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Ecclesiastes 10: Some Worldly Wise Advice
Jeremiah 32-34, Ecclesiastes 10, John 4:27-42, 1 Peter 1:1-9 Ecclesiastes 10: Having explained how wisdom, while admirable, is not “under the sun” sufficient to provide a meaningful life, he now gives examples of ...
Read More Ecclesiastes 9: Destiny
Jeremiah 30-31, Ecclesiastes 9, John 4:15-26, James 5:13-20 Ecclesiastes 9: Most of this chapter is about how a common destiny awaits us all—wise or foolish. And in the “teacher’s” “under the sun” perspective, ...
Read More Ecclesiastes 8: More Wisdom
Jeremiah 26-29, Ecclesiastes 8, John 4:1-14, James 5:7-12 Ecclesiastes 8: The discussion about wisdom continues. It starts with a modified positive. “Who is like the wise?” indicating that to be wise is a ...
Read More Ecclesiastes 7:15-29: More About Wisdom
Jeremiah 23-25, Ecclesiastes 7:15-29, John 3:22-36, James 5:1-6 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29: This section continues the discussion that we looked at yesterday. The basic idea is that—as the “teacher” explores his various experiments related to ...
Read More Ecclesiastes 7:1-14: Wisdom
Jeremiah 19-22, Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, John 3:16-21, James 4:11-17 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14: This section about wisdom really needs to be read in context of some of the verses that immediately follow it. Consider verse 15, ...
Read More Ecclesiastes 6: Prosperity
Jeremiah 16-18, Ecclesiastes 6, John 3:1-15, James 4:1-10 Ecclesiastes 6: But, a person may well ask, what about money? What about prosperity and financial success? Surely that is something that has meaning, even “under the ...
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