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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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”,...

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What Profit Is In Your Labour, Ecc 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,...

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Remember thy Creator

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Creation is a foundational building block of a soul’s relationship with God.  In the next few lessons we will take the instruction to Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth seriously.  We will learn some things about God’s creation that will help us remember and also...

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