Judgment and the Estate of Men

In Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes, Solomon contemplates God's sovereign providence, God's counsel in time, as it shapes the life of men under the sun. Man senses that work of God, but walks over against it in darkness. This is brought out yet more fully in what he says in this section. Verse 15 ends on the note, "God requireth that which is past," or more literally "seeks what is pursued." In the activities of men, God is a righteous judge. In His counsel and purpose, and in His providence, God...