This session explores Solomon’s intense critique of wealth and the illusions of prosperity. As injustice and oppression run rampant through corrupt systems of power, Solomon observes how wealth is often built on the backs of the poor and offers little satisfaction in return. Seven reasons are unpacked for why the pursuit of wealth is ultimately “pointless”: it’s addictive, never satisfying, burdensome, a robber of sleep, isolating, fleeting, and powerless in the face of death. The passage challenges modern assumptions about success, exposing how even the wealthy live in anxiety and frustration. Yet, the session ends with hope: when wealth is […]
Solomon confronts the painful paradoxes of righteousness and wickedness. The Sage (Teacher) observes that the righteous may die young while the wicked enjoy long...
As the book of Ecclesiastes draws to a close, Solomon gives his most direct and urgent charge: “Remember your Creator in the days of...
Solomon turns his gaze to two great enigmas: injustice and death. This thought-provoking session walks through the unsettling reality that justice is often corrupted,...
