Subject: Where was Ecclesiastes written |
Bible Note: Eccl 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. If we use deductive reasoning, it appears pretty clear that this Book of Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon since he was the only son of David who was also a King of Jerusalem. But I will agree with you about the book itself. It does seem to wander from topic to topic without a whole lot of organization. The book seems to be filled with a tremendous amount of wisdom and on the assumption that Solomon was the author, we might begin to see why his life was cut short in spite of having God on his side early in life. I'm thinking that Solomon had so much wisdom that it was too much for him and his life of Godliness got away from him. He let all his wives and concubines draw him away from his God. To have such a wonderful start and end up such a tragedy. But then again, we know that God shows us all... even when it means recording the bad along with the good on the heros of the Bible. Just thought I'd throw this in. God bless. --Rowdy |