As I am taking a class on the 'Theology of Suffering' I am currently (minus the time to post this thought) reading Ecclesiastes, Solomon's book of thoughts and whining. We look at Solomon and think how grand it was for him to ask for wisdom when God said he could ask Him for anything. As I am reading today I find myself wondering if it was the best thing to request. Consider Adam and Even in the garden. When they ate from 'the tree of the knowledge of good and evil' they came to understand they were naked, were cast out of the garden and had to live separated from God. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon is sounding quite glum and hopeless, suggesting it is better to have not lived than to know evil. It seems as though having so much wisdom has overwhelmed him to the point of depression. There are somethings that perhaps we are better not knowing.
Find this art: http-//browse.deviantart.com/?q=king%20solomon&order=9&offset=192&offset=240#/d27qv7y.jpg
Find this art: http-//browse.deviantart.com/?q=king%20solomon&order=9&offset=216&offset=264#/di0n9.jpg
Read the story this art is about in the Bible ~ 1 Kings 3:16-28
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