Ecclesiastes is the book of the natural man whose interests are confined to the unstable, vanishing pleasures and empty satisfactions of those who live merely under the sun. The natural man is not aware that all the affirmative answers to life are to be found in Him Who is above, not under, the sun. The natural man grovels in the dust and finds only earthworms, while the spiritual man may soar on wings like eagles (Isa. 40:31) above all that is futile and disappointing, and may live in the consciousness of Gods companionship, favor, and incomparable, everlasting rewards. Ecclesiastes 1:13 The Wisdom of Proverbs is not the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. The former is Godlike, the latter is usually human. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Throughout this book not once is the Supreme Being recognized as Lord [of lords and King of kings]. The word used to designate Him is invariably the one that may be applied to God or to idols--Elohim, the God recognized under the sun. The wisdom which is thus limited can end only in a miserable business and in vexation of spirit until it finds the wisdom that is from above (James 3:17 KJV), the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory (I Cor. 2:7 KJV).
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