by Matt | Oct 8, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series
The Preacher’s survey of the various manifestations of fallen man’s crookedness that prevents societal endeavor has been comprehensive. He has examined greed, lust, laziness, hope in political salvation, and the lack of self-control. The source of all of these is... 
by Matt | Sep 22, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series
The Preacher’s admonition for God’s covenanted people carries over from the text we covered previously (Ecclesiastes 5:1). Last time, we considered the need for self-control to approach God and His revelation and that sacrifice without obedience is worthless. While... 
by Matt | Jul 15, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series
Since Ecclesiastes 3:16, the Preacher’s assault on the vanity of humanism’s cultural labors towards a messianic social-order has been at the forefront. He has covered their failed attempts of justice, the sinful nature of man outside of God’s covenant destroying... 
by Matt | Jun 27, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series, Uncategorized
The previous post covered the hopeless lack of justice in a social order for those in rebellion to God’s covenant. All the apparent societal failures of humanist societal endeavors start from the prevalence of immorality amongst the people. Again, we find the... 
by Matt | Jun 8, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series
As we learned in the last chapter, the Preacher is attacking the desire to build a social order that is not in submission to God. This society is still under the “curse,” it’s morally bent in nature, and has not sought the Messiah — Christ — to straighten its... 
by Matt | May 25, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series
In Ecclesiastes, the Preacher first sets his target on the useless (vain) efforts of humanistic man (who is outside of and in rebellion against God’s covenant) to escape the curse of God. The Preacher moves to critique the social order these men built in their effort...
