Life Under The Sun

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Life Under The Sun

• Ecclesiastes

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The Preacher

• Speaks to an assembly (ekklesia)
• He is a type of THE PREACHER Jesus Christ
• King of Jerusalem
• Son of David
• Message of Wisdom from Above

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Can You Grasp The Wind?

• Finding meaning under the sun without God 11-11
• It is meaningless if this is all there is
• It is monotonous
• It does not seem to profit
• What meaning can we find for life under the sun?

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The Search for the Chief Good of Living Here

• Is it in obtaining human wisdom and pleasure?
  112 226
• The preacher learns from experience that life
  under the sun is not about being the smartest or
  in indulging oneself in pleasures

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The Search for the Chief Good of Living Here

• Is it in business and occupational work? Ch.3-5
• The Preacher learns from experience that this too
  is empty, a striving after the wind
• While work is good and necessary, it is not the
  chief purpose of life under the sun

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The Search for the Chief Good of Living Here

• Is it in the accumulation and possession of
  material wealth? 61 815
• The Preacher finds that wealth does not itself
  bring happiness or satisfying meaning
• Life under the sun is not about acquiring a lot
  of wealth
• This brings its own worries
• The wealthy face the same end as the poor

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The Conclusion of the Search for the Chief Good
of Living Here

• The futility of earthly wisdom 816-96
• The futility of pleasure 97-12
• The futility of business and its rewards
  913-1020
• The chief good in wise use and enjoyment of this
  present life 111-8
• The chief good in a faith in the life to come
  119-128

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The Conclusion

• Life under the sun is about
• Fearing God
• Living for God
• Keeping His Commandments
• Preparing to obtain the glorious, satisfying life
  in eternity with God 129-14