wisdom under the sun. Wisdom and Money are Set Against Each Other, v.11-12 Solomon wrote, “Wisdom is good with an inheritance”.  In Ecc 2:18-19 his heir would need wisdom to properly manage what he...

Ecc 7:7-10 is a passage that contains great lessons for rulers.  These lessons for rulers are: Oppression maketh a wise man mad, Ecc7:7. One of the greatest cases of oppression in the Bible took place in Egypt when the Jews were made slaves, Exodus 3:9.  The Pharaoh who ruled Egypt...