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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1 The words. The matters of the book are the crucial issues for Solomon’s faith. They resemble the subject matter of Pss. 39; 49. the Preacher. The title of one who gathers the assembly together for instruction. See Introduction: Title. 1:2 Vanity of vanities. Solomon’s way of saying “the greatest vanity.” Cf. the discussion of “vanity” in Introduction: Interpretive Challenges. 1:3 profit. Advantage to or gain from one’s labor. A very important and repeated word for Solomon (cf. 3:19; 5:9, 11,