{"product_id":"ecclesiastes-all-is-vanity","title":"Ecclesiastes  All Is Vanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e?All is vanity ?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e yes  all  even the good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolomon  an old king  approaches his death haunted by his past. When first on the throne  he had asked for wisdom. He was granted that and much more. But looking back over his life in an effort to pass on what he has learned to his successor  Solomon finds his journey riddled with contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Jacques B. Doukhan  an Adventist scholar of Jewish heritage  identifies contradiction as a symptom of our human condition. ?Ecclesiastes affirms the value of work  wisdom  life  and happiness. But all these good values including religion and even righteousness?contain the potential of corruption and evil.?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-first-century Christians may recognize in Solomon?s musings that ? ?all? times are given by God: not only the good times but also the bad; not only the times of life but also the times of death.?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41329225203763,"sku":"9780816339372","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/ecclesiastes_all_is_vanity_jacques_doukhan_579e0963-ba2b-44f2-94ac-790fc81e8998.jpg?v=1774919199","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/ecclesiastes-all-is-vanity","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}