• Ecclesiastes 2:12-3:22
  • Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 – Following wisdom itself is helpful, but and end unto itself. See Ecclesiastes 9:13-16.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 – Hard work is not the secret to life either. Eventually the fruits of that labor will be left to someone else.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – See Jude 1:22-23. Different times call for different ways to help others. Compare Paul’s words in I Corinthians 5:5 and II Corinthians 2:7.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:10 – God has given us our work to be busy with.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:11 – God allows us to glimpse eternity, but not see the full picture from end-to-end.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:17 – See Ecclesiastes 11:9; 12:14. God will judge at the end.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 – How miserable life is without God! Earthly pursuits don’t bring fulfillment. We must learn from Solomon’s experiences.