Session 16 - The Creator and the Conclusion (12:1-14)

April 10, 2023 00:31:37
Session 16 - The Creator and the Conclusion (12:1-14)
Ecclesiastes
Session 16 - The Creator and the Conclusion (12:1-14)

Apr 10 2023 | 00:31:37

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Show Notes

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, […]

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