Meaningless: The Search Continues
Ecclesiastes 3
Teacher (Qoheleth) Teacher, Preacher, or Assembler
The term suggests someone who addresses an assembly, imparting wisdom or teachings.
God Works in Time
-The Teacher saw something above man
–God is in control of time and life’s experience (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Psalm 139:15-16)
–Martyrs Mirror “Yes, my dear and beloved wife in the Lord, to everything, says Solomon, there is a time: “A time to meet, and a time to part.” Hence my dear wife in the Lord what more godly parting can there be than for the name of the Lord; and though we now must art, I hope that I shall go before you, and that you will also follow to the place where there will be no more parting, for there we shall ever be with the Lord.”
–Ecclesiastes 3:6-8; Isaiah 26:3-4; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Romans 8:28
-The Teacher saw something within man
–God placed eternity in man’s heart (3:9-13)
-The Teacher saw something ahead of men
–The certainty of death & judgement (3:14-22; 2 Corinthians 4:7-18)
How do you see your life?
Through the lies of disappointment in what you do not have, the brokenness and meaningless of life?
Though thankfulness for what Jesus has done for you?
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