Remember Your Creator

Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14

Key Verse 12:1

1. In Ecclesiastes 11:7-8, light contrasts with darkness. What does “light” or “darkness” stand for in the Bible? (John 1:4, 9:4)  We are exhorted to remember the days of darkness, for they will be many.  The word ‘many’ indicates that the days of light may be small in number.  What can we learn about the way to live our life here on earth? (Psalm 90:12) 

2. Verse 9 is addressed to a young man and the command ‘follow’ stands in contrast with the command ‘know.’  What does the Bible say about the judgment to come? (12:14; 2Cor 5:10; Rev 20:10-12)  What does this passage teach us about the way to live the days of youth (8)? 

3. The word ‘before’ is repeated in 12:1-8.  Why is it necessary to remember the Creator beforehand?  What does remembering one’s Creator do for one? (Isaiah 46:10)

4. The “one Shepherd” in verse 11 refers to God the Father.  What does the title “shepherd” indicate about the way the Lord God leads His children? (Psalm 23)

5. The words ‘duty’ (in verse 13) and ‘judgment’ in verse 14 sound burdensome. Yet why do you think they are necessary? (Genesis 2:9,15; Matthew 16:27)

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