Beauty in Time | The Writings | Ecclesiastes 3

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🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Do the seasons of life have a purpose? Am I making the most of the time I have? If time is running out, why do I long for eternity? In today's episode, Jeff speaks on the famous poem in Ecclesiastes 3, showing us how the seasons of life point us to our eternal home. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Ecclesiastes 3

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:11.0	I'm Jeff Parrot.
0:20.0	1965 was a big year for engaging with the Bible in the United States. It's possible that more Americans were encountering the Bible that year
0:24.3	than in any other year the decades surrounding it.
0:27.4	The same is true for Canada and the United Kingdom
0:29.7	all over the modern West.
0:31.8	What caused this sudden surge of connecting with scripture?
0:35.0	Well in 1965 the song Turn Turn turn was released by the birds, reaching number
0:41.6	one on the US charts by the end of the year.
0:45.0	This was a landmark moment in Bible engagement because almost the entirety of the song
0:49.8	Turn Turn Turn is simply singing the first eight verses of Ecclesiasties three with a handful of lines added by Pete Seeger.
0:57.5	With so many lyrics coming straight from the Bible, it's possible that this song, Turn Turn, is the number one song in the US with the oldest
1:06.1	lyrics ever.
1:07.1	Now it seems most interesting is how this song connected with so many people in the modern west. Now of course
1:14.7	Pete Seeger added in some thought-provoking lyrics and the birds recorded a
1:18.6	catchy tune. But why did so many people unintentionally memorize and soak up this portion of the Bible?
1:26.0	There's something about the truth in this portion of Ecclesiasties that explains and interrogates
1:31.4	our experience as human beings.
1:33.0	So what is it?
1:35.0	Why does it matter?
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