Message of Ecclesiastes: A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance (Bible Speaks Today)

Publisher's Description

“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”

Is that what life is about? A wisp of vapor, a puff of wind, a mere breath—nothing you can get your hands on—the nearest thing to zero?

So says the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes. But is this the whole message of Ecclesiastes?

With imagination and clarity, Derek Kidner introduces this Old Testament book which speaks so powerfully to our generation. His love of Hebrew poetry and his understanding of biblical mind shine through in his careful passage-by-passage exposition. The full biblical text is included.

About the Author

The late Derek Kidner (1913–2008) was warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge. He wrote several volumes in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series, including those on Genesis, Ezra and Nehemiah, Psalms, and Proverbs.