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# The Preacher
- URL: https://www.spiritualperspectives.org/the-preacher/
- Published: 2015-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Author: Gary W. Summers
- Tags: Articles, #Import 2026-07-23 22:02

Lesson 1 (Ecc. 1:1)

Verse 1: *“The words of the preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”*

Though King David had many sons, only Solomon was named his successor and ruled in the kingdom. Solomon calls himself “the preacher”; in fact, the Hebrew title for Ecclesiastes is *Qoheleth—*“one who addresses an assembly, a preacher.” This word is a rare term, found only in Ecclesiastes. The title in our English Bible, *Ecclesiastes,* comes to us from the Septuagint. It means, “speaker before an assembly.”

## Solomon’s Biography

1. Born of David and Bathsheba (named Jedidiah) (2 Samuel 12:24-25).
2. David appoints Solomon his heir (1 Kings 1:28-30).
3. Solomon’s kingdom is established (1 Kings 2:12).
4. Solomon walks with God / his prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3:3-15).
5. Solomon builds the temple (1 Kings 6:11-14).
6. God’s pronouncement on Solomon and his descendants (1 Kings 9:1-9).
7. Solomon’s splendor (1 Kings 10:23-24).
8. Solomon’s downfall—intermarriage with foreign women (1 Kings 11:1-8).
9. God’s judgment upon Solomon (1 Kings 11:9-13).
10. Solomon’s death (1 Kings 11:41-43).

## Questions

1. “Ecclesiastes” means \_\_
2. Who is the author of Ecclesiastes? \_\_\_
3. What other name did the Lord appoint for Solomon?
4. Solomon’s parents were \_\_\_
5. Even though Solomon was not the “heir apparent”, who did King David make a promise to that Solomon would inherit his throne after his death? \_\_\_
6. When told he could request anything of God he wanted, what did Solomon pray for? \_\_\_. What else did God grant him? a. b. c.
7. 1 Kings 9:4, “Now if you \_\_ before Me as your father \_ walked, in \_\_ of heart and in , to do according to all that I have \_\_ you, and if you keep My statutes and My , then I will the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever…”
8. What five items did Solomon possess that should have ensured his happiness. \_\_\_ \_ \_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_
9. What was Solomon’s downfall? \_\_\_
10. What judgment did God pronounce on Solomon (1 Kings 11:11)?