Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes

[delitefulmane]

I have a study question for my exam on Friday and I need a little help.

For the test, we are to answer questions about Psalms, Proverbs and Eccelesiastes. My teacher told me that we are to answer questions about these books' authorship and significance.

So far I know that Psalms are "songs" or praises to God written by David. Proverbs are short sayings that help people make wise decisions written by Solomon. However, I am not sure about Ecclesiastes. I know it was written by Solomon but I am not sure about it's significance.

Can you wonderful, intelligent and beautiful ladies help me please??

 

[Laela]

From my understanding this book means "Teacher" and is thought to be about King Solomon. The book is teachings on Life and sums up the thought that everything under the sun is vain and that every possible advantage in life is trumped by death. So in the end, our sole duty in life is to fear God and keep his Commandments. Well, that's my synopsis

A good source is Gotquestions.org


HTH!

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

According to my Dakes KJV Bible:

Ecclesiastes or "The Preacher" - written by Solomon (1:1,12; 2:7-9; 12:9-10) A treatise on the vanieites of the World - Instructions and Doctrines - Contrasts and Advice in Human Living
Theme: the book records Solomon's reasonings under teh sun while he was in a back slidden condition. (See 1:3; 2:10-22; 3:18-22)The word Ecclesiastes mean "The Preacher"(1:1). It is taken from the Septaugint where the meaning is one who convenes or addresses an assembly
Purpose: to show the utter fallacy of things that earthly sins, pleasures, and pursuits are the chief end in life and the source of happiness; and to show the final conclusion of the whole of life - to fear God and keep His commandements if one would live forever with Him; that is, true religion is the chief thing in life and the oly eternal rewarding thing of all

Proverbs aka "Book of Wisdom"- Words and contrasting sentences of wisdom - dark sayings - doctrines and instructions of the wise
Theme: Practical moral and spiritual truth in proverbial form for people of God (2 Tim 3:15-17)
Author: Solomon wrote the first 29 chapters. They are the only proverbs in existence of 3,000 uttered by him (1 King 4:32). He could not have borrowed much if any from men before him, as all uninspired ethical writers lived after his day. The last 2 chapters were spoken by an unknown man and a woman and who added them to the proverbs of Solomon is not known unless it was Hezekiah (Prov 25:1)

Psalms - Hymns of Prayer, Praise, Distress, History, Prophecy, Trust, Promise, Hope, Instruction, Confession, Judgement, Testimony and Deliverance of the Hebrew People before and after the Exile

Date and Place - Written in Palestine and Babylon from about 1500-450B.C.
Authors - 100 psalms have names prefixed to them. They are Moses(1), David (73), Solomon (2), Asaph(12), Heman(1), Ethan(1), and sons of Korah(10). David and Solomon wrote several of the remaining 50 without authors' names, as is proved in the notes. Authorship of others cannot be determined. Ezra is perhaps the collector and compiler of Psalms in its present form.
Theme: Christ; God; the Word of God; creations; sufferings and redemption of God's people

Psalms is divided into 5 books in teh Hebrew Bible for some unknown reason, if not to correspond with the 5 books of Moses or the Pentateuch. Psalms as we have it today is just like it was when Christ used the book



If you need more, let me know....HTH

 

[delitefulmane]

Ok, Im back with more questions. To give a brief synopsis I am studying for my final and I need some more help.


Can anyone tell me to or for whom Psalms and Proverbs are written? As well was their purpose and how were these books inspirational, disturbing or problematic during biblical times???

 

[delitefulmane]

Can someone help me PUH-LEASE??? SHIMMY?? NICE & WAVY? WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

 

[delitefulmane]

 

[Shimmie]

Can someone help me PUH-LEASE??? SHIMMY?? NICE & WAVY? WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

Hi sweetie... Don't be in distress about this. There are so many, many theories on this and it cannot be taught neither can it be learned in a few short lessons, nor a few months.

So relax, because whatever I or anyone else shares with you, in theory, God instead wants to reveal to you by His Spirit.

For your test answers, write the truth as you know it, for now. The answers given to you by the ladies above are excellent.

Here's the best answer for you...

David is the primary writer of the Psalms many of which are prophetic messages of the Lord Jesus Christ. An example is Psalm 34:20

He keepeth all His bones;: not one of them is broken.

This is prophesy of Jesus upon the cross, when the Romans did not break his bones, which was the normal practice done to those hanging on the cross to prevent them from being able to pull their bodies up to breath; it quicken the death as it caused them to suffocate. Instead, Jesus was allowed to breath to speak His last words upon the Cross.

So for the Psalms, your answer would be...they were written primarily by David which not only worshipped God, but were also Messianic prophesy; the Psalms spoke of Jesus and of His Ministry and sufferings upon earth.

Proverbs, written by Solomon were written as the books of God's wisdom and virtues.

There is so much that can be shared about these books in God's word. .

But because this is 'your' test, ask the Holy Spirit to tell you what to write. I can promise you that you will not be denied the answers you need for your test. The answer is already inside of you. Yes... it really and truly is. Be at peace and trust.