The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-27

| rubieS. Prov Sill
The visit of this wealthy queen
from the region of southern Arabia
has always appealed to the magma
tions of men. Solomon's kingdom
was at the apex of it's glory There
were no wars, IsraePs borders were
extended and the temple and those
other wonderful buildings had all been
completed.
The chief value Of this lesson is not
IL 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.
6:28-34. Caesars famous phrase,
slightly altered, is in this connection
quite applicable-"T came, l saw, l
(Was) conquered"
|. "Hard Questions" Wv. 1-3. Solo
mon is here great type Of Christ: (a)
His greatness could not be hid Mark
I'D. Solomon's fame filed the
known world q Kings, 4:34). The
lame of Solomons wisdom, philosophy,
| proverbs, poems and knowledge of God
! ". u drew to his court this queen,
and we must recall that it was proba-
bly, 1,500-mile toilsome camel-back
Journey for her to come to his court.
(b) She brought very great store"
| ". lO) of gifts, which, according to
oriental custom, she presented to Sol
ONION. Our best gift to our King is
| ourselves q Cor. 8:5). (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 12.42). Solo,
mon had a wonderful missionary OBJ
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 a rebuke
to those more favorahly situated who,
though constantly beholding the work
OF God in human hearts and lives, still
say, 81 do not believe" The queen
| OF Sheba will rise up in judgment
against all who refuse to come and
see" John 1889, 45-51 Matt. 12:42).
| (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,
10; lisa. 60:6-9). The wisdom which
our king bestows Is eternal life, "to
know him" prov. 2:2-6; John 1879.
| (e) Our king Is ready to answer hard
questions" provided they are honest
and sincere John 1929; I'D. He
| courts investigation. In exchange for
her gifts the queen carried away much
treasure (v. 13; Isa SOL; Luke 4:1S).
In like manner her servants were prof
| tied. Even so men today are profited
In basket and store by their associa-
lions with those who pay court to our
lord and king. She also "communed"
with Solomon "all that was in her
heart" Such communion with Christ
our king is the privilege of every seek
Ing, trustful heart.
III. "Had Seen ALL" w. At. When
she had listened to SoIomon's wisdom
| and heard the answers to her ques-
lions, 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 a type of that temple he is
building of living stones q Peter "a,
s; Matt. 1919. "The meat of his
table" is excehed by the food on our
kings table, the word of life Ger.
1915; Ps. 119:103), his own body
| John $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" 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
EAio AIAAAobO1o AAeON' y IL, ct. Il. -.
Various translations suggest ". 81,
"and his burnt offering which he Of
fered in the house of the lord" We
| have one whose offering of himself
was far more comprehensive CHeb.
| 9:11-14; 10:10-14. The queen was
compelled to admit that the evidence
| of her eyes of the glories were even
more incredible than the fame which
had reached her far off court for said
| she, "the half has not been told me-"
All who really come to know Christ
make these words their testimony. It
was true report and she nobly ac-
| knowledges the same without envy.
Such testimony Is pleasing to our
| king.
Ill. Praises, Wv. $40, b. ID By
| testimony, Wv. s, 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 luke 0:39-42; Prov.
1920; 1913, I'd; no servant is de-
barred John 1925. The queen glori-
| fed the source of Solomon's glory,
which was all the Gift Of Jehoyah's