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Bible study · Ecclesiastes 7:1-29

Ecclesiastes 7: Better is the end of a thing

Read Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 before you meet.

In a few lines

Find is this chapter's word: every find and found in it is one Hebrew verb, nine of the book's seventeen. After all his seeking the Preacher says, "Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions" (7:29), and search for is the verb of his own seeking (7:25, 7:28).

The verse to carry

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8

To talk about

  1. 1. "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart" (7:2). What do you think the Preacher wants the living to take to heart?

  2. 2. "Don’t say" (7:10), the Preacher warns, "Why were the former days better than these?" (7:10). What helps you live well in the days you actually have?

  3. 3. "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider" (7:14). What does each of those look like for you?

Prayer requests