Funerals and Folly

November 24, 2024
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
The Main idea: Wisdom has valuable benefits and definite limits.
Wisdom gained (v 1-4)
Funerals can gauge and grow our wisdom.
Folly disdained (v 5-8)
A wise person rejects the folly of fools and receives correction well.
Adversity ordained (v9-14)
Wisdom helps us live well under God’s sovereign authority, but cannot prevent death.
Scripture for additional study and meditation
Psalms 90, 144
Proverbs 1:7
Proverbs 12:1
Proverbs 14:29
Proverbs 17:10
Proverbs 22:1
Proverbs 28:23
Matthew 5:1-12
Romans 5:1-5, 8:18-30
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
James 1:2-18
Ecclesiastes claims that even though this earthly life is subjected
to frustration and uncertainty, we can find meaningful joy in living
under the sovereign rule of God.