This chapter covers a lot of different topics. It touches on the values of life, work, generosity, friendship, and counsel. Jesus is the One who received all the vanity in…
Through the work of Christ, we are adopted as children of God. We are called to put off the old self and to no longer live for the sake of…
We will move through this book more quickly until the end of September. In the second half of chapter 3, Solomon talks about our limitations to understand God’s purposes, will,…
As we send out our STM team to Cambodia, we are reminded of our call to mission and mercy. In our passage, we see that whatever we do to the…
Just like the repetitive and parallel flow of our poem, we see that there is a time for everything in our lives. Solomon is teaching us that every part of…
There is dignity in work, because it is part of our image of God. But because of sin, there is toil. It does not satisfy us or give us true…
After exploring the vanity of toil, wisdom, and self-indulgence, he comes back to wisdom. He contrasts it to the madness and folly of self-indulgence. He says that there is greater…
King Solomon talks about the vanity of pleasure and self-indulgence in our passage today. He searched after it in laughter, alcohol (drugs), success, entertainment, possessions, and riches. Our world tempts…
King Solomon describes himself in our passage. We see him talk about his position, age, experience and wisdom. He tried to find the meaning of life and the answer to…
Our passage for this week expounds our passage from last week, saying that all is vanity. Work and profit come with toil. Our lives are on repeat, and we pour…