This volume is a fresh—and refreshing—exploration of the theme of joy from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. Contrary to typical approaches which treat Ecclesiastes as a book of despair, this study brings out its message about robust joy that perseveres despite life’s vanities. Structured as a devotional commentary, this book will prove edifying for personal or small-group Bible study. It will also be valuable for youth-group leaders mentoring young people through the dilemmas of post modernity, and for pastors preparing to preach from Ecclesiastes.

Michael LeFebvre is the pastor of Christ Church Reformed Presbyterian in Brownsburg, Indiana, an Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) and a fellow with the Center for Pastor Theologians. The author of several books, including Our Triune God: Living in the Love of the Three-in-One (co-authored with Philip Graham Ryken), Michael and his wife Heather have five children.