Chapters 1-3
Who is most likely to have written the book of Ecclesiastes?
"Who is" Solomon (the preacher, the teacher, or collector) - 1:1
In chapter 4, there is a famous proverb about strength in numbers: a cord of how many strands is not quickly broken?
"What is" A three-fold cord (4:12)
In ch.7, what did the king "turn his heart to know" and to "search out" and to "seek"?
"What is" Wisdom (7:25)
In chapter 10, what ruins a whole batch of sweet perfume?
"What is" Dead flies (10:1)
Which phrase is used to explain the shortness/brevity of life?
"What is" Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!
Fill in the blank:
"I have acquired great _______, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of _______ and knowledge.” And I applied my heart to know _______ and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind."
"What is" Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom - 1:16-17
Chapter 5, Fill in the blank:
"Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the _____ of God."
"What is" Gift (5:19)
Fill in the blank: "Yet I know it will be well with those who ________ God."
"What is" Fear (8:12)
In chapter 10, which animal does the author warn might carry your words to a king?
"What is" A little bird. (10:20)
In Ecclesiastes, the author is viewing life under what object?
"What is" The sun (heaven) - 1:3,9,14
In chapter 2, what two specific things did the Preacher say he tried to test his heart with?
A. Wine and Folly
B. Pleasure and Folly
C. Wealth and Power
"What is" B. Pleasure and Folly - 2:1, 12
In Ecclesiastes 5:5, what is considered better than making a vow and not fulfilling it?
"What is" Don't make a vow at all (5:5)
DAILY DOUBLE: After the king reflects on death and fearing God, he says there is nothing better in life than to eat, drink, and ... what?
"What is" Be joyful (merry) (8:15)
Chapter 11 compares our inability to understand how God's breath enters a growing child to our ignorance of the path of which natural element?
"What is" Wind (11:5, NASB) (spirit works too, ESV)
What does the King say is good to gain, but will not solve all of your problems in life?
In chapter 2, what does the Preacher conclude is the only truly "good" thing that comes from a person's labor?
A. To eat, drink, and find enjoyment in their work as a gift from God
B. To store up an inheritance for the next generation
C. To reach a point of success as a reward for your hard work
"What is" A. To eat, drink, and find satisfaction in their work as a gift from God (2:24)
In chapter 6, the Teacher claims that all a person's labor is for which part of their body, yet their appetite remains unsatisfied?
A. Their Hands
B. Their Eyes
C. Their Heart
D. Their Mouth
"What is" D. Their Mouth (6:7)
In chapter 9, what is the great "evil" that is "done under the sun"?
"What is" Death (9:3)
Chapter 11 tells the young person to rejoice in their youth, let their heart cheer them, and walk in the ways of their heart. However, what does God bring them into for all these things?
DAILY DOUBLE: What major problem drives the book of Ecclesiastes?
"What is" Death - 2:18, 5:15, 12:7
According to the famous passage in Ecclesiastes 3, there is a "time for everything". Name three of the paired opposite events listed.
"What is"
1) a time to be born, and a time to die
2) a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted
3) a time to kill, and a time to heal
Any from Ecclesiastes 3:2-8
Finish the sentence: "For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a _______?"
"What is" Shadow (6:12)
According to 9:10, how should you approach the tasks or work that your "hands find to do?"
What are the two commands given in chapter 12 that help to apply the message of Ecclesiastes?
"What is (are)"
1) Remember your Creator in your youth (12:1)
2) Fear God and Keep His Commandments (12:13)
In one word, what is the attitude Ecclesiastes wants us to have in light of our coming death?
"What is" Joy - 2:24, 8:15, 9:7-9