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The Book of Ecclesiastes PDF

The document discusses the life and legacy of King Solomon, highlighting his unparalleled wealth, wisdom, and influence. Despite his achievements, it emphasizes the message from Ecclesiastes that life without God is ultimately meaningless, as Solomon concludes that all is vanity. The text explores the search for meaning in life, addressing the futility of riches and the cyclical nature of existence.

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The Book of Ecclesiastes PDF

The document discusses the life and legacy of King Solomon, highlighting his unparalleled wealth, wisdom, and influence. Despite his achievements, it emphasizes the message from Ecclesiastes that life without God is ultimately meaningless, as Solomon concludes that all is vanity. The text explores the search for meaning in life, addressing the futility of riches and the cyclical nature of existence.

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BIBLE STUDY,THEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND..

• . IF WE GO BY SOLOMON'S WORK, WE KNOW THAT THIS WAS A MAN GOD HAD GIVEN EVERYTHING. HE
WAS THE EPITOME OF EVERY HUMAN DREAM. HE WAS GREATER THAN ANY POLITICAL LEADER WHO HAS
AND EVER WILL LIVE BY WEALTH, WISDOM, AND SPLENDOR. IN RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY, HE WAS MORE
THAN THE POPE WE’VE KNOWN OR ANY BISHOP WE WILL EVER KNOW. IN WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE,
THE LIKES OF EINSTEIN WOULD DRAW LESSONS FROM HIM. BILL GATES OF THIS WORLD WOULD RANK
AFTER HIM IN WEALTH
CONTINUATION ON INTRODUCTION
• IN TERMS OF WOMEN, SOLOMON WAS THE ORIGINAL HUGH HEFNER; AND IN KENYA, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE
LATE POLYGAMIST PAR EXCELLENCE,"AKUKU DANGER" OF THE LUO COMMUNITY WOULD ADMIRE HIM.
• JUST TO TRY AND IMAGINE HOW WEALTHY SOLOMON WAS, WE ARE TOLD IN 1 KINGS 4:22,23 THAT
• "SOLOMON'S DAILY PROVISIONS WERE THIRTY CORS OF THE FINEST FLOUR AND SIXTY CORS OF MEAL, 23
TEN HEAD OF STALL-FED CATTLE, TWENTY OF PASTURE-FED CATTLE AND A HUNDRED SHEEP AND GOATS,
AS WELL AS DEER, GAZELLES, ROEBUCKS AND CHOICE FOWL."
NEWTON’S INTERPRETATION
• HIS DAILY PROVISION FOR HIS STAFF WAS ENOUGH TO FEED 35,000 PEOPLE
• I HAIL FROM THE LUO COMMUNITY OF KENYA, WHO ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR GENEROSITY IN FEEDING GUESTS;
YET FEEDING 500 GUESTS IS ALWAYS A HEADACHE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE MONTHS OF PLANNING
AND FUNDRAISING THAT WOULD ORDINARILY GO INTO IT. FEEDING 35,000 PEOPLE IS, INDEED, MIND-
BOGGLING.
• WITH ALL THAT WEALTH ,WISDOM,WOMEN,ONE WOULD BE INCLINED TO THINK THAT SOLOMON LED A VERY
GOOD LIFE,THAT HE WAS THE HAPPIEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED.AS WE READ HIS ACCOUNT IN THE BOOK OF
ECCLESIASTES A SAD AND HARD-HITTING REALITY BECKONS.INDEED,WE ARE LEFT WONDERING WHAT IS
WORTHY THIS LIFE.
SOLOMON’S FINAL WORD IS THAT……..

• "ALL IS VANITY." EVERYTHING I MEANINGLESS "UNDER THE SUN." SOLOMON SIMPLY SHOWS US THAT A
LIFE WITHOUT GOD IS A LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE. IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, HOW I PRAY THAT WE MAY
BE DRAWN TO KNOW THAT GOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT END OF OUR LIFE.
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS
• SCRIPTURE
• I. THE WORDS OF THE TEACHER,[A] SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSOLEM:2 "MEANINGLESS! MEANINGLESS!"
SAYS THE TEACHER. "UTTERLY MEANINGLESS! EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS. "3 WHAT DO PEOPLE GAIN
FROM ALL THEIR LABORS AT WHICH THEY TOIL UNDER THE SUN? "GENERATIONS COME AND
GENERATIONS GO, BUT THE EARTH REMAINS FOREVER. 5 THE SUN RISES AND THE SUN SETS, AND
HURRIES BACK TO WHERE IT RISES.

•ECCLESIASTES 1:1-5
INSIGHTS

• THE GENERAL THEME OF ECCLESIASTES SIMPLY IS THE SEARCH FOR MEANING. IT DEALS WITH ISSUES OF
LIFE, THE CYCLICAL RHYTHMS OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, HUMAN PHILOSOPHY, THE FOLLIES OF RICHES
AND PLEASURES, THE LIMITS OF HUMAN WISDOM, THE FUTILITY OF THE RAT RACE OF LIFE, AND MANY
HEART-WRENCHING ISSUES SURROUNDING MEANING, OR THE LACK OF IT.

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