Ecclesiastes

Book of EcclesiastesNIV

Chapters for Ecclesiastes

Introduction to Ecclesiastes

Outline

  1. Introduction and Theme (1:1-3)
  2. First Catalog of “Vanities” (1:4-2:26)
  3. Poem: A Time for Everything (3:1-8)
  4. Fear God, the Sovereign One (3:9-15)
  5. Second Catalog of “Vanities” (3:16-4:16)
  6. Fear God, the Holy and Righteous One (5:1-7)
  7. Life “Under the Sun” (5:8-7:24)
  8. The Heart of the Problem: Sin (7:25-29)
  9. More on Life “Under the Sun” (8:1-12:7)
  10. Final Conclusion and Epilogue (12:8-14)