Exegesis Paper On Ecclesiastes 4-12

Exegesis Paper: Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 The book of Ecclesiastes, meaning “preacher,” is a book in the English Old Testament that teaches on the meaning of life, or rather, the “meaningless” life. This book is one of my personal favorites of the English Old Testament, as I can take those insights from the Word and so easily apply them to my own life. The author of this book is Solomon, who is known as the wisest man in the Bible. For this paper, I decided to exegete Ecclesiastes 4, specifically verses 7 through 12, because it is a testament of Solomon’s foolishness, and the lessons he learned through that specific season of his life. He was focuses on wealth instead of the Lord, so he discovered that the way out of idolizing money is to be in relationship with one another, so that they may help each other when one falls. In the biblical commentary by J. McGee, he quotes, “Solomon was far from the Lord, and this book was written to share the lessons he learned during his foolishness. The Lord showed him that he was …show more content…
McGee). This not only allows us to understand the life lessons that the Lord reveals to us through our mistakes, but I also feel as though this passage is very relevant to our day and age, and represents a very important ideal that our church holds closely--- “Don’t do life alone.” I think it is important that we take a closer look at this passage, and understand the nature and true significance of the