The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-29
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LESSON
LESSON FOR AUGUST I
QUEEN or sHeeA VISITS SOLO
MON.
Try y. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course. The Moody Bible
Institute OF Chicago)

Inc WISH OF THIS wealthy queen
from the region Of southern Arabia
has always appealed to the imagina-
lions OF men. Solomons kingdom
was at the apex OF its glory. There
were no wars. Isrsels borders we're
extended and the temple and those
other wonderful buildings had all been
completed.
The chief value OF this lesson 10 not
In Solomons wisdom nor In what this
queen saw and heard. but rather Il IL
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 a great lesson (see Matt.
g. 2s-3D. Caesars famous phrase.
slightly altered. 10 In this connection
quite applicable came. I saw, I
(was) conquered"
.. "Hard ouestions,- w. I-s. Solo
mon is here a great type OF Christ: (a)
His greatness could not be hid MARX
1920. Solomon's fame filled the
known world II Kings. $50. The
fame OF solomons wisdom. philosophy,
proverbs. poems and knowledge Of God
". II drew to his court this queen,
and we must recall that Il was proba.
bly, q 1,500-mile toilsome camei.back
journey for her to come to his court.
tb) She brought q very great store"
". 1O) OF gifts. which. according TO
oriental custom. she presented to Sol
ONION. Our best gift to our King ia
ourselves q Cor. $50. (c) She came
10 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 12t2). Solo
mon had q wonderful missionary Cd
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 sonf
This queen did not believe what she
had heard ". ~ and resolved to find
out for herself In this she Is a rebuke
TO those more favorably situated who.
though constantly beholding the work
- 'ON ~ lives, SUN
say. Il do not believe" The queen
OF sheba will rise up In judgment
against all who refuse TO come and
see" John 1889. 1851: Matt. i2:42).
I'D This visit 10 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.
10: lisa. 60:6-9). The wisdom which
our king bestows is eternal life. TO
know him" prov. 2;2.6: John l7:3).
u. "Had Seen An w. ~. When
she had listened to Solomons wisdom
and heard the answers TO her ques-
lions. the solutions 10 her problems,
and had witnessed the wonders OF his
temple, court and ministers. there
was no more spirit tbreath) In her"
CCf Josh. 5:iD And similar expert.
ence came TO those three who went TO
the Mount OF TRANSPORTATION with Je-
sus- Solomons wisdom Is fulfilled in
Christ tCol. 20. The house that he
built" Is type OF that temple he Is
building OF living stones Il Peter "a.
8: Matt. 1918. The meat OF his
table" Is excelled by the food on our
kings table. the word OF life Ger.
1915: Ps. ll9: 1881. his own body
John 6:55). Our king. too. has his
servants tEph. 2:6; Rev. 3:2D. Their
appeal" is not to be compared with
the robe OF his righteousness" and
our standing" q Cor. 5:2l) 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: Pet. 2:s).
Various translations suggest ". 81.
and his burnt Offering which he OF.
fered In the house OF the lord" q
III. Praises, w. s-19. IS az BylN
testimony, w. s. 3. Happy are thy
men" who listen to such wisdom. who
iwell In the midst OF such achieve.
nents. One Of the greatest joys is
% converse with the wise and the
rood. Our happiness is In our prlvi-
ege OF standing before Christ and to
lear his wisdom luke 10 39-42; Prov.
1881 20; 3;l3. 10: no servant Is de-
,arred John 2:26). The queen glori-
80 NhN oOuiN' VI
which was all the gift OF Jehovah's
trace (see 2 Sam. 1924. 25 X. V.
narg, Matt. 3:i7; lisa 42:D. She did
lot see the oppression OF the people.
he temptation to luxury and the de-
line In religious life which SO soon
ed to decay after Solomons death.
When our king shall reign he will do
Judgment and Justice"
Even so our king blesses us abund-
ntly above all. We can ask or think"
see John 1923: l7:29. The king
ON OF heaven Is greater than Solo
ion's Matt l2:42) (a) In wisdom
Cor 1920; (b) in riches (Eph.
80; (c) In power Heb. 2:s); Cd in
lessinss q Chron. 1915, CT. Phil.
'ls) and this kingdom is among
ou."
Men see" what they are searching
fter; they receive true knowledge
trough experience. We may see this
ingdom and It's working II we let him.
l0 In thA "lighf Of the uyarlA % aufSr