Session 12 - Wisdom, Authority, and Injustice (8:1-17)

What does wisdom look like in the face of injustice, especially when authority is abused? To answer this perplexing question, Solomon’s reflects on human power, submission to authority, and the sobering limits of human understanding. Solomon offers guidance for interacting wisely with rulers, knowing when to speak and when to remain silent. Yet even the wise cannot predict the future or control the day of their death. Four illustrations are presented of human powerlessness and the troubling reality that wicked people often flourish while the righteous suffer. Still, amid this confusing dilemma, Solomon breaks his method of empirical observation to […]