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 reaches a crescendo of frustration, lamenting the tragedy of unfulfilled desires and the mystery of what is truly “good” in life. The session...
After exhausting pleasure and wisdom, Solomon turns to work—and quickly despairs. This session explains Solomon’s bitter realization: the gain from all his labor and...
The Book of Ecclesiastes opens with a disturbing thesis: “Everything is pointless!” This first session introduces the genre of wisdom literature and the rhetorical...
