We get to the heart of Solomon’s contrast between loneliness and companionship with the proverbial statements of vv. 9-12 and the illustrative story of a lonely king in vv. 13-16. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:9-16.

Solomon provides two examples of lonely work and offers wisdom concerning the balance of work and rest. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:4-8.

Solomon laments the evil of oppression under the sun. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:1-3.

Solomon laments the lack of justice in the places of justice and then offers two contrasting answers to it. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 3:16-22.

A look at what Solomon says regarding God’s work in time and our response to that work. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 3:1-15.

In part two of our study in this text, we see Solomon speak of the vanity of two things: first, laboring excessively only to lose the fruit of our labor by not enjoying it as the gift of God, and second, laboring with no thought of God to lose it all to the righteous. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:18-26.

Death casts its ugly shadow over the work we do. Solomon could not come to grips with the fact that death would rob him of all he had acquired. Solomon identifies four things as “vanity:” 1. Laboring to lose it to another who may be a fool (vv. 18-19), laboring to lose it to someone who does not deserve it (vv. 20-21), laboring excessively and losing it by not enjoying it (vv. 22-25), and laboring with no thought of God and losing it all to the righteous (v. 26). In part one, we look at the first two of these vanities. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:18-26.

Solomon lives under the cloud of death. Having failed to find any meaning in pleasure, Solomon realized he could not commend it to his son/successor. So he turns to wisdom to find that wisdom does provide an advantage in this life, but fails to deliver us from death. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:12-17.

A look at Solomon’s assessment of his pursuit of pleasure and an overview of a Christian perspective on pleasure and enjoyment.

A look at Solomon’s pursuit of pleasure through wine, works, wealth, and women. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:1-11.