Solomon Reflects on Genesis Toward the end of his life, the penitent King Solomon pondered life in the wake of the Fall and the outworking of man’s sin. Solomon drew the following conclusions, possibly from his own study of Genesis: 1. God created the heavens and earth with laws of design and regularity (Eccl. 1:2–7; 3:1–8; cf. Gen. 1:1–31; 8:22). 2. Man is created from dust and returns to dust (Eccl. 3:20; 12:7; cf. Gen. 2:7; 3:19). 3. God placed in man His life-giving breath (Eccl. 12:7; cf.