The Book 📖
Who is traditionally attributed with writing Ecclesiastes?
Solomon
Complete this quote: "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; ____________." (KJV)
all is vanity (Ecclesiastes 1:2)
What is "the whole duty of man," according to Ecclesiastes?
- Fear God
- Both of these
- Keep his commands
- Neither of these
Both of these
How many memes of Ecclesiastes were on Lawrence’s first slide of his powerpoint?
6
True or False: The term Qoheleth, translated preacher in the KJV, appears only in Ecclesiastes, and not in any other canonical Jewish writings.
True. The word is used seven times in Ecclesiastes.
To what genre of literature does Ecclesiastes belong?
Wisdom, Prophecy, History, or Epistle
Wisdom
Complete this verse: "He hath made everything beautiful in his ____"
Time
What did Solomon give as a conclusion?
Fear God, keep his commandments: For this is the duty to man
Solomon saw a poor man who was wise save his city from its enemies. What happened afterwards to the poor, wise man?
nobody remembered him
What does the Hebrew word translated vanity in the KJV literally mean?
- Breath/vapour
- Meaningless
- Waste of time
Breath/vapour
Ecclesiastes is written in:
(ie. 2nd person)
1st and 3rd person
Which of the following should every man do, according to Ecclesiastes 3:13?
Sin
What increases with knowledge according to Ecclesiastes 1:18 (KJV)?
Sorrow
What cycles didn’t Solomon describe? (1:3-10, 3:15)
- One generation passes away, and another generation comes
- The sun also rises, and the sun goes down
- Spring, then summer, then fall, then winter
- All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full
- The thing that has been, it is that which shall be
Spring, then summer, then fall, then winter
What didn’t Solomon mention regarding time? (3:1-8,17)
A time to be born, and a time to die
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing
A time to sleep and a time to wake up
A time to speak and a time to keep silence
A time to weep and a time to laugh
A time to sleep and a time to wake up
What did the author deny himself?
Gardens and orchards
Musical instruments
Pleasure
Wine
None of the above
None of the above
Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 3:3: "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and
Why are the hearts of people set to do evil? (8:11)
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily
Because they are tempted
Because they do not know the word of God
Because of their fallen nature
None of the above
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily
According to the Teacher, a living dog is better than a dead what?
A dead lion
Which of the following verses does NOT come from Ecclesiastes?
That which is crooked cannot be made straight
All of these can be found in Ecclesiasties
Who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
The crooked shall be made straight
"The crooked shall be made straight" comes from Isaiah 40:4. The other verses are both in Ecclesiastes (1:15, 7:13).
The author to whom Ecclesiastes is attributed is also thought to have written Proverbs and what other book?
Song of Songs
Complete the following quotation from Ecclesiastes 6:1: "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun____________.
...and it is common among men
To what does Ecclesiastes say there is no end?
- the making of books
- the anger of God
- the corruption of man
- the love of a friend
the corruption of man
Looking at Ecclesiastes 4, what is an example of vanity?
Never being satisfied with what you have
What is the last word of Ecclesiastes in the King James Version?
Evil