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Satisfaction Cant be Bought Outli line of Eccle lesiastes 2 Solomon seeks pleasure. 2:1-11 Wisdom excels, but provides no true advantage. 2:12-17 Wasted inheritances. 2:18-23 The Pursuit it of Ple leasure. 2:1-11 11 Entire

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Satisfaction Can’t be Bought

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Outli line of Eccle lesiastes 2

Solomon seeks pleasure. 2:1-11
Wisdom excels, but provides no true
advantage. 2:12-17
Wasted inheritances. 2:18-23

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The Pursuit it of Ple

leasure. 2:1-11

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Entire section can be summed up with verse 10.
This man knew no limitations.
His desires had a blank check.
He’s not exaggerating. 1 Kings 10:1-7
For the most part, it does not appear that Solomon

engaged in sinful activities. 2:3, 9

Was Solomon successful? 1:3 cf. 2:10
Depends on what standard you use to judge success.
Solomon recognizes his failure. 2:11

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Personif ificatio ion of the Ric ich Fool

“Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: ‘The ground

f a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought

within himself, saying, “What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?” So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?‘” Luke 12:16-20

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Wis isdom Excels, but Does Not Deli liver

2:12-17
Solomon’s use of wisdom is different than his use of

the same word in Proverbs.

In Proverbs, wisdom is based on a reverence for God.

Proverbs 1:7

In Ecclesiastes, wisdom refers to learning and the

accumulation of knowledge and facts.

Both the fool and the wise end up in the same place.
Both are soon forgotten.

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Wasted In Inherit

itance. 2:18-23

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Solomon faces a universal problem.
1 Timothy 6:7
“I ain’t (sic) never seen a hearse with a luggage rack…”
Solomon’s misery now extends to his own life.
What will become of his enormous fortune?
Will his heritage be left to a fool to be squandered?

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Bla lank Checks Do Not Deli liver

Happiness cannot be bought with money.
May make life easier, but does not ultimately satisfy.
Our sports team, job, house, or family do not bring

ultimate satisfaction either.

Ecclesiastes 12:9, 10, 13, 14