Old Testament · Book overview
Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes searches for meaning 'under the sun' and finds everything fleeting apart from God. Its honest conclusion: fear God and keep his commandments.
AuthorTraditionally Solomon
Datec. 10th–3rd century BC
ThemeMeaning of life
Chapters12
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:” Ecclesiastes 12:13 “When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.”
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