Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Ecclesiastes 1?
Ecclesiastes 1 opens with these words: “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 1:13: “I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men…” Carry the word “applied” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ecclesiastes 1:13: “I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.” What happens first in Ecclesiastes 1?
Ecclesiastes 1:13
“I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.”
Ecclesiastes 1:3
“What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?”
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Practice Ecclesiastes 1:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Imyhearttoseekandtosearchoutbywisdomconcerningallthatisdoneunderthesky.ItisaheavythatGodhastothesonsofmentobeafflictedwith.