LESSON 8 of 8 ECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE THE CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 11:7 – 12:14 1. What does our narrator say about Qohelet that is complimentary in this closing section? Why say “nice things” about someone with whom he clearly disagrees? 2.
Continue readingECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE LESSON SEVEN: THE LIMITS OF HUMAN WISDOM Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 9:13 – 11:6 1. How would you distinguish between knowledge and wisdom? Which is more valuable? What does The Teacher say about the value of human wisdom? Its limitations? 2. Which of
Continue readingLESSON 6 of 8 SERIES on ECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE THE GRAVE LOOKS DIFFERENT NOW Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 1. Easter is the resounding positive answer to all the negative and pessimistic thinking of The Teacher whose words we hear in this section. What lies behind
Continue readingECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE LESSON FIVE: TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THINGS – WITHOUT GOD Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 7:1 – 8:17 1. In this video, a dark and confusing list of proverbs and wisdom sayings is explored – with the obvious disclaimer that many of them
Continue readingECCLESIASTES SERIES: A WORD TO THE WISE LESSON FOUR: MONEY CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS Visit archive.harpethhills.org/ecclesiastes for previous classes Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 5:1 – 6:12 1. In your own words, define greed. How does The Teacher describe the frustration that comes with greed, selfishness, and the love of money? 2.
Continue readingECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE LESSON THREE: EVEN “GOD” CAN’T FIX THIS MESS! Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 3:1 – 4:16 Visit archive.harpethhills.org/ecclesiastes for previous classes. 1. Be careful when reading Ecclesiastes, for Qohelet – in his cynical musings from 1:12 – 12:7 – refers to God frequently. But
Continue readingECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE LESSON TWO: SO MUCH MATTERS SO LITTLE Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:25 1. What is the function of Wisdom Literature? How does Ecclesiastes fit this genre perfectly? a. Qohelet (NIV translates this Hebrew word “The Teacher) is a burned-out cynic who
Continue readingLESSON 1 of 8 ECCLESIASTES: A WORD TO THE WISE INTRODUCING ECCLESIASTES Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11; 12:1-14 1. What past familiarity do you have with Ecclesiastes? What impression do you have of the book? What “dispute” about including it in the Bible is mentioned in this video? 2.
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