Book Of Ecclesiastes Analysis

The author of Ecclesiastes seems to be a depressed person. Someone might even say that he is a pessimist, but despite all the criticism on the author it seems he is just a realist about life. It is very easy to see that people would think the book of Ecclesiastes is depressing and the author is messed up. Verses like “And I declared that the dead, who have already died, are happier than the living, who are still here,” (Ecclesiastes 4:2) seems very strange and not what Yahweh would of wanted. It seems though that if you read the book very closely there seems to be a message of hopefulness. When it says “vanity of vanities,” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 and 12:8) is a clue to the author’s confidence. The word “vanity” appears in the book of Ecclesiastes more than any other book in the Old Testament.
Hope is something that is thrown out a lot in Ecclesiastes. Although it does not clearly state the message of hope, it is there if you rally read the text. God challenges us to be good people and that we would spread His message of hope. No one can explain life’s senseless situations, and make them into something more beautiful. The …show more content…
God is always with us. Whether we do or do not believe in Him, he is the creator of us all and should be trusted. When times are rough and we pray for the tough times in our life, God is there to answer. If we believe in God and for what he stands for eternal peace is what we will be provided with. The resolution is that God is the giver of all life. Ecclesiastes may be a little strange and not mean anything to some people, but it actually brings us a real message of hope. The author seemed a little strange when I started to read this book, but after reading over some of the verses a couple of time I found the book to be very influential. The Old Testament has a lot of really good books, but Ecclesiastes is up there. I would have never thought that Ecclesiastes would be so