Ecclesiastes: Vanity, Vanity All is Vanity

ECCLESIASTES

*Title: Solomon’s Vanity Under the Sun

 *Text: Ecclesiastes 1:2

*Theme: Vanity, Vanity All is Vanity

  

  Ecclesiastes:The inspired record of Solomon’s intense search for meaning and satisfaction in life.

*Date: 935 B.C. (Late in Solomon's Life)

*Key Verses: Ecclesiastes 2:24 & 12:13,14 

*Key Word: Vanity- (37) Times

  I. All is Vanity (1:1-11)

    A. Introduction: All is Vanity (1:1-3)

    B. Illustrations of Vanity (1:4-11)

II. Proof that All is Vanity in Experience (1:12-2:26)

    A. Vanity of Man's Striving (1:12-2:23)

    B. Victory in Contentment (2:24-26)

III. Proof that All is Vanity by Observation (3:1-6:12)

    A. Immutability of God's Plan (3:1-22)

    B. Inequalities of Life (4:1-16)

    C. Insufficiency of Human Religion (5:1-7)

    D. Insufficiency of Wealth (5:8-20)

    E. Inescapable Vanity of Life (6:1-12)

IV. Coping in a Wicked World (7:1-9:18)

    A. Wisdom Evaluated (7:1-29)

    B. Submit to Authority (8:1-9)

    C. Contemplating God's Doings (8:10-9:18)

 V. Counsel for the Uncertainties of Life (10:1-12:8)

    A. Wisdom's Characteristics (10:1-15)

    B. Wisdom Relative to the King (10:16-20)

    C. Wisdom Relative to Business (11:1-6)

    D. Wisdom Relative to Youth (11:7-12:8) 'My son...' 22 Times in Proverbs

VI. Conclusion: "Fear God and Keep His Commandments" (12:9-14)