Wrapping It Up

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Ecclesiastes 12:13 NASB Conclusion – Will you allow me to conclude? Tomorrow is Shabbat, so this is the last day I will write this year. It seems fitting that we follow Koheleth’s summary today. Soph…

When It’s All Over

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Ecclesiastes 12:13 NASB The conclusion – “King Solomon summarizes all his teachings with the words ‘the sum of the matter.’ The word sof is written with an enlarged samech to emphasize the fundamental requirement of…

The Last Word of Life

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.  Ecclesiastes 12:13  NASB Conclusion – The penultimate verse of Ecclesiastes is a statement of the final rational, moral and ethical purpose of life.  Notice that it applies to every person, not just to those who…

Duty-Bound

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments because this applies to every person.   Ecclesiastes 12:13 Fear – Our view of God is really out of whack.  We have been soaked in the “God of love” theological myopia so long now that we are unable to see God’s greater…