As the book of Ecclesiastes draws to a close, Solomon gives his most direct and urgent charge: “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth.” This final session unpacks this call to remembrance—not merely as something nostalgic but as an active alignment with God’s design and purposes. Using vivid, poetic imagery to depict the aging process and the inevitability of death, Solomon presses the point that life is fragile and fleeting. The escalating breakdown of life’s systems foreshadows judgment and the return of the spirit to God. In the epilogue, the Sage (Teacher) is praised for his wise words, […]
Solomon confronts the painful paradoxes of righteousness and wickedness. The Sage (Teacher) observes that the righteous may die young while the wicked enjoy long...
The Book of Ecclesiastes opens with a disturbing thesis: “Everything is pointless!” This first session introduces the genre of wisdom literature and the rhetorical...
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...
