Hey guys, my name is Johnny Ertavannis and this is Dialin.

In this series we're exploring the main themes of Ecclesiastes

and in this episode we'll look at Ecclesiastes chapter 7.

Let's dial in.

Okay, let's regroup.

We are exploring life under the sun with our preacher King Solomon.

He has everything you could ever want, all the power that wealth affords, all the women

he desires, but he is empty and grasping for meaning in a world of futility and frustration.

His wisdom precedes him.

It's known all over the world, but in Ecclesiastes, he is offering for us his

wisdom free of charge. He bids you to pull up a seat and hear his reflections, observations,

and instructions about life in God's world. For our purposes, Solomon sends you a text. He says, let's go on a drive. You take shotgun.

You might not know the right questions to ask because he's the wisest man in the world and you're

just you, but he is going to process for us and we are going to absorb the wisdom he presents.

We're going to skip over chapter six because it presents many of the same themes we have already covered, but one of the observations that we will note briefly is that Solomon once again

is detailing for us the mirage and emptiness of wealth. Its pursuit might bring exhilaration, but Solomon says,

once you have it all, you feel like you have nothing at all. Solomon says, money cannot provide

what it takes away. When the richest man in the world, John Rockefeller at the time, was asked

how much money is enough money.

He responded by saying, just a little bit more. Solomon always wants more. And because of that,

he never has enough. Now, as we move on to chapter seven, it might seem that what we are about

to look at is a series of fragmented

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