"IS"
Is: To exist or live; to occupy a place or position; to continue or remain as before. A small word, but it tells us much, doesn't it? One that "is" really is one who exists and lives - occupying a placement or position unlike any other. The most amazing part of the definition of "is" can be found in the last part - the concept of continuing or remaining as before - unchanged by what has come or what lies ahead. This is the definition of the character of God - unchanged by what has been - what is today - or what will come in the future. Solomon spends a great deal of time outlining all the accomplishments of a man on a quest - getting more of everything, living without restraint, not held back by anything. He even tells us of his tremendous struggle with "accumulating" all (wisdom, houses, wives, lands, personal property - you name it). It comes at a price - after all is said and done, time spent and body worn, nothing really all that satisfying