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Ecclesiastes: A Mentor Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Ecclesiastes, part of the wisdom literature of the Bible, can be a perplexing maze to interpret and teach. Full of apparent contradictions and much-debated Hebrew, the theme focuses on the gritty realities of life ‘under the sun.’ Richard Belcher approaches this book with the depth and care it needs, presenting solid guidance on the intricacies of interpretation—alongside continual...

they follow ritual without understanding the true meaning of their worship.117 Qohelet reinforces the idea of caution before God in 5:2 by emphasizing restraint in speech before God, which goes along with the encouragement to listen to God in 5:1. It is difficult to listen if one is always talking. Qohelet gets across his point with two admonitions, a motive clause, and a concluding admonition, followed by a proverbial statement. Both admonitions stress that one should not be in a hurry to speak
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