Saturday, 18 April 2026

Ecclesiastes 8 ( résumé): Who is like the wise man?

The author now advocates obedience and respect for the king (it doesn't sound like King Solomon speaking!)... obedience to the king... not speaking out of turn... no-one has power over the day of his death... or power over the wind... no-one knows the future...I saw the wicked buried who used to receive praise in the city... when the sentence for a crime is delayed hearts of men scheme... I know it will go better with God-fearing men. He then goes on to say that something else meaningless is when righteous men get what the wicked deserve. I commend that we eat, drink and be merry as there is nothing better for us to do. It is simply not possible to understand the ways of God.

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