Thursday, May 19, 2005
The Futility!
Alas! The wisdom of man is futile!
Solomon was wise, but who cares? He didn't care. He said everything is meaningless (if it was he who wrote Ecclesiastes).
So what is the point of defining "wisdom" as being unique from "idiocy" if it doesn't matter anyway? Solomon may as well have been an moron.
And why did he get all those concubines? Was that okay in God's eyes? Was God perhaps slightly offended, but He looked over his offense saying, "Well, Sol is the wisest one I've got, so I'll cut him some slack and let him indulge in about...800 earthly pleasures." Or was He not offended at all?
Would God have let Sol drink to excess as well? Smoke MJ? Is MJ really so bad? Not that I'm wanting to roll any doobies. It's against the law and not healthy. Maybe they didn't have MJ back then. At least not in the Middle East. Or was God only allowing the women thing? Sick. I can't handle this.
The only thing I remember reading about the dangers of Solomon's many, er, "relationships" was that his idolatrous wives led him astray spiritually by turning Solomon's heart to other gods. I'm wondering if God minded the surplus of women before they aroused His jealousy.
So...
Likely, "the wisdom of man is futile" means that God is not impressed by man's wisdom. But He wants us to be wise, doesn't he?
My word, am I ever annoyed. :)
Solomon was wise, but who cares? He didn't care. He said everything is meaningless (if it was he who wrote Ecclesiastes).
So what is the point of defining "wisdom" as being unique from "idiocy" if it doesn't matter anyway? Solomon may as well have been an moron.
And why did he get all those concubines? Was that okay in God's eyes? Was God perhaps slightly offended, but He looked over his offense saying, "Well, Sol is the wisest one I've got, so I'll cut him some slack and let him indulge in about...800 earthly pleasures." Or was He not offended at all?
Would God have let Sol drink to excess as well? Smoke MJ? Is MJ really so bad? Not that I'm wanting to roll any doobies. It's against the law and not healthy. Maybe they didn't have MJ back then. At least not in the Middle East. Or was God only allowing the women thing? Sick. I can't handle this.
The only thing I remember reading about the dangers of Solomon's many, er, "relationships" was that his idolatrous wives led him astray spiritually by turning Solomon's heart to other gods. I'm wondering if God minded the surplus of women before they aroused His jealousy.
So...
Likely, "the wisdom of man is futile" means that God is not impressed by man's wisdom. But He wants us to be wise, doesn't he?
My word, am I ever annoyed. :)
# posted by jac-atac :
5/19/2005 10:22:00 AM
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I would have to say that God was unhappy with Sol for that. I would also say that Sol proved that you can be wise and immoral at the same time.
And just because he was the wisest man ever doesn't mean he never did anything unwise... It just means that he usually didn't, and when he did, he knew better.
Well... Thats what I had to say about that... And whose to say that Sol didn't do pot?
Chau
And just because he was the wisest man ever doesn't mean he never did anything unwise... It just means that he usually didn't, and when he did, he knew better.
Well... Thats what I had to say about that... And whose to say that Sol didn't do pot?
Chau
I don't the know the answer to your question, but what I do know is that Fudge Rounds are the best Little Debbie snack ever. I think I will leave the library now so I can go home and eat one.
hi back, by the way
hi back, by the way
I do, Rob. No, just kidding. This is a total waste of a comment just so I can show Jac-Atac my rockin' awesome picture! w00t!
All things eventually work out to the will of God. (my cat is helping me type this so please excuse any typos) So, I think that Sol, being the gluttonus man that he was, was allowed by God (but not nessiscarliy approved) because it worked into His plan later on down the road. This theory is strengthened by the simple fact that we are all here talking about Sol and what he did and what he learned from his indescretions. So in other words, God can turn even the most aweful, disgusting situation into something that is useful to later generations. Glory to God!!
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