The Book of Ecclesiastes (2)

The sayings of this book can easily be understood if it is borne in mind that the life the author has be­fore his eye is a life divorced from God. As was said, the preacher appraises, evaluates, from a spiritual- ethical slant, every phase and department of life. As he passes from phase to phase, his conclusion each time is: real life is to fear God, or, life has worth only when linked up with God, permeated with His grace, and lived to His glory. The preacher continues (verse 8): "All things...