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Wilson says up to this point that Solomon has tried drink , tried cultivating his aesthetic sensibilities, tried food an luxurious living. To all of these he says they are vanity and vexation of spirit. So he rejects as vexing the repetitive and meaningless nature of all "good" things (which he could try in abundance being a king). And yet he remains steadfast saying wisdom outshines foolishness.
— Mar 06, 2012 08:06AM
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Tim Hatfield
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Wilson points out that "vanity" in Ecclesiastes is more like "really repetitive" than absolutely meaningless. Joy as Solomon finds out is something God gives His people through wisdom and relationship with Himself. Christians are not frustrated that the sea is never full, and that the house they are meticulously working on will someday be reduced to a pile of 2x4s and gypsum. Or they shouldn't be. Live faithfully.
— Feb 28, 2012 08:21PM
