Author: Jacob Gerber

God’s wisdom trains our eyes to see—not only to avoid the dangers in this life and the next, but to discover God’s good gifts to those who fear him. God’s wisdom enlightens the eyes. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 8:1–17)

Wisdom is far off and very deep. Thus, wisdom cannot be found in pretense, nor in pragmatics, nor in people. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 7:15–29)

After deconstructing what we call good in the first half of Ecclesiastes, the Preacher now teaches what is truly good—specifically, that God alone knows what is good. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 7:1–14)

There is nothing good to see in this world, but we spend our lives looking for it. Even if we found the good we were looking for, we wouldn’t recognize it. God alone is good. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 6:1–12)

With widespread public injustice in the world, and ever-increasing appetites for wealth in our hearts, how do we find lasting satisfaction in this world? God gives paradoxical joy. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 5:8–20)

In a rare direct reflection on our relationship with God, the Preacher impresses the importance of a fundamental religious duty before God: do not take the name of the Lord in vain. (Exposition of Ecclesiastes 5:1–7)