ECCLESIASTES SERIES
Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
PEOPLE
(Outline #5 in series on
Ecclesiastes.)
In this chapter Solomon
talks about different kinds of people in different
circumstances. We can learn from the good and bad examples we find in
Solomon's discussion of
people.
PEOPLE AND POWER - Vss.
1-3
1. Oppressors - Vs. 1
2. Oppressed - Vs. 1
3. Opinion - Vss. 2-3 -
Remember, Solomon is giving a secular view of life
"under
the sun".
PEOPLE AND PRODUCTIVITY
- Vss. 4-8
1. The Jealous - Vs. 4
2. The Lazy - Vs. 5
3. The Balanced - Vs. 6
4. The Miser - Vss. 7-8
PEOPLE AND PRACTICALITY
"Two are better
than one."
1. Their Reward - Vs. 9
2. Their Reliance - Vs.
10
3. Their Radiance
(warmth) - Vs. 11
4. Their Resistance -
Vs. 12
PEOPLE AND POLITICS -
Vss. 13-16
1. The Foolish Leader -
Vs. 13
2. The Faithful Leader -
Vss. 14-15
3. The Fickle Public -
Vs. 16