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LESSON
(By rev. =. u. FITzwATER, D. D.
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.D
GO. 1910. Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IL
the GLORY OF sotoMoN's
REIGN.

LESSON TsxT-I Kings ici-i3. 23-5.
GOLDEN TExT-Blessed Ii every one
that feareth the Lord. that waiketh IN
his ways.-rs ISL.
ADDITIONAL MATERiAL,--i Kings .;
LIS: I0It-s'.
King
JUNIOR roPic-The Queen OF shebe
Visits Solomon.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
The climax Of israel's Greatness.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Tests OF National Greatness
.. The Queen Of shebs Visits Solo.
mon wv. I. y.
Her visit was the result Of Solo.
mons widespread fame. That which
mndc him famous wns:
I. The extent of his kingdom tI:2l
| 2S). lie ruled over nll the kingdoms
| from the Euphrutcs river Ia the M"dl'
| terrnnrnn SEA. except the Phncncci.
| ans, but they were In alliance with
| him. This was the nearest tn the
| realization Of the divine promise.
| tGcp. 15:lS), that Israel ever Ell.
| ioycd: hut the fulness ~ tile promised
| possession shalt be- realized when tile
Greater thnn Solomon II King.
.. Ills great wisdom q 2D.3D. "
| excpllcd that IT the chnll"nns. Per
SLAMS and Egyptians wv. ~. 81. None
~ his contemporaries approached
unto him In knowledge Tie had n
singulurly comprehensive mind. He
was % u moral philosopher spnkc
3.Oon proverbs: (2) pnrt-his songs
were n thousand aud live; GU u bot
nnlsi--hc spakc Ut trees, from the
cclnr tree tlnt l. In lebanon even
unto the hysSop that Sprin-"ili uut "f
the wall: D n znnluglsi lr ~lHLe
uf hrasts and fowl. and uf creeping
things, aud 1T fishes, u" was ~
prrlor IN inirllcct' IT, ANY nf his avn
or amy other age
2. The temple lrhS. . nui ~. This
was mn rNnr, reproduction uf ~" tuh'
ernnclc, double In size, IN mull." anu
gold. The amount uf labor, skill aud
money cNpcudcd un the hulld'ns vH'
exceedingly great q Chrun. 22:li.iD.
Never before had such u costly strUr
turr appeared.
| I. Royal palaces adjoining ~. Irin'
pie (rh. ~ Following the erection OF
the temple he began the building 1T
his own house. lie was nearly twice
NJ long IN building this ns IN building
the Lords house.
g. HIS commerce ta:aGas: e. II
Chron. a:iO. III. His trading ships
went east ~ far NJ the Indian ocean
perhaps even Ia India: and west n
FAR ns spain.
q. Army nnd navy (I0:2G29; cf,
a:2I). Such wealth md greatness
would ut some time provoke opiosi'
tion, 10 he put his nation into u state
Of preparedness.
All this greatness was associated
with the name of the Lord. II was
known that his fame was due To his
relation with the living God. No one
ever had greater missionary oppor
tuni,y thnn he. Wealth and knowl
edge may he powerful factors for tn,
extension ~ the cause OF Christ.
". The Queen Of shsbs Astonishsd
wv. 800.
After the Interview In which Solo
mon answered all her questions, she
was overwhelmed with his grent wis
dom. She had piled him with hnr6
questions to see n he could measure
up TO his reputation, and found thai
the half had not been told her.
~. The Queen Of shsba Give
oifts to soiomon wv. 1919.
As was the custom, rhe brought
gifts to Solomon. the king, the gold o.
which was In value between three an'
four millions OF dollars.
| This was n large gift for that time
but Solomon more than recompense,
her. lie gave her nil she desired an,
In addition. OF HE roynl bounty. whll'
her gift TO him was great, his to he
was greater. even In keeping with hi
possessions. God gives unto then
who give their hearts unto him ex
ceeding ahundantly above all the,
ask or think (Eph. 3;2O).
~. All the Earth sought Sole
mon wv. o3-26).
III His fame spread to all the earth Q
that the people came TO hear the wis
dom which God gave TO him. The
came with their gifts Of silver. gold
garments, spices. horses and mules, =
that silver came to be as common .
Jerusalem as stone. There is a tim
coming when the Greater than Solo
mon shall he king over all the eartl
Il all sl.. shAraaf hal