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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...

In his previous area of investigation, the Preacher has searched for the meaning of life in wisdom. Disillusioned, he changes tack completely and embraces the world of pleasure, stepping from a narrow path to a much broader one. If, as we have supposed, the Preacher is writing from the perspective of Solomon, he is creating a great problem for himself, for he has already tasted the joy of God’s kingdom. He is a child of the narrow way and will not find what he
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