2017-01-08 - God gives our lot and our joy; Be satisfied by His grace

Title: God gives our lot and our joy; Be satisfied by His grace
Date: 2017-01-08
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9
Series: Ecclesiastes
Speaker: Joe Allyn
Event: Sunday - AM
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Keywords:

contentment

Overview: God gives our lot and our joy; Be satisfied by His grace. A Poetic Pyramid Structure: A - (5:8-12) The poor has advantage over those who see with their eyes but are not satisfied. B - (5:13-17) A father of one eats in darkness and goes as he came from the womb. C - (5:18-20) I saw good: God gives our lot and God gives enjoyment. C’ - (6:1-2) I saw bad: God gives our lot and God does not give enjoyment. B’ - (6:3-6) A father of a hundred who isn’t satisfied is no better than one dead in the darkness of the womb. A’ - (6:7-9) What the poor see with their eyes has advantage over those not satisfied. Do the poor have it better or worse? (5:8-12, 6:7-9, Is. 5:8-9, 1 Pet. 4:12-13, Prov. 23:4-5, 1 Ki. 4:22-28) Two case studies: greed and ingratitude (5:13-17, 6:3-6, Job 1:21, Matt. 8:12, 22:13, 25:30, Jer. 22:18-19, 16:6) God gives our lot and our joy by grace (5:18–6:2, 1 Tim. 6:6-7, 17, Jer. 13:23)