Ecclesiastes 2 Commentary
Having completely discounted human wisdom for life’s meaning, the teacher now moves through other human spaces. They are all empty!
First on the list is pleasure. Laughter is madness! It means nothing. You are still on the hunt for meaning.
Achievement can release a great sense of fulfillment. But not good enough to fill the gap that only true wisdom can occupy. Big projects mean nothing.
What about fame and human praise? Here is an example of a man who pushed the pedal all the way down, but the distance covered was zero. You cannot buy joy.
Then comes an age-old dilemma: both the wise and the foolish die.
But we know that those who have received Wisdom from above won’t actually die. John 11:25-26. Yes, Wisdom is different from wisdom.
The scripture draws our attention to the fallacy of human effort. It never achieves its desired end!
Whatever his eyes desired, he got. Whatever his heart desired, he got. Why not? He had the cash for it! He had both power and authority for it!
“In all this, my wisdom stayed with me.” Definitely not the Wisdom of God nor the fear of God, which is the beginning of Wisdom.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11 is a game-changer. Saints will physically die, but they really never die. They simply sleep!
There is no mine for peace. You cannot work for it. There is no farm for joy. There is no factory for love. Life cannot be farmed! This is what the teacher has seen. Toil is meaningless!
Sit down and look at your ambitions, hopes, and aspirations. Imagine you achieve them all. Will you be complete? No. This seems to be the point here.
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