About this episode

This episode concludes the book of Ecclesiastes, exploring its themes of futility and humility as expressed by King Solomon.

We’re concluding the book of Ecclesiastes today which was written by King Solomon. Keep in mind that we are reading the Old Testament chronologically, and when we’ve finished this book, we’ll be back in 2 Chronicles and 1 Kings, covering the rest of Solomon’s life. As you may have already heard, two major themes of the book of Ecclesiastes are the ideas of futility and humility. Though Solomon had almost every resource at his fingertips, he could not do all the things he wanted and though he could find pleasure, he could not find ultimate fulfillment in the things of earth. In all his searching, he ultimately concludes that men should enjoy life, fear God and keep his commands.

People in this episode

Host: John Ross

Topics covered

• Ecclesiastes
• futility
• humility
• Old Testament
• life enjoyment
• fear of God

Keywords

• Ecclesiastes
• King Solomon
• Old Testament
• futility
• humility
• life enjoyment
• fear God

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ecclesiastes, Psalm 114, 2 Chronicles, 1 Kings

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