When Life Goes in Circles (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)

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Dr. Rick Griffith, Crossroads International ChurchDr. Rick Griffith, Crossroads International Churchwww.biblestudydownloads.comwww.biblestudydownloads.com

Are you climbing

the ladder?

The Rat Race

You?

Still a rat.

I. Every human endeavor is short-lived (1:2).

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Vanity of vanities!

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Hebel Hebel & & ""Under the Sun"Under the Sun"Word/Phrase

Generally Held Meaning

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Hebel(1:2)

lit. "vapor, breath" (BDB 210d 1); "what is evanescent, unsubstantial, worthless, vanity" (BDB 210d 2); "meaningless" (NIV), "vanity" (KJV), "futile" (NET)

"enigmatic, mysterious" (Graham S. Ogden); "absurd" (Michael V. Fox);"irony" (Edwin Good); "fleeting" (Radmacher)

"under the sun"

(1:3)

manner of observing life from a human perspective (Leupold)

sphere of man's earthly activity, i.e., "down here on earth" (Ardel B. Caneday)

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Hebel Hebel & & ""Under the Sun"Under the Sun"Word/Phrase

Generally Held Meaning

Other Options Offered

Hebel(1:2)

lit. "vapor, breath" (BDB 210d 1); "what is evanescent, unsubstantial, worthless, vanity" (BDB 210d 2); "meaningless" (NIV), "vanity" (KJV), "futile" (NET)

"enigmatic, mysterious" (Graham S. Ogden); "absurd" (Michael V. Fox);"irony" (Edwin Good); "fleeting" (Radmacher)

"under the sun"

(1:3)

manner of observing life from a human perspective (Leupold)

sphere of man's earthly activity, i.e., "down here on earth" (Ardel B. Caneday)

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fertilized egg

fetusbaby

child

Adolescent

adultold age

death

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I. Every human endeavor is short-lived (1:2).

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