44. Ecclesiastes 8:1-9

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. So what can you do when people in authority over you misuse and abuse their power? This week, Qoheleth addresses a new audience — the denizens of a king's royal court. And he offers them traditional wisdom about deferring to those in authority. Or does he? Beneath the surface reading of the text lies a radical third option between conformity and revolution. With a few easy-to-miss hyperlinks to other Bible passages, Qoheleth actually undermines the traditional wisdom of his day to preach a powerful form of civil resistance that is more in line with the rest of the Bible than you might think. Join us this week as we wade into the murky waters of political intrigue in both the ancient and modern worlds! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheBibleUncut.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (show notes available in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ section) Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheBibleUncut.com/support-us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheBibleUncutandUnfiltered⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheBibleUncutandUnfiltered⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BibleUncutandUnfiltered⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheBibleUncutandUnfiltered⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editor: Janna Connor