Ecclesiastes

Goin’ Back to Go Forward

palomaMarch 30, 2021Leave a comment

I have been on a very long journey to read the Old Testament in chronological order, which (once passed the first few books) is much more difficult than I would have guessed. Once I got passed the divided kingdom and it was going to take a few different books at once to move forward, I made a decision to go back and read more of the end of the united kingdom before it got too far away. So I read some Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.

Now, I am heading back to the narrative; but as a refresher, I am going to read through some I Kings and II Chronicles that I've already reviewed.

Ecclesiastes 9-12

palomaFebruary 2, 2021Leave a comment

Solomon decides that anything can happen to anyone. There is no formula for making God do what you want. And everyone is going to die.

Ecclesiastes 8

palomaJanuary 28, 2021Leave a comment

Starting in verse 2, Solomon, unironically I suppose, is offering the advise to keep the command of the king because of "the oath before the Lord".

Ecclesiastes 6

palomaJanuary 25, 2021Leave a comment

Solomon begins the topic of riches in Chapter 5; but it seems to continue here.

Ecclesiastes 5

palomaJanuary 21, 2021Leave a comment

I'm working my way through Ecclesiastes and (in my opinion) watching Solomon flail between faith and the faithlessness that has come with all of his selfishness and worshipping other gods. He vacillates between seeing the real purpose we have in the Lord and no purpose as he walks in his own strength trying to use God's wisdom without obidience to the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 4

palomaJanuary 14, 2021Leave a comment

Solomon is using his life mixed with God's wisdom as an experiment in search of some meaning he has lost since he has walked away from worshipping God alone. He'll contemplate some portion of life left hollow in his earth pursuits and then briefly come back to the understanding that life lived with God does have meaning and purpose. We just completed the famous chapter three in which he contemplates the events in life under heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3

palomaJanuary 12, 2021Leave a comment

Taking a detour between I and II Kings into Ecclesiastes.

Ecclesiastes 2

palomaJanuary 11, 2021Leave a comment

Solomon, or the author taking on his persona, has made his claim of the vanity of vanities. Now he continues to explain his grim world view.

palomaJanuary 6, 2021Leave a comment

I'm waiting on a commentary for II Kings before I move on with the chronological study. So I thought I would take a detour through Ecclesiastes. I had planned to read this with all of the other David and Solomon reading; but the failed attempt at Psalms stopped that plan.