Page 13 - Lovers of Pleasures More than Lovers of God

The word “vanity” is defined in

Webster’s 1828 dictionary as “Empty

pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial

enjoyment.” Although King Solomon began

his reign over Israel seeking God’s wisdom

and God’s direction, towards the end of

his life he strayed from that commitment

and he was vexed in his spirit when he

realized the purposelessness and emptiness

of life apart from living for God and

fulfilling God’s plan for his life. Solomon

gathered every pleasure to his flesh, his

eyes, his ears, and his mouth. He withheld

nothing from himself, but in Ecclesiastes

1:16-17, Solomon laments, “I communed

with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am

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