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Perspective can be both powerful and humbling. It show us the bigger picture. It also shows us how small we are. Ecclesiastes is a book that seeks to give us perspective. Though often seen as negative, it is realistic –
There is nothing more frustrating than looking forward to something with great anticipation and being disappointed. Imagine a gift that you are unable to open or use, a nice meal you cannot eat or a life that you don’t appreciated.
As we read Ecclesiastes, the tone sounds quite depressed, but God through Solomon is simply trying to give us a realistic understanding of the emptiness of certain types of living and labour. Furthermore, we are encouraged to keep living, labouring,
Having exposed the emptiness of life without God, Solomon focuses His attention on God and His control over events and time. The knowledge that there is a God in heaven who is knows all things and oversees all things should
Ecclesiastes gives us another aspect of wisdom that is important for God’s people to understand. It help us to see the emptiness of life lived apart from God. It shows us that all the pleasures and accomplishments of this life,
After elaborating on many aspects of wisdom, Proverbs ends beautifully, describing a woman who is wise and has applied wisdom to every area of her life. She is described as ‘virtuous’ which at it’s most basic level is the idea
Being a king is a special leadership position that demands the best from a person. In such a position of authority and power, an individual must be vigilant and attentive to his duties. He has both the opportunity to abuse
Proverbs 30 contains the words of a man named Agur, about which nothing else is known, except that he has this prophecy and is writing to two other unknown men named Ithiel and Ucal. But what we read about him
Proverbs 29:15 — “The rod and reproof give wisdom:But a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” Parenting is a 24-hour, 7-day a week job. The pressure of never being able to ‘clock out’ as parents can cause
Proverbs helps us to see the consequences of wicked living. Though sin promises much, it leaves us little. Let me encourage you to read Proverbs 28 to see just how much damage wicked living causes us and those around us.
