Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

Inc WISH Oh THIS wealthy queen
from the region of southern Arabia
has always appealed to the imagina-
lions of men. Solomon's kingdom
was at the apex of its glory. There
were no wars, Israel's borders were
extended and the temple and those
other wonderful buildings had all been
completed.
The chief value of this lesson is not
in Solomon's wisdom nor in what this
queen cav and heard, but rather it is
in what has, is being, and will be done
by Christ, of whom Solomon is a type
and who seized upon all of this glory
to teach us great lesson (see Matt.
6:28-34). Caesars famous phrase,
slightly altered. is in this connection
quite applicable-'I came, saw, /
(was) conquered"
!. "Hard Questions" W. 1-3 Solo
mon is here a great type of Christ: (a)
His greatness could not be hid Mark
1920. Solomon's fame filled the
known world Ct Kings, 4:34). The
fame of Solomon's wisdom, philosophy,
proverbs, poems and knowledge of God
(v. ID drew to his court this queen,
and we must recall that it was proba-
bly, a 1,50O-mile toi1some camelback
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(b) She brought very great store"
". 10) of gifts, which. according to
oriental custom, she presented to Sol
ONION. Our best gift to our King is
ourselves e Cor. s.: 81 (c) She came
to learn of the name of the Lord"
who had done so much for Solomon
and his people; to learn wisdom for
the guidance of herself and her peo-
pie. We come to a King who pos
sesses all wisdom Matt. 12.42). Solo
mon had wonderful missionary op-
portunity. God is today sending heart
hungry people to this land from the
most remote parts of the earth. Are
we using our privilege to point them
to the true God and to Jesus, his son?
This queen did not believe what she
had heard 6v. - and resolved to find
out for herself. In this she is rebuke
to those more favorably situated who,
though constantly behoIding the work
of God in human hearts and lives, still
say. L do not believe" The queen
of Sheba will rise up In judgment
against all who refuse to come and
see" John 1879, 1851; Matt. -42)
(d) This visit is a prophecy of that
day when the kings of Sheba and
Seba will come with their gifts for
the greater SON of David psalm 1910,
Is; lisa 60:6-9). The wisdom which
our king bestows is eternal life, ito
know him" prov. 1926: John 17:3).
N. "Had Seen ALL" Wv. Al. When
she had listened to Solcmon's wisdom
and heard the answers to her Ques-
tions, the solutions to her problems,
and had witnessed the wonders of his
temple, court and ministers, there
was no more spirit (breath) in her.
(Cf. Josh. SID And similar expert
ence came to those three who went to
the Mount of TRANSPORTATION with Je-
sus- Solomon's wisdom is fulfilled in
Christ (Col. 2:3). THE house that he
built" is type of that temple he is
building of living stones Ct Peter IA,
8; Matt. 1919. THE meat of his
table" is excelled by the food on our
kings table, the word of life Ger.
1916; Ps. 11e: 1879, his own body
tJohn $3.50. Our king, too, has his
servants (Eph. 2-6; Rev 3:2D. Their
appeal is not to be compared with
the robe of his Righteousness and
our standing" G Cor. 5:21) is more
exalted than that of any at Solomon's,
or other earthly courts. We are not
servants but friends" yet we are
This ministers" Grew. $40; Pet. 2:9)
Various translations suggest w. 81,
land his burnt offering which he of
fered in the house of the lord"
III. Praises, Wv. $40, 10. "a By
testimony, Wv. 8. 9. Happy are thy
men, who listen to such wisdom, who
dwell in the midst of such achieve
ments. One of the greatest joys is
to converse with the wise and the
good. Our happiness is in our privi-
lege of standing before Christ and to
hear his wisdom Guke 10: 3e-42; Prov.
1920; 3.13. Ia; no servant is de-
barred fJohn 1920. The queen glorf-
fed the source of Solomon's glory,
which was all the gift of Jehovah's
grace (see 2 Sam 1924, 25 R. v.
marg-, Matt 3:17; lisa 42-D. She did
not see the oppression of the people,
the temptation to luxury and the de-
cline In religious life which so soon
led to decay after Solomon's death
When our king shall reign he viii do
judgment and Justice"
Even so our king b1esses US abund-
antly above all, we can ask or think"
(see John 1O:2s; 17:22). The king
dom of heaven is greater than Solo
mons Matt 12-42) (a) IN wisdom
Il Cor. 1:24. OBJ in riches (Eph.
3:S1:-tc) in power (Heb- 2:S); (d) in
blessings q Chron- lis. CT Phil |
4:1s) and this kingdom is among