Ecclesiastes : Why Everything Matters

This new Preaching the Word commentary delivers carefulexposition of Ecclesiastes as it unpacks the book's broadapplication and godly worldview.The book of Ecclesiastes is "about life, the way it really is,"writes commentator Philip Ryken. Readers throughout the ages havebeen drawn to the way it honestly wrestles with the tedium of work,injustices in this life, the ravages of age, and the inevitabilityof death. But its wisdom, according to Ryken, is in teaching peopleto trust God with life's questions even in the midst ofstruggles.Pastors, writers, speakers, and students will find thisPreaching the Word commentary to be a helpful resource in theirteaching and studies. Ryken explores what will happen if we choosethe world's offerings instead of God's and teaches valuable lessonsabout what it means to have a God-centered worldview.Ecclesiastes is the twenty-sixth volumeof the Preaching the Word series-noted for its clearexposition, readability, practical application, and unqualifiedcommitment to biblical authority. Ryken's commentary will not onlyenrich any individual study of Ecclesiastes but will equipChristian leaders in communicating its universal application to awide audience.