Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ecclesiastes 9:1-12
by: Dale E. Rood.
Keep in mind that the focus of Ecclesiastes is on what life would be like without the Lord. The area of concern in this passage is in this life alone. What Solomon is pointing out here is that righteousness, clean living, and active church participation will not help us avoid the vicissitudes of this life. The rain does indeed fall on the just and unjust. In particular everyone, both good and bad, faces death. The advice he gives in light of this is sound even for people of faith: live your life to the fullest and enjoy the good things God has given you to the max while you can.