Ecclesiastes 12 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Concluding his bleak evaluation of all things done under the sun, Solomon exhorts his son to remember his creator in the days of his…

Ecclesiastes 11 Pastor Mark Hudson Verse 1 of chapter 11 is not easily understood.  First the verb translated as ‘cast,’ according to most scholars, does not mean throw or cast…

Ecclesiastes 10 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Bowlin Throughout this chapter, Solomon again contrasts the nature and power of wisdom and folly. Even though wisdom is both sweet-smelling and exceedingly valuable,…

Ecclessiastes 9 Pastor Mark Hudson You can read Ecclesiastes and take the author literally or you can read it noticing the way he is writing.  We can slow down, consider…

Ecclesiastes 8 Pastor David Groendyk “Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?” You might be quick to answer that by saying, “No one!” But…

Ecclesiastes 7 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Clearly, this chapter reads more like the Proverbs of Solomon than the seemingly bleak perspective of the Preacher in Ecclesiastes, yet many of the…

Ecclesiastes 6 Pastor Mark Hudson One of the vexing problems Qoheleth covers multiple times is the fact that so many people do not enjoy life. In chapter 6, the inability…

Ecclesiastes 5 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Because evil stems from the heart, even worship in the house of God is not immune to emptiness and vanity. Thus, in one’s pursuit…

Ecclesiastes 4 Pastor Mark Hudson One could easily look at this chapter and divide it up with numbers. Jeffrey Meyers suggests this outline 0 is better than 1 4:1-3; 1…

Ecclesiastes 3 By Pastor David Groendyk “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (v. 11). That might be Solomon’s way of saying what the hymn-writer wrote a couple thousand…