From the study on the Book of Ecclesiastes, (Kohelet - קֹהֶלֶת). Brother Gideon Levytam sets before us the opening question which king Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹֽה) asks in this divinely inspired book. Solomon failed to listen to his father, king David’s advice, and his warning not to turn away from his loving God. Solomon is now challenging Israel, and all people, with this important question, "What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun"? Solomon points to the reality that without God, all is vanity and empty. People are born and people die, generations come and generations go, the sun rises and sets, the wind goes around in circuits, and life continues, filled with labour and dissatisfaction. In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon addresses the dissatisfaction that people experience in their lives, when God is not the centre of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 - All is Vanity. What Profits Man in All His Labour Under the Sun?
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