Archive for the ‘ Ecclesiastes ’ Category
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:3 When Solomon asks this question he is very specific as to how he asks it. He adds the phrase under the sun, which is repeated all throughout the book. This key phrase shares the same danger that vanity [ READ MORE ]
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; [ READ MORE ]
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. -Ecclesiastes 1:2 We read the word vanity countless times throughout the course of Ecclesiastes. Solomon will repeat this key word over, and over, and over again. The danger of such repetition for the reader is that we can get so accustomed to it’s [ READ MORE ]
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