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 […]
The “Sage” (Qoheleth) observes that everything in life—sunrise, wind, rivers—follows an exhausting, unchanging cycle. This session explores how Solomon’s existential reflection challenges the illusion...
As the book of Ecclesiastes draws to a close, Solomon gives his most direct and urgent charge: “Remember your Creator in the days of...
Solomon confronts the painful paradoxes of righteousness and wickedness. The Sage (Teacher) observes that the righteous may die young while the wicked enjoy long...
