O.T. 3 SPRING 2017 ECCLESIASTES Flashcards
what did G.K Chesterton said?
“Meaninglessness does not come from being weary from pain, it comes from being weary from pleasure.”
what is the purpose of Ecclesiastes?
1=in the end, the preacher comes to accept that faith in God is the only way to find personal meaning.
2=He decides to accept the fact that life is brief and ultimately worthless without God.
3=The Preacher advises the reader to focus on an eternal God instead of temporary pleasure.
what are two main messages of Ecclesiastes?
1=The first is stated in the prologue, “Everything is meaningless” (1:2)
2= It is of value to serve God faithfully throughout life. (12:13) (let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.)
what phrases are used to emphasize the temporary limited nature of worldly things?
Two phrases (translated "Vanity" in the kjv and "meaningless" in the NIV) are used to emphasize the temporary limited nature of worldly things.
=the phrase “under the sun” occurs 28 times, and refers to the mortal world. When the preacher refers to “all things under the sun,” he is talking abut earthly, temporary, human things.
