Speaker: Eric Davidson

Week 2: Chasing the Wind

Text: Ecclesiastes 1:12–2:11

Theme: The Futility of Human Achievement

Summary: Solomon recounts his pursuit of wisdom, pleasure, and accomplishment—and how it all left him empty.

Analysis of Chapter

• The pointlessness in pursuing knowledge. (1:12-18)

• The vanity of mirth, sensual pleasure, riches, and pomp. (2:1-11)

Questions:

• What have you pursued that didn’t satisfy?

• How can ambition become a spiritual dead-end?

Application: Journal your current goals and surrender them to God’s will.