LIFE'S FINAL EXAM (15 OF 15)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
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Life's Final Exam (15 of 15)
Series: ''The Good Life''
Keith Krell
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
I have two painful words for you: final exams. That's right! GULP! Final exams are a part of life. No student can escape them-they are inevitable. Yet, most people assume that final exams only belong in school. Today, however, we'll discover that there are final exams in God's Word. As we prepare to conclude our course in Ecclesiastes, we're going to be given a final exam. I want you to picture King Solomon at the front of the classroom, passing everyone a copy of the test. ''Let's test your wisdom,'' he declares. ''Use a number two pencil, and keep your eyes on your own scroll. This test is going to cover all twelve chapters of Ecclesiastes. You'll be asked about life, death, pleasure, suffering, food, work, money, poverty, wisdom, foolishness-pretty much everything 'under the sun.''' ''That's a lot of material,'' you whisper in panic to the fellow in the next seat. ''What if I don't have a clue?'' ''Whenever you don't know an answer, the probable answer is 'vanity,''' your friend whispers back. ''This works every time. When I'm stumped I just write, 'Life is filled with such questions that can't be answered. This too is vanity.' The teacher likes that one.'' You mutter, ''I hope he was serious when he said that true wisdom is realizing how much we don't know. If he sticks to that one, I'll get an A.''
Interestingly, in Solomon's final exam, he reverses the expected order. For Solomon, it's exam first, lessons later. In school, we study and then take an exam. Solomon claims that in the real world we face the exam, and then we study. Someone has said, ''Life is a school, except that sometimes you don't know what the lessons are until you've failed the examination.'' In a sense, that's what the book of Ecclesiastes has been. It's been Solomon's trial and error to find contentment through wine, wealth, work, women, and wisdom. Yet, it was only through failure and di ...
Series: ''The Good Life''
Keith Krell
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
I have two painful words for you: final exams. That's right! GULP! Final exams are a part of life. No student can escape them-they are inevitable. Yet, most people assume that final exams only belong in school. Today, however, we'll discover that there are final exams in God's Word. As we prepare to conclude our course in Ecclesiastes, we're going to be given a final exam. I want you to picture King Solomon at the front of the classroom, passing everyone a copy of the test. ''Let's test your wisdom,'' he declares. ''Use a number two pencil, and keep your eyes on your own scroll. This test is going to cover all twelve chapters of Ecclesiastes. You'll be asked about life, death, pleasure, suffering, food, work, money, poverty, wisdom, foolishness-pretty much everything 'under the sun.''' ''That's a lot of material,'' you whisper in panic to the fellow in the next seat. ''What if I don't have a clue?'' ''Whenever you don't know an answer, the probable answer is 'vanity,''' your friend whispers back. ''This works every time. When I'm stumped I just write, 'Life is filled with such questions that can't be answered. This too is vanity.' The teacher likes that one.'' You mutter, ''I hope he was serious when he said that true wisdom is realizing how much we don't know. If he sticks to that one, I'll get an A.''
Interestingly, in Solomon's final exam, he reverses the expected order. For Solomon, it's exam first, lessons later. In school, we study and then take an exam. Solomon claims that in the real world we face the exam, and then we study. Someone has said, ''Life is a school, except that sometimes you don't know what the lessons are until you've failed the examination.'' In a sense, that's what the book of Ecclesiastes has been. It's been Solomon's trial and error to find contentment through wine, wealth, work, women, and wisdom. Yet, it was only through failure and di ...
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