18 Questions
What did the woman do when she could no longer hide her son?
She put him in an ark of bulrushes and placed him by the river's brink.
Who found the baby in the ark?
The daughter of Pharaoh.
What did Pharaoh's daughter name the baby?
Moses.
What materials did the woman use to make the ark for her son?
bulrushes, slime, pitch
Who saw the ark among the flags and sent her maid to fetch it?
the daughter of Pharaoh
What did Pharaoh's daughter offer to the child's mother?
wages
What did the author of the text deny himself?
nothing his eyes desired
What was the reward for all the author's labor?
delight in all his labor
What did the author find when he surveyed all his achievements?
everything was meaningless
What did the Teacher find to be meaningless in his pursuit of wisdom?
All things done under the sun
What did the Teacher discover about wisdom and knowledge?
With much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
What did the Teacher undertake in his search for pleasure?
He built houses, planted vineyards, made gardens and parks, acquired slaves and treasures
What did the author realize when he surveyed all his achievements?
Everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.
What did the author do to achieve wisdom?
The author became greater than anyone in Jerusalem before him and his wisdom stayed with him.
What did the author refuse his heart?
The author refused his heart no pleasure and denied himself nothing his eyes desired.
What is the main theme of the passage?
The meaninglessness of wisdom and pleasure
What does the Teacher conclude about wisdom and knowledge?
They bring sorrow and grief
What does the author do in his pursuit of pleasure?
Undertake great projects and acquire wealth and possessions
Study Notes
Moses' Childhood
- When the woman could no longer hide her son, she got a papyrus ark, and put the child in it, and laid it among the flags by the river bank.
- Pharaoh's daughter found the baby in the ark among the flags.
- Pharaoh's daughter named the baby Moses.
- The woman used papyrus and bitumen to make the ark for her son.
Pharaoh's Daughter's Offer
- Pharaoh's daughter offered to the child's mother to nurse the child.
The Teacher's Reflections
- The author of the text denied himself nothing his eyes desired.
- The reward for all the author's labor was vanity and a chasing after the wind.
- When the author surveyed all his achievements, he found them to be vanity and a chasing after the wind.
- The Teacher found that wisdom and knowledge are meaningless in his pursuit of wisdom.
- The Teacher discovered that wisdom and foolishness are both meaningless.
- The Teacher undertook great projects to build houses and collect wealth in his search for pleasure.
- The author realized that all his achievements were vanity and a chasing after the wind when he surveyed them.
- The author did not refuse his heart to get wisdom.
- The main theme of the passage is the vanity of human pursuits and the fleeting nature of wealth and achievement.
Conclusion
- The Teacher concludes that wisdom and knowledge are meaningless, and one should fear God and keep His commandments.
Test your knowledge on the biblical story of Moses' birth and the events that led to him being hidden in an ark of bulrushes. Explore Exodus 2:1-10 and see how well you remember the details of this significant event.
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