- 21st book of the BIBLE, Old Testament and 4th of the wisdom or poetic books
- Solomon was looking back on his life, much of which was lived apart from God.
- The key word in Ecclesiastes is “vanity.”
- Vanity is the futile emptiness of trying to be happy apart from God.
- The word “vanity” occurs some 37 times in Ecclesiastes.
- Life (“under the sun” is used 29 times) seems to be filled with:
- Inequities
- Changes in fortune
- Uncertainties
- Violations of justice
- The Book of Ecclesiastes is the record of an intense search for meaning and satisfaction in life on the earth.
- Live lived without regard for God is life lived without value.
