Ecclesiastes 1 & 2

Ecclesiastes is one of the "Wisdom" of the Christian Old Testament. While the author endorses wisdom as a means for a well-lived life, he does not ascribe "eternal" understanding to that life. He suggests that human beings should appreciate life's simplest pleasures to include one's daily employ. And these are all gifts from God. He acknowledges that even wisdom has its limitations but assists humans in accepting the complexities of human condition and experience, with its frustrations and uncertainties. (wkpd))

Ecclesiastes 1
Please read, review and respond to the following:

v,  1
List  one-word meanings of the "Vanity of Life":__________________________________________________
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v.  9
What is your understanding of the phrase "...And there is nothing new under the sun. ...":________________
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vv. 14,17, 26
Describe three (3) examples of the phrase "...grasping for the wind..." _______________________________
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Ecclesiastes 2
Please read, review and respond to the following:

v.  3
Explain the use of the words "good for, best for, anything useful, worth doing" regarding wisdom.

vv. 4-11
Describe why selfishness leads to senselessness. ("I made my works great, I did some great things, I took on great projects" / "So I became great, I was the most famous, O how I prospered, I became far greater than
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v. 18
Why then, so bitter?:______________________________________________________________________
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