Ecclesiastes 7:1–14 “What Is Better?”
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: In this chapter, the Teacher lists short, wisdom sayings. He frequently uses parallel expressions in the form of “A is better than B.” These wisdom sayings may resemble those found in Proverbs, but they carry a strong tone of skepticism. “Honor” (v.…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 6 “Life Has Meaning”
Ecclesiastes 6 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The Teacher speaks about a person’s “misfortune and injustice” (v. 1). Although this person possesses wealth and honor great enough to be enjoyed for generations, he himself is unable to enjoy them (v. 2). No matter how long he lives, if he…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 5 “A Day Received as a Gift”
Ecclesiastes 5 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The Teacher offers counsel concerning religious life. What matters more than sacrifice is a righteous life. Therefore, listening to God’s word is more important than offering sacrifices (v. 1). The statement, “God is in heaven and you are on earth” (v. 2),…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 4 “Living as a Comforter”
Ecclesiastes 4 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The Teacher continues to describe the meaningless realities he has observed. “Oppression” (v. 1) refers to the reality faced by the socially vulnerable within unjust social structures. “Comfort” (menaḥem) does not mean emotional consolation but an act that relieves the situation of…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 3 “Beautiful in Its Time”
Ecclesiastes 3 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: Verses 1 through 9 are widely known as the “poem about time,” made famous through The Byrds’ song “Turn, Turn, Turn.” The Hebrew word zman used in the phrase “there is a time for everything” refers to objective, chronological time, while the…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 2:12–26 “A Day’s Labor and a Day’s Reward”
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The Teacher pursued wisdom after realizing that, as king, all he could really do was repeat what previous kings had already done (v. 12). He knew that gaining wisdom could be helpful for life. However, the usefulness of wisdom is only temporary,…
Keep readingEcclesiastes 2:1–11 “Testing by Pleasure”
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The Teacher says that he tried various things “to test” himself (v. 1) to discover where true satisfaction might be found. To state the conclusion first, this too turned out to be meaningless. None of these things provided genuine satisfaction; they offered…
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