CHAPTER 6 THE RICH MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE ADVANTAGES. LIFE IS NOT THAT MEANINGFUL. AND WHY SHOULD MAN THINK THAT HE IS SPECIAL? The general view would be that life was for the wealthy. It was they above all who would find joy and happiness, and it was they who would be most acceptable to God. So the... [ Continue Reading ]
LIFE IS NOT ENJOYABLE TO EVEN SOME OF THE RICH (ECCLESIASTES 6:1). Ecclesiastes 6:1 ‘There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily on men. A man to whom God gives riches, wealth and honour so that he lacks nothing for himself of all that he could desire, yet God does not gi... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN THE WISE DO NOT IN THE LAST ANALYSIS HAVE ANY ADVANTAGE OVER THE UNTHINKING. SO WE SHOULD HOLD ON TO WHAT GOD GIVES US RATHER THAN DREAMING OF MORE (ECCLESIASTES 6:8). Ecclesiastes 6:8 ‘For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? Or what advantage does the poor man have who knows how... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN SHOULD NOT SEE HIMSELF AS ANYTHING SPECIAL (ECCLESIASTES 6:10). The section closes with the warning that man should not see himself as anything special. Like all creatures he was named by God (Genesis 1:26). Thus he must beware of setting himself up against the One Who is mightier than he. ‘Man'... [ Continue Reading ]