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Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 Important Quotes

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As one would flip through the few pages of the book of Ecclesiastes, he or she may catch the glimpses of the bold print titles above and throughout each chapter. Those twelve chapters contain an abundance of information about wisdom, time, wealth and self-indulgence. Many powerful answers can be received from Ecclesiastes. Today’s society lacks the knowledge to use Ecclesiastes as a source for answers, being caught up in believing it is just a biblical reference. Ecclesiastes is pertinent to today’s society because everything goes hand-in-hand with the issues faced by modern society. Everyone can use some knowledge about wisdom. Chapter one is formidable in its own, the wording from The New English Bible follows: “What is crooked cannot be …show more content…

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (3.1) Unpleasant circumstances often happen to people, and they question the timing and why it happens. Those that believe in God may read the bible, talk to God, and understand that he has a plan; however, others may think that is the way life goes. Chapter three is entitled “A Time for Everything.” Those nine scriptures contain times for several things, “a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh” ( 3.3-5.) Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion; however, the Bible can be read as a historical account as well as a biblical reference, and the book offers wisdom about why certain events happen in …show more content…

Money may be able to buy everything, but people are not replaceable: “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity” (5.10). Today’s society embraces this outlook. Name means more than fame and money: “A man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them” (6.2). When God does something like giving money that deed is not for an individuals’ own good but for the good of those in need. The world often has tragic occurrences, and Ecclesiastes presents the idea that money should be given to those in

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