In Ecclesiastes 2 the teacher is in the midst of trying to find out what can be gained by life under the sun. What do you get from all of your efforts in this world? What do you have to show for all the work you do in this life? In our last lesson we noticed that he tried to be a pleasure seeking, seeing if this would be the answer for life. He drew the conclusion that living for pleasure is an empty pursuit and you still have nothing lasting to show for all the effort. We also noted how many rich, famous, and powerful people in our American culture have drawn the same conclusion. But the teacher of Ecclesiastes is not done. There are more areas in life to try to see if there can be lasting satisfaction and something to show for all the effort given. Open your copies of God’s word to Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 and we are going to see that the teacher is going to consider a life pursuing wisdom and work…

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