QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL (2 OF 11)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:12-22, Ecclesiastes 2:1-26
This content is part of a series.
Quest for the Holy Grail (2 of 11)
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
What do you do when you seemingly have everything you have always wanted and it still isn't enough. This was a question that was put to Tom Brady who had just quarterbacked his team, the New England Patriots, to its third Super Bowl title and was asked this question in an interview on 60 Minutes. He said, ''Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, 'Hey man, this is what is.' I reached my goal, my dream, my life. Me, I think, its got to be more than this.' I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be.'' When the interviewer asked, 'What's the answer?' Brady could only say, ''I wish I knew. I wish I knew.''
Well Solomon, a man who was seemingly at the top, had the same type of questions. He was king over a nation. What more could a man want? He had a position every other man wanted or dreamed about and yet he had questions. Hard questions. Deep questions. Questions like, 'what is life all about?' 'Does life have meaning?'
Francis Schaeffer once wrote, 'All men…have a deep longing for significance, a longing for meaning…no man, regardless of his theoretical system, is content to look at himself as a meaningless machine which can and will be discarded totally and forever.'
Solomon, despite his exalted position felt that longing. He was not content with questions. He wanted answers and he was determined to find them. Listen to what Solomon says. Ecclesiastes 1.12-15 - I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven.
1. I want to know what life is about. I am going to investigate this matter.
2. He is taking on the role of an investigative reporter or a student preparing for and writing his doctoral dissertation.
3. He is going to loo ...
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
What do you do when you seemingly have everything you have always wanted and it still isn't enough. This was a question that was put to Tom Brady who had just quarterbacked his team, the New England Patriots, to its third Super Bowl title and was asked this question in an interview on 60 Minutes. He said, ''Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, 'Hey man, this is what is.' I reached my goal, my dream, my life. Me, I think, its got to be more than this.' I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be.'' When the interviewer asked, 'What's the answer?' Brady could only say, ''I wish I knew. I wish I knew.''
Well Solomon, a man who was seemingly at the top, had the same type of questions. He was king over a nation. What more could a man want? He had a position every other man wanted or dreamed about and yet he had questions. Hard questions. Deep questions. Questions like, 'what is life all about?' 'Does life have meaning?'
Francis Schaeffer once wrote, 'All men…have a deep longing for significance, a longing for meaning…no man, regardless of his theoretical system, is content to look at himself as a meaningless machine which can and will be discarded totally and forever.'
Solomon, despite his exalted position felt that longing. He was not content with questions. He wanted answers and he was determined to find them. Listen to what Solomon says. Ecclesiastes 1.12-15 - I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven.
1. I want to know what life is about. I am going to investigate this matter.
2. He is taking on the role of an investigative reporter or a student preparing for and writing his doctoral dissertation.
3. He is going to loo ...
There are 15087 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
