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LESSON
sBy F. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
sunday school Course, The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chcago.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST |
QUEEN OF SHEBA VISITS SOLO
MON.


LESSON TIXT-I Kings 1O1-lO 13.
GOLDEN TEXT--Wlsdom Is better than
rubies. Prov Sill.
The visit Of this wealthy queen
from the region Of southern Arabia
has always appealed to the magma.
tons OF men. Soomon's kingdom
was at the apex OF it's 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 saw and heard, but rather it Is
IN what has, is being, and will be done
by Christ, of whom Solomon is typo
ana who seized upon all Of this glory
to teach us a great lesson (see Matt.
6:2S-3D. Caesars famous phrase.
slightly altered, is In this connection
quite applicable-"I came, l saw,
(was) conquered"
!. "Hard Questions" Wv. 1-3. Solo
mon is here great type of Christ: (a)
Ills greatness could not be hid Mark
known world U Kings, 4:34). The
lame OF Solomon's wisdom. philosophy,
proverbs, poems and knowledge of God
". II drew to his court this queen,
ana we must recall that it was proba.
Dly l,500-mile toilsome camelback
Journey for her to come to his court.
(b) She brought Every great store"
". l0) OF gifts, which, according to
oriental custom, she presented to Sol.
omon. Our best gift to our King is
ourselves q Cor. $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 pco.
pie We come to a King who pos.
sesses all wisdom Matt 1242). 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
thls queen did not believe what she
had heard (v. y and resolved to find
out for herself. In this she is a rebuke
to those more favorably situated who
though constantly bcholding the work
or God In human hearts and lives, still
say Il do not believe" The queer
OF Sheba will rise up in judgment
against all who refuse to come and
see" (John 1889, 1851; 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,
l5; lisa. 60:6-9). The wisdom which
our king bestows is eternal life, "to
know him" (Prov. 1926; John 1879.
u. "Had Seen ALL" Wv. At. When
she had listened to Solomon's wisdom
ana heard the answers to her ques.
tons, the solutions to her problems.
and had witnessed the wonders OF his
temple, court and ministers, there
was no more spirit (breath) in her"
| Ger. 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 U Peter 2:4,
.; Matt. 1G: :1S). "The meat OF his
table" is eXccllcd by the food on our
kings table, the word of lifo (Jer.
1915; Ps. 110:l03). his own body
John G:55). Our king too, has his
servants NIph 2G; Rev. 3:2D. Their
appeal" is not to be compared with
tho robe Of his righteousness" and
our standing" (2 Cor. 5:2D 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" Uev. $40; | Pet. 800.
Various translatons suggest ". 81,
and his burnt Offering which he Of.
fcred in the house OF the lord"
~. Praises, Wv. S.19, 13. U) BY
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-
lcge OF standing before Christ and to
hear his wisdom Quko :39-42; Prov.
1920; 3:l3. 10; no servant Is de-
barred (John 1890. The queen glori
fled the source OF SolOmon's glory,
which was all the gift Of Jehovah's
grace (scc 3 Sam 1924. 25 r. V.
narg., Matt. 3:l7; Isa 42:D. She did
not see the oppression OF the people
the temptation to luxury and the de-
cline in religious life when so soon
led to decay after Solomon's death.
When our king shall reign he will "do
judgment and Justice"
Even so our king blcsses us abund.
antly "above all. we can ask or think"
(scc John l0:28; 17:22). The king
dom of heaven is greater than Solo
mons (Matt. 12:42) (a) in wisdom
I Cor 1920; % in riches EDh.