Overview and Review First division (1:2–2:26): Satisfaction cannot come from anything within man’s power. This point can be confirmed in two places, settled in two ways. First subdivision (1:2–1:11): Nature shows an inscrutable repetition. Second subdivision (1:12–2:11): Empty experience shows Solomon that experience is empty. Second division (3:1–5:20): God is sovereign over everything that is. Everyone who holds this doctrine has always had to answer objections to it, and Solomon is no different. Third division (6:1–8:15): Doctrine is always meant for application and so Solomon applies his
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