CHAPTER 1 THE VAINNESS AND MEANINGLESSNESS OF LIFE. All Is Vanity (Ecclesiastes 1:1). Ecclesiastes 1:1 ‘The words of the preacher (Qoheleth - assembly leader), the son of David, king in Jerusalem.' The word ‘qoheleth' is a feminine singular participial form connected with the root ‘qahal' which... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MEANINGLESSNESS OF WHAT MEN SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH COMES OUT IN THE FACT THAT LIFE SIMPLY FOLLOWS A CONTINUAL UNCHANGING REPETITION. IT IS PURPOSELESS AND BORING AND UNENLIGHTENING AND ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING OF VALUE. IT SIMPLY REPEATS THE SAME OLD THING (ECCLESIASTES 1:4). Ecclesiastes 1:4 ‘One gen... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INTELLECTUAL SEARCH (ECCLESIASTES 1:12). Ecclesiastes 1:12 ‘I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem, and I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom about all that is done under heaven. It is a painful effort (a sore travail, an unhappy business) that God has given to the s... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PREACHER HAS MADE HIS ENQUIRIES AND COMES UP WITH NOTHING (ECCLESIASTES 1:12 - ECCLESIASTES 2:26). The Preacher now brings out that he has made further enquiries and has come up with nothing. He first considers the search for intellectual knowledge (Ecclesiastes 1:12), and then he considers the... [ Continue Reading ]