Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14

The way forward

How should we live in light of our death? This is a question we each have to ask. It was also a question that Israel as a nation had to answer after the failure of its national kingship. How were the Israelites meant to live in exile while waiting for God to act? And how are we to live while waiting for God’s final judgement to come? The end of Ecclesiastes ties up the Preacher's search for meaning and answers these questions.