Talk 1 of 6 in the Series ‘Eternity’- Ecclesiastes 2012 St Andrews Cathedral
Vanity of Vanities! All is Vanity
Eccles 1:1-11
1. The setting
a. the preacher
b. the beginning and the end
2. The structure and pattern of logic
a. searching by observation
b. teaching by instruction
c. three key terms
i. vanity
ii. what gain
iii. under the sun
3. Opening conclusion
a. profitless vanity vv2-3
b. humanity makes no progress v4a (8-11)
c. creation doesn’t change v4b (5-7)
4. What Profit?
