Ecclesiastes 3

This chapter presents the famous poem detailing the cyclical nature of time and the sovereignty of God over all human events. It states that "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." There is a time to be born and a time to die; a time to weep and a time to laugh. The Preacher concludes that God has made everything beautiful in its time and has put eternity into the human heart, yet man cannot fully grasp the work that God does. He reiterates that joy is the only good response to the divine appointment of all things.