The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-27

International Lesson for November sv'
lsDe--The Fame os soiomon-i hmss
lO:I-lO. Is.

lArrangSe from Ieloubets Notes.t
GOLDEN TENT.-Behold. greater than
Solomon is hore.-Matt 12i2.
THE SECTION includes the story OF the
visit OF the queen OF Sheba as told In
Kings l0:i-lO and Chron. 9l-l2, together
with a review OF solomon's greatness In
the remainder OF these chapters
TIME-AtCut II. &. 9a2-9si. After tho
twentieth year OF Solomon's reign Il Kings
$40. ana ten years after the completion OF
the temple.
PLACE.. Jerusalem. where Solomon
had his royal palace. ?. Sheba. or Sebaea
a wealthy region in South Arabia. border
ing on the Red sea 1t was 1850 TO 1900
miles from Jerusalem
EXPLANATORY.
The Seeker After More Lightly. l.
"When the queen of Sheba:" "Sheba
was a country in Arabia Felix, famous
for it's traffic in gold. frankincense and
precious stones" -Farrar. IL is now
called Yemen, and is situated on the
east OF the Red sea.
ITO prove Ito tesD him with hard
uuestions:" with the riddles and enig-
mas so common in the east. Having
tested his wisdom by these, then she
would bring to him the great religious
and moral questions which will keep
asking themselves in the heart of every
thinking person.
Q "And she came with very
great train. with camels that bare
>pices:" "A very great store we are
told in verse 10.
"And very much gold" According
to verse 10, 1870 talents. AS talent OF
gold is worth S26.2so. her present of
| gold would amount TO over S3.000,o00.
.Strabo relates that the Sabaeans were
enormously wealthy. and used gold and
silver in the most lavish manner in
their furniture, their utensils and even
on the walls, doors and roofs OF
their houses" Rawlinson. "And
precious stones:" The onyx. emer-
aid and turquoise are still found
in Arabia, and in former times
the variety was apparently much great
er (Plin. Nat. Hist. 81.
The Finding.-Vs. 80. 3. "And Sol
onion told her all her questions: her
problems. enigmas and questions OF re-
ligion. Nothing was too deep for him
in all size asked; he discovered the cor
rect answer and gave it to her."-Cam.
bridge DiOle.
4. "All Solomon's wsdom:" in his
arrangements. the ordering OF the
kingdom. architectural inventions, and
everything that required great skill.
But especially his wisdom in answering
hard questions.
G. lit was true report" She nobly
acknowledges the truth, without any
envy or conceit.
7. "Behold, the half was not told
me-" Nor would she have believed II
If il had been told. Much of it could
not be told in such way that she
could really understand it. any more
than a native of central tropical Africa
could understand that water could os
changed into ice or comprehend the
workings of the telephone. telegraph
or the photograph.
s. Happy are thy mem: Not De
cause OF their fine clothes. or their hig'
pcsitL,s. of their splendid possessions
did the queen regard the people ans
the servants of Solomon as blessed ant
happy. but because they could Away
listen TO his wisdom.-Pulpit Com.
e. n great advantage to be in good fam
lilies. and to have opportunity OF IRE
ouent converse with those that ar
wise and good.-W. Henry.
"Blessesl be thy God:" This snow
that the queen understood Solomon Z
, RECOGNIZES all his wisdom and wealth. !
the gift of God. lie was faithful to nj
t God. and II is possible. as Jewish writer
t claim. that she was converted 10 IN
D true God through Solomon's influence
!, .The Lord loved Israel forever Wit
a n love which was so strong as never
] fail. Gods love was indeed an evcrlas
r ing love. We live under its infiuen'
: today. Therefore made He thee KING:
n This was the highest possible comp
. ment TO Solomon.
J, ROYAL Cifts.-Vs. 10. 10. The visiten
Q ed in an interchange Of royal presen'
o First. the queen of Sheba gave pre-
. ents to Solomon. as an expression OF N
regard for him. according to orient
custom.
10. "a hundred and twenty talen
y. Of gold" About s3.0O0.ooo. See verse
~ NO such abundance ofspices: Amo
:. these spices was some oil the II
~ Arabian baIsam. and JoSephus tells
10 The interesting fact that in consequen
= ~ her visit the balsam plant was nj
"a uralised in the famous garden at ieric
10 (Antiq. VIII. 6: 81. which many yea
=, later still continued to yield a large
~ come to the Herodianprinces." -Farr
as 10. "And Solomon gave unto the que
OF Shcba all her dcsire:" no,
progress in the east is always necess
ily accompanied 10y a train OF cos
he gifts. porportioned to the wealth
,at importance of the sovcreigns who
.he 20 DO the donors and the recipients
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