Life is unpredictable—but the Sage (Teacher) tells us to embrace it anyway. This powerful session unpacks Solomon’s call to live boldly despite uncertainty. Using vivid agricultural and maritime metaphors, Solomon encourages risk, diversification, and action: “Cast your bread upon the waters,” and sow both morning and evening, even though you don’t know what will succeed. The advice he gives implies that waiting for perfect conditions often leads to inaction and missed opportunity. Solomon reminds the reader that the workings of God, like the development of life in the womb, are mysterious and beyond comprehension. Yet wisdom doesn’t call us to […]
Solomon confronts the painful paradoxes of righteousness and wickedness. The Sage (Teacher) observes that the righteous may die young while the wicked enjoy long...
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...
The Book of Ecclesiastes opens with a disturbing thesis: “Everything is pointless!” This first session introduces the genre of wisdom literature and the rhetorical...
