Ecclesiastes key verses

Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”

The book’s theme

Ecclesiastes 2:24 “There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.”

Enjoying life as God’s gift

Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

God’s sovereignty over the times

Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart.”

The longing for what is beyond the sun

Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might.”

Wholehearted living in a fleeting world

Ecclesiastes 12:1 “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth.”

The call to know God before life fades

Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”

The book’s conclusion