Pagbubulay-Bulay sa Banal na Kasulatan
In this blog, I published three articles on Ecclesiastes, two on Proverbs, and three on Psalms. In Ecclesiastes, I wrote articles that introduced the book and presented two views of human history. The book's theme is about the hopelessness of a philosophy based on human autonomy. The key word is "meaningless." This theme is elaborated in relation to inheritance and death. The book is not easy to read. It seems to contain contradictions. Examples of such include the contradictions regarding the value of labor (1:2-3;5:18), the value of wisdom (2:15-16; 7:19), and the value of wealth (5:19:6:1). In the end, the preacher offers the only way out of a destructive philosophy, which is the fear of God and obedience to His commands (12:13). As to the two different views of human history, the dominant perspective of nations around Israel is that human history is cyclical and they used this perspective to interpret the future of mankind. The preacher spoke of such mindset as if i...