{"id":884,"date":"2012-06-02T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T01:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?page_id=884"},"modified":"2018-08-29T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T01:48:15","slug":"ecclesiastes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?page_id=884","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesiastes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The preacher in Ecclesiastes, just like so many today, was in search of life&#8217;s meaning. The preacher discovers that man is powerless, yet God has a design and purpose for all things. In this book we find that God is the giver, sustainer and purpose of our life on this earth and in eternity to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1845507762\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bsystems-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1845507762\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Ecclesiastes, the Philippians of the Old Testament \" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bsystems-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1845507762\" alt=\"Commentary on Ecclesiastes\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This series of studies was recently published in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1845507762\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=drba-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1845507762&amp;linkId=b2a5bce22b4c4a2cc27fa54042804aea\"><strong>commentary on Ecclesiastes<\/strong><\/a> published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianfocus.com\/item\/show\/1474\/-\/sr_c_1_i\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Focus Publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1845507762\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bsystems-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1845507762\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31L5tf-mT2L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/A_Ecclesiastes_Introduction_PBC.pdf\">PDF Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/01_Ecclesiastes_Introduction_Part_A.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 1:1-2 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes01PBC.pdf\">Ch 1 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/02_Ecclesiastes_Intro_Part_B_and_1_1-2.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 1:3-14 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/03_Ecclesiastes_1_3-14.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 1:14-2:14 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes02PBC.pdf\">Ch 2 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/04_Ecclesiastes_1_14-2_14.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 2:15-26 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/05_Ecclesiastes_2_15-26.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 3:1-19 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes03PBC.pdf\">Ch 3 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/06_Ecclesiastes_3_1-19.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 3:20-4:3 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes04PBC.pdf\">Ch 4 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/07_Ecclesiastes_3_20-4_3.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 4:4-16 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/08_Ecclesiastes_4_4-16.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 5:1-3 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes05PBC.pdf\">Ch 5 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/09_Ecclesiastes_5_1-3.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch5:4-17 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/10_Ecclesiastes_5_4-17.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 6:1-5 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes06PBC.pdf\">Ch 6 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/11_Ecclesiastes_6_1-5.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 6:6-12 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/12_Ecclesiastes_6_6-12.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 7:1-8a (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes07APBC.pdf\">Ch 7 Notes part 1<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/13_Ecclesiastes_7_1-8a.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 7:8b-18 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes07BPBC.pdf\">Ch 7 Notes part 2<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/14_Ecclesiastes_7_8b-18.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 7:19-8:5 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes08PBC.pdf\">Ch 8 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/15_Ecclesiastes_7_19-8_5.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 8:6-17 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/16_Ecclesiastes_8_6-17.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 9:1-7 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes09PBC.pdf\">Ch 9 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/17_Ecclesiastes_9_1-7.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 9:7-18 (<a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/18_Ecclesiastes_9_7-18.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 10 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes10PBC.pdf\">Ch 10 Notes<\/a>, <a class=\"wpaudio\" href=\"\/files\/audio\/studies\/Ecclesiastes\/19_Ecclesiastes_10.mp3\">Audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 11 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes11PBC.pdf\">Notes<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ch 12 (<a href=\"\/files\/\/studynotes\/Ecclesiastes\/Ecclesiastes12PBC.pdf\">Notes<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To listen to the audio on your iPod, iPhone or audio device, subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.drbarrick.org\/files\/xml\/Ecclesiastes.xml\">the podcast feed for this study.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The preacher in Ecclesiastes, just like so many today, was in search of life&#8217;s meaning. The preacher discovers that man is powerless, yet God has a design and purpose for all things. 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