The next several days during my Quiet Time, I plan on working through the 10 exercises presented in Ch. 15 (read purposefully) of the book I am reading and then record my notes here.
I will be reading purpose statements from various passages from books in the Bible, and then determining how the author presents the material (grammatical and literary structure, etc.) to accomplish the purpose. I am also going to try and paraphrase the purpose in my own words as well.Exercise #3 Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 12:13-14
After reading the purpose statement passages is seems as if the message being communicated by Solomon is what matters in life is to fear God and keep His commandments, everything else is basically meaningless if God isn't who we are striving to honor. The audience could be anyone, but I think he had a heart for the young so that they make wise choices early on and don't mess up and waste their life. Much of the book is written in honest narrative, which I respect, as Solomon walks us through his life and the experiences he went through. The Words are covered heavily in instruction and direction for wisdom using a lot of imagery. In my opinion, it almost resembles a grandpa's note to his grandkids.
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