Ecclesiastes Chapter 1-2 Summary

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The book of Ecclesiastes contains Proverbs, genuine proclamations, adages, and is generally an (identified with individuals expounding on themselves) story. Solomon composed it late in his life, around 935 B.C. He had gotten to be mindful of the slip-ups that he made for the duration of his life and started to archive them. The reason for Ecclesiastes is to extra (individuals who will live later on) the misery and compelling despondency/great agony of looking (for) after absurd, (with no point or reason), childish vacancy, and to offer insight by finding truth in looking (for) after God.
It creates the impression that Solomon by and by, needs to instruct the peruser insight, "I set my brain to look (for) and investigate by wisdomconcerning every one of that has been done under paradise. It is an appalling employment which God has given to the children of men to be sickened with" (1:13). …show more content…

He portrays that all that he hunt down/attempted to get was childish delight and implied nothing until the end of time. For the most part, he talks about the significance of life, "I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and look, all is self esteem and attempting after the wind." (1:14). Solomon, the man whom God gave the most insight; hunt down, investigated, and had a go at everything trying to discover enduring joy, and reached this end/final result: "All that my eyes sought I didn't deny them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart was satisfied due to all my work and this was my prize for all my work. Thusly I considered every one of my exercises which my hands had done and the work which I had (utilized/put enthusiastically), and see all was self esteem and attempting after the wind and there was no (cash made/good thing got) under the sun."