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No other Old Testament book is as mysterious as what?
Qoheleth - Ecclesiastes
What is the voice of the author?
Of the septic, the pessimist
What are the opening words?
Word of the preacher
What word is only found in Ecclesiastes?
Qoheleth
What does Qoheleth mean?
to assemble
Who is the author of Ecclesiastes?
there is not an author given but it is assumed to be Solomon
If Solomon wrote this book, how many books did he write?
3 books:
Songs of Songs - youth Proverbs - middle age Ecclesiastes - old age
The author attempts to show two different views of life. What are they?
Natural man without revelation truth may be known through revelation
Man seeks truth without revelation in two ways:
Empiricism - knowledge through our sense Rationalism - human resource
There are two main points about the purpose to correct a faulty world view. What are they?
All pursuits of man are futile without God & Only God's work endures
What is the outline of Ecclesiastes?
1:1-11 Premise - all is vanity 1:12-2:26 1st Sermon 3-5 2nd Sermon 6-8:13 3rd Sermon 8:14-12:7 4th Sermon 12:8-12:14 Conclusion
There is a double title in Ecclesiastes. What are they?
Preacher and King
What is the keyword in Ecclesiastes?
Vanity
What does vanity of vanities mean?
Utter emptiness all life is futile
What does "under the sun" mean and how many times is it used in Ecclesiastes?
the whole world 30 times
What is the cynical view?
What does it profit
What are three examples of the endless repetitiveness of nature?
Sun Wind Sea
The focus changes from what we can learn from analogies and impression to what?
what can we learn from experience
What is typical wisdom?
back to the will of God
What five things can you have to consider having it all?
Pleasure Works Possessions Status Wisdom
What is the conclusion on if you have it all?
All is vanity
Why is everything vanity?
Because death will come to the wise and the fool and you leave it all behind
What is the solution if we leave all earthly possession behind?
All things that really matter come from God
How is the poem in Chapter 3?
Pleasant
Does life control us instead of us controlling it?
Yes
What is the problem if it is not that life does not stand still?
The problem is that we see such a small part of it
What is another typical wisdom category?
The problem of injustice
What is the outline of the Rat Race?
Competition Drop out True Alternative Compulsive moneymaker
What are the five levels of the earth?
Constant repetition
lack of Satisfaction from lifestyle
We're not the master
Tyranny and cruelty
Rat Race
After seeing the poverty of the loner, what becomes the key word?
Better
What are some of the three-fold cord theories?
Husband, Wife, God or Husband, Wife, Kids
How long was the Popular Claim?
short lived
What is man life during the pious talk?
worshipper
What is better than anarchy?
tyranny
What are some concerns about money?
The passion it creates The people it attacks The problems it brings
What is the key word in chapter 6?
God
What does man not have the ability to do?
change himself
We can enjoy God's gifts while on earth. What are some examples?
Dreams Children
How are some ways to face the facts in Ecclesiastes?
Secular man's pessimistic view
Death can teach us more than life
Christian view - be absent from the body
What is the nostalgic view?
unrealistic
What should we do with what life gives us?
Take what life gives
Honest admission of failure leads to what?
wisdom
God is not blamed for life in Ecclesiastes, who is?
man
How do you tell a King what to do and what not to do?
only God is in control of the King
What is moral perversity?
few things are more obnoxious than the sight of wickedness flourishing
What will hard work never answer?
the ultimate question
What does Solomon do before the last three chapters?
he wishes to make sure we are building on reality
What does Solomon ask in Chapter 9?
Is God a loving God or a hating God?
What does the fickleness of men look like?
they don't count on anything as fleeting as gratitude
Changes and chances
it seems sometimes we are not the fishermen but the fish
Who cannot really know truth?
man
The world is what?
unjust
Solomon has made the case against self-sufficiency with what?
cynical proverbs
Solomon gives glimpses to better keep what alive?
hope
What is easier to destroy than to create?
Folly
The wise man's _______ leads him right, but you cannot disguise foolishness.
heart
What is the plain facts of life?
Look ahead
What 2 things can go wrong?
Words and the simplest things
because we cannot control things like rain and clouds, what is the best thing to do?
launch out
Who is life meaningful to?
God
What does caperberry mean?
aphrodisiac
There is a partner ship between what?
research and teaching
What must you do when you have learned?
apply it to our lives
What is the point of Ecclesiasties?
Fear God Nothing goes unnoticed Nothing is pointless
What are some things that are beyond earthly vanities to God who made us?
There is no delight in old age Chill of winter - the fading of physical powers Great old house in decline - our former glories are but relics Old age The fragility of the human frame Body reverts to the elements Nothing in the search has led us home
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