Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 4: Oppressed and Oppressors

October 6, 2026

Jeremiah 12-13, Ecclesiastes 4, John 2:1-11, James 3:1-12   Ecclesiastes 4:   Another slight “tweak” in his overall structure that there are a series of “experiments” to test his original hypothesis in chapter 1 that everything is meaningless “under the sin.” Now we come to one of the most vexing issues in all of human experience: oppression. “I saw the…

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Ecclesiastes 4: Oppressed and Oppressors

Jeremiah 12-13, Ecclesiastes 4, John 2:1-11, James 3:1-12   Ecclesiastes 4:   Another slight “tweak” in his overall structure that there are a series of “experiments” to test his original hypothesis in chapter 1 that ...
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