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Ecclesiastes has much to say to any thinking person who seriously questions the meaning and purpose of life, especially in a universe that has little or no place for the God who created it. The writer leaves no stone unturned as he pursues his quest: philosophy, power, politics, pleasure and education are all carefully explored. Here is a man who appears to have everything—yet discovers that he...

The Preacher repeats the warning of verse 2, and then introduces another dimension—the messenger of God. The identity of the messenger is not revealed in the passage. Although the Hebrew can also be rendered as ‘angel’, it is likely that the Preacher is referring to a Temple messenger who collected unfulfilled vows on behalf of the priest. Simply to fob him off with, ‘I’m sorry, it was all a mistake’, will not work—the vow has not been made to him but to God! The
Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
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