Are you satisfied?

Introduction

Ecclesiastes - “one who convenes an assembly” or simply a preacher or teacher.

Solomon

Wise (1 Kings 3)

Possessions and women (1 Kings 11:3)

700 wives and 300 concubines

violated command Deut 17

Married foreign women who pulled him from God (1 Kings 11:1-8)

Resulted in ruin - after death the kingdom would divide (1 Kings 11:9-13)

Divide - 2 Realms

Dwelling place of God

Dwelling place of man

“under the sun”

“under heaven”

‘on earth”

I. The Futility of Life

Bill Murray in Groundhogs day.

Futility

Hebrew word - habel (Hey bell) - Breath; vanity; idols

meaningless/emptiness

repeated 5 times in verse 2.

Used 37 times (12 chapters)

Futility of earth (Eccl 1:3-11) - Nothing new

Futility of Wisdom (Eccl 1:12-18)

Futility of Pleasure (Eccl 2:1; 9-11)

Futility of Labor (Eccl 2:18-19)

Futility of Riches (Eccl 5:10-11)

Futility of Living (Eccl 6:1-7)

II. The Finality of Life

Eccl 7:1-2

Eccl 9:1-6

III. The Finding of Life (it is all in God’s hands)

Eccl 2:24-3:14

Eccl 12:1; 6-8

Conclusion

Eccl 12:9-14

Philippians 4:10-13

“Complete satisfaction in this world only comes when you are completely satisfied in Christ.”