Seeing Problems (Part 1) - Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3

The realities of life create tensions and questions for us. In Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16, Qoheleth engages six troubling paradoxes that put the claims of 3:1-15 to the test. Is God really in control? Is God really "making all things beautiful"? What about the injustice, death, and oppression that is so rampant in our world? If God is really good and all powerful, why do these things persist?