Session 2 - Existential Crisis (1:5-11) and Vain Pursuit: Wisdom (1:12-18)

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 of progress. From nature’s monotony to the erasure of memory, life seems trapped in endless futility. Solomon then pivots to assess wisdom, trying to find meaning through intellectual mastery. But the more Solomon knows, the more sorrow he feels. Even wisdom becomes a dead-end when it cannot alter the core human dilemma: death. This session forces us to ask—what good is knowledge if it only deepens the pain of life’s unanswered questions? Verses: Eccl. 1:5-18; 1 […]