In the arrangement of the Hebrew Bible, Ecclesiastes is the last poetic and wisdom book within the Writings division of the Old Testament. It has been placed there as the fourth of the five Megilloth (“Scrolls,” i.e., festival scrolls), each of which is read during a different sacred occasion. In Jewish tradition, Ecclesiastes is read on the Sabbath during the Feast of Tabernacles.
Beyond Today Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes
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In the arrangement of the Hebrew Bible, Ecclesiastes is the last poetic and wisdom book within the Writings division of the Old Testament. It has been placed there as the fourth of the five Megilloth (“Scrolls,” i.e., festival scrolls), each of which is read during a different sacred occasion. In Jewish tradition, Ecclesiastes is read on the Sabbath during the Feast of Tabernacles.
Table of Contents
Ecclesiastes 1:1
Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11
Ecclesiastes 2:12-23
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Ecclesiastes 5:8-17
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Ecclesiastes 6
Ecclesiastes 7:1-15
Ecclesiastes 7:16-29
Ecclesiastes 8:1-15
Ecclesiastes 8:16-9:3
Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
Ecclesiastes 9:10-10:3
Ecclesiastes 10:4-20
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Ecclesiastes 11:7-10
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Ecclesiastes 12:8-12
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14