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Category Archives: Solomon
companionship
Ecclesiastes 4 The theme that links together this chapter is companionship. Life can be hard, and we need others to come alongside us and comfort us when it gets so. Whether it’s a spouse, children, neighbors or God himself, we … Continue reading
learning to trust
Ecclesiastes 3:9-22 All go to one place: Sheol, the state of death. This is not altogether bad news. It puts us into a place where we must depend on God for a resurrection. We have to learn to trust that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 3
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given the business
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 The Preacher had discovered that he could waste his life accumulating things only to lose them all at the end. His experiment in seeking pleasure by means of pouring himself into productive work – had reached its result. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 2
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relay race
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23 The preacher considered all his hard work and discovered a problem. Even if he built a great empire by forcing himself to work hard, he had no guarantee that his work would survive the generation. He could not … Continue reading
wise, crazy, or stupid?
Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 The Preacher’s second experiment was to focus on making himself a wiser man. He considered three options: being wise, being crazy, or being stupid. Part of learning wisdom is the acceptance that even it made no difference in … Continue reading
not enough
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The preacher’s first experiment was to do whatever he wanted to do. Personal pleasure in accomplishment was his objective. He set his mind to build, to get richer, and to add more and more to his possessions. He … Continue reading
an unhappy business
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 It is a mistake to think that the more one knows, the happier one will be. The preacher learned this lesson well. He discovered that the more he learned about the world around him, the less comfortable he … Continue reading
no remembrance
Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 Do the Preacher’s words still apply? Surely we can now record life achievements and art and wisdom for later years? Surely our history makes great actions worth while? But the same could have been said of written remembrances … Continue reading
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worth it?
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 The epitome of wisdom is to look deeply into the lives of human beings and see the secret that we refuse to accept: most of the things we strive for and worry about are not worth it. To … Continue reading
unequipped
Proverbs 25-26 Several of these proverbs explain that wise sayings are useless to an unwise person. It is as if these are warnings and instructions for those who might stumble upon some truth, and attempt to utilize it without having … Continue reading
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Tagged Proverbs 25, Proverbs 26
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