The book of Ecclesiastes is a sermon. It is a message that must be preached. It is especially appropriate for us in our world at this particular time. It is a message that includes bad news and good news. The “bad news” has given the book a bad name. The reason for this is that the author does not give simple pat answers to complex problems. We are a people who are greatly infatuated with pat answers in life. Leave your pat answers to yourself and listen carefully to what God says. You will love Him even more as God reveals Himself to you through this sermon!
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016)
Course Features
- Lectures 16
- Quizzes 17
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 12
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
6 Comments
is there a way to find the answers to quizzes to see what I answered wrong?
Yes … when you finish the quiz, select “Review” on the “Results” page. You should be able to scroll through each of the questions to determine your answers. A green box around the answer and blue shading indicates the correct answer; a red box around the answer indicates a wrong answer.
I believe question 18 I had right. Lesson 2 II A states this. At the time 8:26 in your lecture, you said we don’t know for sure. I agree that it could very well be but that wasn’t the question. Your thoughts?
The question on the final exam you’re asking about was taken verbatim from Quiz #2 (Question 5). It is true that we don’t know for sure that Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes (the author is never clearly expressed, and Qoheleth is open to interpretation); however, as J. Stafford Wright says, “Traditionally, the authorship of the book has been ascribed to Solomon. This is implied in the opening verse, where the author, Qoheleth, is described as the ‘son of David, king in Jerusalem.’ Again at 1:12 he states, ‘I, the Teacher [Qoheleth], was king over Israel in Jerusalem.’” (J. Stafford Wright, “Ecclesiastes,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein, vol. 5 [Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1991], 1139.) Much of the internal evidence in the book seems to point to Solomon as the author, so I’m pretty confident he’s the one … but we can’t be 100% sure.
thanks for the stud;y of Ecclesiastes. I did learn a lot. Thankful for VCY to offer these studies.
You’re quite welcome … be on the lookout for another study by Dr. Sipe, the Book of Malachi.