Session 7 - Four Problems (4:1-16) and Worship (5:1-7)

Solomon delivers four scathing critiques of the human condition: oppression, rivalry, isolation, and the fleeting nature of power. This session walks through each of these social and existential problems, showing how they reflect a broken world. Oppression crushes the vulnerable; rivalry fuels ceaseless competition; isolation leads to despair; and popularity is as short-lived as a political season. Yet amid these bleak realities, Solomon offers brief glimpses of what is “better”—companionship, balance, and wisdom. The session then shifts to a powerful reflection on worship. It walks through Solomon’s counsel on how to approach God with humility, listen more than one speaks, […]