Ecclesiastes 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Light Excels Darkness

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Gives Good Gifts

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGifts

TREE → picture 4FRUIT → picture 3WORK → picture 2JOY → picture 1

Grade 1Wisdom Is Light

Wisdom excels folly like light. → picture 3The Preacher built houses. → picture 5He planted fruit trees. → picture 2He gathered silver and gold. → picture 4God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy. → picture 1

Order:

1. Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun2. Then I saw that wisdom excels folly3. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God4. For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy

Grade 2Light and Darkness

What did the Preacher build? Houses (circle)
What did he gather? Silver and gold (circle)
Could things make him happy? No (circle)
Where do our good things come from? The hand of God (circle)

Grade 3A Rich King's Test

What did the Preacher plant? Vineyards
What did he find all his works to be? Vanity and a chasing after wind
How far does wisdom excel folly? As far as light excels darkness
Where does enjoying good in our labor come from? The hand of God

1: Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun2: Then I saw that wisdom excels folly3: This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God4: For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy

Grade 4The Test of Pleasure

What did the Preacher test first? Mirth
What did he make to water the forest? Pools of water
Whom must he leave his work to? The man who comes after him
What does wisdom excel? Folly
What does God give to the man who pleases him? Wisdom, knowledge, and joy

Word bank: 1. wisdom; 2. God; 3. labor; 4. hand; 5. joy

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Everything Under the Sun

What did the Preacher not keep from his eyes? Whatever his eyes desired
What profit did he find under the sun? No profit
What happens to both the wise and the fool? They both die.
How is enjoyment received? As a gift from God
What does Paul write that God richly provides? Everything to enjoy

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.