In our eleventh episode on Wisdom in the Old Testament, we continue our journey in Ecclesiastes and take a look at Qoheleth’s argument against trying to gain happiness by our own power. The result, at least at the end of chapter 2, is a disappointed resignation to the fact that we need to somehow receive happiness from God rather than trying to grasp it for ourselves. This alternate approach will be explored in episodes to come.
How Not To Be Happy