ECCLESIASTES Outline with Links to Questions

Meaningless Apart from God (1:1-11)

Utterly Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

1. Theme: Everything is Meaningless (1:1-3)
2. Nothing New (1:4-10)
3. Men Are Forgotten (1:11)

Discourse (1:12-11:6)

Utterly Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26

1. What a Heavy Burden God Has Laid on Men (1:12-18)
2. Pleasures Are Meaningless (2:1-11)
3. Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless (2:12-16)
4. Toil is Meaningless (2:17-26)

A Time For Everything Under the Sun, Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

1. A Time To... (3:1-8)
2. Eternity in Our Hearts and Yet... (3:9-15)
3. From Dust and Return to Dust (3:16-22)

Achievement and Wealth, Ecclesiastes 4:1-16

1. Oppression Under the Sun (4:1-3)
2. The Advantage of Numbers (4:4-12)
3. Achievement is Meaningless (4:13-16)

Achievement and Wealth, Ecclesiastes 5:1-6:12

1. In Awe of God (5:1-7)
2. Wealth Meaningless (5:8-20)
3. The Time Man Walks on the Earth (6:1-12)

Wisdom, Ecclesiastes 7:1-8:1

1. It is Better (7:1-12)
2. Consider What God Has Done (7:13-22)
3. In Search of Many Schemes (7:23-8:1)

More Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 8:2-9:12

1. A King's Word is Supreme (8:2-8)
2. The Truth of Life in This World (8:9-17)
3. A Common Destiny For All (9:1-12)

Wisdom is Better Than Strength, Ecclesiastes 9:13-11:6

1. Wisdom Better Than Folly (9:13-18)
2. Words From a Wise Man's Wealth (10:1-20)
3. Bread Upon Waters (11:1-6)

Conclusion: Reverently Trust in and Obey God (11:7-12:14)

Trust and Obey God, Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14

1. Remember Your Creator While Young (11:7-10)
2. Before the Days of Trouble Come (12:1-8)
3. Conclusion of the Matter (12:9-14)