The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-07-30
LESSON FOR AUGUST |
QUEEN OF sHEBA VISITS SOLO,
MON.

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The visit Of this wealthy queen
from the region Of southern Arabia /
has always appealed to the imagina.
tions OF men Solomons kingdom
was at the apex OF its glory. There
were no wars, lsraels borders we're
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 saw 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.
6.28-3H. Caesars famous phrase.
slightly altered, is in this connection
quite applicable-"I came. l saw,
twas) conquered"
I. Hard ouestlons,- w. 1.3. Solo
mon is here a great type Of Christ: (a)
His greatness could not be hid MARK
1920. Solomon's fame filed the
known world Il Kings. 4:34). The
fame Of Solomon's wisdom, philosophy.
proverbs, poems and knowledge of God
". u drew to his court this queen.
and we must recall that It was proba-
bly, 1.50O-mile toilsome camel.back
journey for her to come to his court
(b) She brought very great store"
". 10) of gifts. which, according TO
oriental custom, she presented to Sol
omon. Our best gift to our King is
ourselves q Cor. $3.50. (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 King who pos.
sesses all wisdom Matt 1242). Solo.
mon had a 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 ". y and resolved to find
out for herself In this she is rebuke
to those more favorably situated who.
though constantly beholding the work
of God in human hearts and lives, still
say, Il do not believe" The queen
OF Sheba will rise up In judgment
against all who refuse to come and
see" John 1889, 1881; Matt. 12:42).
Id This visit is prophecy of that
day when the kings OF Sheba and
Seba will come with their gifts for
the greater son Of David psalm 72;10,
10: lisa. 60:6.9). The wisdom which
our king bestows is eternal life, ito
know him" prov. 2:2.G; John 17:3).
u. "Had Seen All.r w. Al. When
she had listened to Solomon's wisdom
and heard the answers TO her oues.
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
tho Mount OF TRANSPORTATION with Je-
sus. Solomon's wisdom is fulfilled in
Christ (Col. 2:3). THE house that he
built is a type OF that temple he is
building OF living stones Il Peter "a.
.; Matt. 1918. The meat of his
table" is excelled by the food on our
kings table, the word of life Jer.
1916; Ps. 1l9:lO3). his own body
John 6:55). Our king, too, has his
servants tEph. 2:6; Rev 3:2D. Their
appeal is not to b. compared with
tho robe OF his righteousness" and
our standing" e Cor. SGD is more
exalted than that OF any at Solomon's.
or other earthly courts. We are not
servants but friends" yet we are
his ministers" (Rev. $40; l Pet 2:O.
Various translations suggest ". %,
and his burnt offering which he Of
fered In the house OF the lord"
III. Praises, Wv. SIC. 10. Q) BY
testimony, Wv. s. .. 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.