Hey guys, my name is Johnny Ardavanus, and this is Dialin. In this series, we are evaluating

life under the sun as we turn to Ecclesiastes and explore its main themes. In this episode,

we will look at Ecclesiastes Chapter 3. Let's dial in.

Now, before we turn to chapter three, we need to recap the first two chapters of Ecclesiastes in order that we might see the shift in Solomon's perspective from the first two chapters

to the third.

In 1st Kings 3, God asked Solomon, what do you want?

I'll give you whatever you ask for.

And Solomon asks for wisdom.

And because Solomon asks for wisdom, not only does God make him the wisest man in the world,

but God also makes him the wealthiest man in the world.

He's not just a little wealthy.

He's the wealthiest man in human history.

But not only is Solomon's life

full of wisdom and wealth, his life is full of women. Lots and lots of women. First Kings 11 said

that Solomon has 700 wives and 300 concubines. What's your name again? Wait, Teresa, who are you? You look familiar.

I'm your wife, Solomon. And that's the way Solomon lives his life. Women everywhere.

But Solomon begins chapter one and he is searching for meaning under the sun. He has considered

life and he says everything is vanity. That word vanity is used nearly 40 times throughout the book.

And as we've noted, it refers to a puff of air on a cold winter morning.

It's there and it's gone.

Solomon says life is elusive.

And then he's going to ask this question in chapter one.

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