I found this table from William Barrick's recent Ecclesiastes commentary interesting. It is a good reminder that the book may not be as secular as some propose.
Theological Topic
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References in Ecclesiastes [Key texts
in bold]
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God’s Sovereign control over Man
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1:13 (cf. 3:10); 2:26; 3:1, 11, 14, 18; 5:18-20; 6:1-2; 7:14, 26; 8:15; 9:1, 7
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God’s Providential Grace
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2:24-26; 3:13; 5:18-20; 8:15
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God’s Eternality
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3:11, 14; 12:5, 7
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God’s Creatorship
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3:11, 14; 7:29; 8:16-17; 11:5; 12:1, 7
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God’s Perfection
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3:14; 7:29; 8:16-17; 11:5; 12:1, 7
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God’s Justice and Holiness
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2:24-26; 3:17; 5:4, 6; 7:26, 29; 8:2, 12-13; 11:9; 12:14
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God’s Abode
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5:2
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God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience
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5:2, 6; 8:2, 16-17; 11:5; 12:14
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God’s Omnipotence
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7:13; 11:5
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God’s Preservation of His Saints
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7:26; 8:12-13
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God Requires Reverential Fear
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3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12-13; 12:1, 13
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God Requires Obedience before
Sacrifice
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5:1, 4, 7; 8:2; 12:1, 13
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God’s Word
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12:13
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William D. Barrick, Ecclesiastes: The Philippians of the Old Testament, Focus on the Bible (Ross-shire: Christian Focus, 2011), 11.
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