Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 Bible Study Questions

Nov30

1. What key phrase is repeated in Chapter 11 vs 2, 5 & 6?

2. What are we to do in a life where we don’t know what is coming?

3. When a person watches the wind and looks at the clouds, what are the likely results?

4. No one but God knows what the future holds. What behavior or thought patterns do people fall into when faced with this truth?

5. How does one accept life as a gift and enjoy all that God shares with us? What are ways we can rejoice in each new day that God gives us?

7. What should we expect from a life full of many days?

8.What are the young to rejoice in? What are the the problems of old age? What will a person experience no matter how short or long they live?

9. How does God’s complete sovereignty over your life both comfort and challenge you?

Application:

1. How is living a life with Christ saying “yes” to adventure?

2. Is idleness a problem in any part of my life? How is God asking me to take action on this?

3. How have the decisions of my youth impacted my later years of adulthood and what has God taught me through it all?

4. What is promised at the conclusion of my life in verse 11:9? How does this truth inform the ways of my heart and the desires of my eyes?