Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

I. The vanity of pleasure without God (2:1-3)

A. When recreation becomes an obsession: “What does it accomplish?”
B. Chasing pleasure leads to sorrow, not joy (Ecclesiastes 7:3; Proverbs 14:13)
C. Do you seek pleasure or God? (Matthew 6:33; Colossians 3:1-2)

II. The vanity of pleasure through worldly achievements (2:4-6)

A. Houses, vineyards, gardens, orchards, fruit trees, water pools (1 Kings 7:1-12; 9:17-19, 24)
B. Worldly achievements without God mean nothing in eternity (Philippians 3:3-11)

III. The vanity of pleasure through possessions and power (2:7-9)

A. Servants, livestock, silver and gold, singers, and “concubine after concubine” (2 Chronicles 2:14-15; 9:13-28; 1 Kings 11:3)
B. All the riches in the world are worthless without God (1 Timothy 6:6-11)

IV. The conclusion of Solomon’s pursuit (2:10-11)

A. “There was no profit under the sun”
B. The pleasures of sin are “passing” (Hebrews 11:25)
C. The treasures of this world are corruptible (Matthew 6:19-21)