Posted by davidbrown on 31 Oct 2013
Solomon is reputed to have been the wisest man that ever lived. He also is one of the most curious men that ever lived. His book of Ecclesiastes attests to that fact. He wrote “I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven.”(1:13) “and I set…
Posted by davidbrown on 9 Feb 2013
Ecclesiastes 9:13–18 contains a story about a great king and his army that laid siege to a small city. The precise meaning is slightly ambiguous: either a poor but wise man delivered the city by his wisdom, but was soon forgotten after the event, or the city could have been delivered if the man’s opinion…
Posted by davidbrown on 7 Jan 2013
One of my favorite parts of Ecclesiastes is Ecclesiastes 11:7-10. Verse 9 says to the young man: rejoice; let your heart be pleasant; follow your heart’s impulses and eyes’ desires; do it responsibly. A lot of Christians shy away from this idea because it sounds like the promotion of a “party hearty” lifestyle. That, of…
Posted by davidbrown on 18 Dec 2012
The writer of Ecclesiastes has both a timeless message and one that is timely. There is no better example of this than Ecclesiastes 9:3, which says “the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives”. The events that transpired in Newtown, Connecticut on December…
Posted by davidbrown on 28 Oct 2012
People have asked me why I decided to write a book on Ecclesiastes. A primary reason was that I find Ecclesiastes very fascinating because it is unafraid to pose difficult questions that many (both people of the Christian faith and those not tied to a particular faith) don’t normally consider. To the people of faith,…
Posted by admin on 5 Sep 2012
My name is Dr. David R. Brown author of A Layman’s Guide to Ecclesiastes. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to…