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Ecclesiastes
Chapter 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth
for ever.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he
arose.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth
about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from
whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with
seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is
that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been
already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance
of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that
are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be
exercised therewith.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot
be numbered.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have
gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my
heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived
that this also is vexation of spirit.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth
sorrow.
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3
weeks
Ago
A disciple
Pauson; this is something that many of us were taught, by those who didn't know
themselves! The fact is, that Solomon had asked the LORD for this wisdom to be able
to feed the people with knowledge and understanding. "The Preacher;" which is most
accurately interpreted, "The Summoner, (one who calls to assembly);" was written
for awakening men out of the vanities of this life, to bring them to God
3
weeks
Ago
Pauson
Solomon could not understand his purpise of living. He served his interests rather
than thinking about his legacy. All is vanity without christ.
3
weeks
Ago
Chris Powell
All that we seek and have is vanity, listen to what the Lord is saying. We can own
everything in this world but will never be satisfied.
1
month
Ago
A disciple
Billy B. Yes, I think those are good points. Something more you may find
interesting; when we think of Ecclesiastes as God's Spirit in Solomon preaching to
His people Israel, and summoning them to the great Assembly of the Saved; of all
the distractions, cares and pleasures of this life; of all the vanity and vexation
of spirit; how do we consider, "What will a man give in exchange for his soul?"
1
month
Ago
Billy b
So what I get out of it is that no matter how great or how strong and big Jesus
makes us where only made in his image we are not perfect the point is not to focus
on the bad but to show God loves us all and came for sinners
1
month
Ago
Ibby
Solomon pleased God he asked for wisdom and God blessed him.However with all the
wisdom he took himself strange wives and he forsook God, King Ahab had a strange
wife Jezebel look at the outcome, after King Solomon? looked back his life even
with all the wisdom and riches it all came down to vanity.
7
months
Ago
Terry neil owens
I think God is telling us he gives the knowledge we are searching for but they are
also more sorrows that you share as you are searching.this world has its share of
sorrows. Has you share witnessing with those Laden with burdens. Around you also
what is now is probally a ready been. God knew it then God knows it now and He will
know it tomorrow. He is the before. The now and forever Amen

7
months
Ago
Emelia
What I can say is that in everything we are doing in this wold must to be done in
the will of God .
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