---
title: 'Hatred of Life'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Ichabod Smith Spencer'
date: 1849-02-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sermons'
- 'Devotional (General)'
- 'Hermeneutics'
scriptures:
- 'Ecclesiastes 2'
- 'Ecclesiastes 9'
- 'Isaiah 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spencer-1849-hatred-of-life
---

# Hatred of Life

Sermon on Ecclesiastes 2:17: Solomon's disgust at life's vanity—worldly pursuits leave men sick, disillusioned, and empty. The preacher urges young people to turn to God for true hope.

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