This week we examine the first two verses of Ecclesiastes 1. Solomon was a king, introduced to us in Scripture as a "shepherd," a pastor of God's people. He was wise, teaching the truth with great care, emphasizing that God is in control. And that human pursuits apart from God are but a vapor, a term also used in the name of Adam and Eve's son Abel, whose life was cut short. But God promised Eve that even so, the fruit she bears would one day defeat death. God brings redemption, not man!