Ecclesiastes 3

Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

MAN’ S TIMES (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11) These are orderly and seasonable, but bring no permanent profit, because man is still ignorant of God’ s purpose in them all. He does not know how to fit his work into God’ s work. The conclusion is in Ecclesiastes 3:12-15. GOD’ S TIME (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22) There is a suggestion in verse 17 that this is long. It will be a time, too, of judgment and manifestation (Ecclesiastes 3:17-18). Yet, and perhaps because of this, man’ s death is not different from the beast (Ecclesiastes 3:19-21); conclusion (Ecclesiastes 3:22). SUNDRY WRONGS AND (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16) Oppression (Ecclesiastes 4:1-3); envy (4:4-6); the lonely miser (Ecclesiastes 4:7-12); political disappointment (Ecclesiastes 4:13-16).