Ecclesiastes 1:16-18 Experiment Part 1 Vanity of Wisdom, Knowledge, Madness, and Folly
16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” As the collector set out of this experiment, to learn wisdom in all actions under the sun, the first area of actions the […]
Ecclesiastes 1:13b – 15 Experiment Result Abstract – All Is Vanity
13b It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. The depth of information, the gather of information, and the desire to gain information is emotionally taxing. It a burden that can bend us over with its weight. We have a desire to learn and know and it can […]
Ecclesiastes 1:12-13b – The Experiment – Exploring Value in What Can Be Done
12 I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. Authority to speak, to be heard as a counselor, is reasserted. Solomon was said to have “32 … spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.” Solomon’s wisdom and discernment were in the mind in post exilic Israel. Referring to Solomon grabs the attention […]
Overview – Uselessness, Authority, Fleeting Life, and Cycles of Life Ecclesiastes 1 1-11
Here the speaker asks a question that many have asked, “What is of value? What have I done of value?”
Examples of Hebel in Ecclesiastes – Vanity Emptiness Vapor
Two things come into mind when one thinks of Ecclesiastes, Vanity of everything and “There is a time for everything”
Word Other than Hebel and Ruach Which Relate to Vanity
When I study any book in the Bible, I usually review relevant aspects including words. In Ecclesiastes, Hebel and Ruach are the main words which relate to vanity , but there are a few others. This are the lists I put together for my study. Word other than Hebel and Ruach for Vanity In Qohelet […]