Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 Man and Beast Both Die in the End
16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness. In the last section, we were told that God does what He desires, nothing interferes with God’s purposes. This construct brings up an ancient question, why does God allow wickedness? Why […]
Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 – Despair and Hatred of Vanity and Futility
12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done? The collector of sentences come to think there are no unexplored works left to investigate through the application of wisdom, madness, and folly. All works to come have come before. This expands this […]
Ecclesiastes 2:9-11 Experiment Complete and All was Vanity
9 Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem The experiment comes to an end and all three parts of the exercise are restated; Vanity of Wisdom, Knowledge, Madness, and Folly, Vanity of Physical Stimulation, and Vanity of Increasing Wealth. An argument can be made that these things do […]
Vanity of Physical Stimulation – Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
In Part two of the experiment, the collector of sentences explores physical stimulation and it’s work and deeds. Again the preacher found physical pleasure to הָ֫בֶל – hā·ḇel – emtiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory.
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 […]