The Disturbing But Surprising Wisdom of Ecclesiastes [Animated Explainer]
In Ecclesiastes, we hear the skeptical voice of “the teacher.” He observes that living by the book of Proverbs doesn’t always bring positive results. Sometimes life is hard and defies neat explanations. How do you live with that tension, and still strive for wisdom? Ecclesiastes is the second of the three biblical wisdom books.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Helpful info for understanding Ecclesiastes
01:18 A person’s existence is a blink in time
02:01 Every human is going to die
02:30 Life is random
03:18 Life is like smoke
04:08 The surprising wisdom of Ecclesiastes
05:00 The proper response to the meaning of Ecclesiastes
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Proverbs is one of the best books ever
8/yrs since posting and only 155K likes…but…4.5M subs?
I don't get it.
Great presentation btw. That the bible is thousands of years old and can see be seen with fresh eyes says something.
3:46 stuck in the thick of it everybody knows
Ecclesiastes… My Favourite book of the Bible. 😊👍🏼
just wow, this channel is amazing. the content and the presentation, just perfect.
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Its a very relevant work in todays time. A christian perspectice that touches upon themes relevant today: nihilism, "living in the moment with simple things in life" and "getting comfortable with discomfort"… I need a deep dive on eccelsiasities in my personal life; i feel so vulnerable to hardship.
these 3 books read like “mental illness” 🧐💚
Isn't Sirach a book of wisdom too?
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this guy wasn't wrong, just that he understood the game is rigged because the hive mind controls half the population. enjoy that plot twist ya christians boys will never see that one coming. great vid still
Please don't stop ,May The Heavenly Father help you in your work
Did anyone notice that they didn’t talk about Jobe? Where is it?
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The whole summary of ecclesiastics is a sarcasm, the author is trying to tease it’s listeners that life without God is meaningless
Love this video😢
very late but wow this is amazing stuff
There is no purpose to life and no meaning which means you must find a purpose and find meaning to your life.
JESUS IS KING
Johan once said : the only thing humans are equal in is in death
Ecclesiastes seems less like a critic and more like a well meaning coach who yells “Bad luck Jimmy! You’ll make the shot next time!”
Lower Expectations: The Surprising Pathway to Joy
Need not put a smoking person for bible explanation
9/11, war in ukraine and palastine are disturbing. Ecclesiastes is giving us still water to rest in and peace with the fact it is all vanity.
Meaningless meaningless meaningless. Life is so meaningless.
Life is the most meaningless thing
1. You are small 2. You are fleeting 3. And life is unknowing. 1. Do not concern yourself with what you cannot control 2. Instead, control your attitude towards it 3. And enjoy the present that has been gifted.
Ecclesiastes pretty handily summed up stoicism!
That is super well put and excellently made. Ecclesiastes is my favourite book in the Bible. It's the most brutal, honest, and accurate picture of our world. People today struggle with the question of “Why am I here?” and think that they are alone in trying to answer that for themselves. We aren't. It's an ancient question.
Not what God told me.
You should've seen the land he showed me around the Mississippi river that he said was for my family .
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Life is a big joke
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I had read through it in one glance, here is some more things. First – throughout whole book you have to remind yourself that this is Solomon's last years. Man had seen everything in life, all earthly pleasures, all the illusion of wealth and success, and he says it is all empty. It reminds when Jesus was speaking about stopping to pursue the horizon of wealth and illusion of earthly riches and start seeking heavenly Will of our Heavenly Father. Because time on earth is short and all world got to offer is vain, we should seek heavenly riches, for they do not fade away, nor get stolen, nor corroded.
Second very deep observation. You don't get paid according to your deeds immediately. That way thiefs would stop stealing, and liars lying, and so forth, because punishment would be obvious. By closing future behind a smoke God makes everyone choose according to his heart, not knowing for sure about retribution for it. For if each time when one gives to the poor they would get 3 times back – they would stop doing it as an act of goodness, rather good investment. God is making rules less obvious, so people display the wickedness of their own ways, realize it and start seeking God's Salvation – now revealed Jesus, Son of The Living God.
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