Ecclesiastes
The Preacher’s search for meaning “under the sun,” ending in the call to fear God and keep his commandments.
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- The Preacher; traditionally Solomon
- Date
- c. 900s BC (traditional)
Themes
- The emptiness of life “under the sun”
- Enjoying God’s gifts
- Fear God and keep his commandments
Outline
- Everything is vanityChapters 1–2
- A time for everythingChapters 3–6
- Wisdom for an uncertain lifeChapters 7–11
- Remember your CreatorChapter 12
Key verses
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.