ECCLESIASTES

JOB
ECCLESIASTES

QOHELETH The one who gathers

Speaking in the book

The TEACHER
“Hevel, hevel,
everything is HEVEL
hevel”
Smoke Fleeting or
or Vapor Temporary

Life is an
Enigma
AUTHOR’S • To let the teacher DECONSTRUCT
Goal the WAYS we find MEANING &
PURPOSE apart from God

NO LASTING TIME
MEANING
DEATH
 TIME

WORK Leave a Mark

INSIGNIFICANT!
EFFORT Make a Name

Time erases you and me and all that you care for
 DEATH

WISE FOOL

Great Equalizer
RICH POOR
 LIFE

Wealth Status Wisdom

Fear of God
Career Pleasure
*Good die young,
• Stress Weekends – Old evil dudes linger
• Age Monday
• Inherit
HEVEL
 How then should we live?

1. Accept Hevel Everything is not within our

control

2. Gift of God
Enjoy the Simple Things
 Author’s Notes

Qoheleth’s
Sharp Pointed Rod
Words

Hurts Leads us to goodness

JOB
 BLAMELESS

RIGHTEOUS HONORS GOD

NICE GUY
JOB
 Have you seen my
man, Job?
GOD

He is only righteous because

you blessed him too much.

Let Him suffer and see if he will

SATAN still be faithful
 JOB WHY?

CHILDREN
1. Is God Just?

2. Does He run the

CATTLES SHEEPS world according to
justice?
SICKNESS
 JOB’S
FRIENDS
No! Let us get to the
ELIPHAZ bottom of this.

BLAME GOD! BILDAD

ZOPHAR

JOB’S WIFE
 JOB & FRIENDS

QUESTIONS ASSUMPTIONS

HUMAN ACTION GOD’S JUSTICE

1. Is God Just? Wise and Good Success and Reward
2. Does He run the world Evil and Stupid Disaster and
according to justice? Punishment
3. How does Job’s suffering to be
explained?
 JOB
ARGUMENT IMPLICATION CONCLUSION
I AM INNOCENT! My Suffering is not A. God does not run the world with
Divine Justice Justice
B. God is not Just

FRIENDS
ARGUMENT IMPLICATION CONCLUSION
God is Just God runs the world Job might have sinned
with Justice
 JOB God! I demand an answer!

EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOSTER

1. Dissonance 2. Accuse 3. Hopeful

 ELIHU
ARGUMENT IMPLICATION CONCLUSION
God is Just God runs the world Suffering might be interpreted in different
with Justice ways:
• Might be a warning
• To build Character

*whispers in Hebrew* BTW it ain’t cool to

accuse God, Bro
GOD REVEALS HIMSELF

Creation
Universal Tour
Management

Dangerous but they

are MY creation
 Good Not Perfect
GOD’S
Ordered WORLD Wild

Beautiful Dangerous

QUESTION RESPONSE
Why is there suffering in the We live in an amazing world
World? that is not designed to prevent
suffering.
JOB OPENED DIALOGUE

JOB HUMBLES HIMSELF

GOD GAVE BACK

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