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LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITzWATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChicagoD
t@. 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IL
THE GLORY or SOLOMON
REIGN.

REIGN.
LESSON TEXT Kings 10:1-13. 23-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-Blessed is every one
that feareth the Lord. that waiketh IN
his ways.-Ps 12S:l
J ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Kings >;
l-2S: 1O:14-29.
PRIMARY ToPlc-A Queen Visits a
King
JUNIOR ToPIc-rhe Queen of sheba
Visits Solomon.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Climax Of lsrael's Greatness.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Tests of National Greatness.
/. The Queen Of Sheba Visits Solo
mon tvv. l. y.
Her visit was the result of Solo,
mons widespread fame. That which
made him famous was:
/. The extent of his kingdom (4:21-
25). He ruled over all the kingdoms
from the Euphrates river to the Medi-
terranean sea, except the Phoeneci-
ans, but they were In alliance with
him. This was the nearest to the
realization of the divine promise.
(Gen. 1919. that Israel ever en-
joyed: but the fulness of the promised
possession shall be realized when the
Greater than Solomon is king.
2. His great wisdom t4:29-34). 1t
excelled that Of the Chaldeans. Per-
slams and Egyptians wv. 80. 80. None
of his contemporaries approached
unto him in knowledge. He had a
singularly comprehensive mind. He
was (1) moral philosopher-spake
5000 proverbs; (2) a poet-his songs
were a thousand and five; (3) bot
anist-he spake of trees, from the
cedar tree that is in Lebanon even
unto the hyssop that sprngeth out OF
the wall; az zooogist-he spake
of beasts and fowl. and of creeping
things, and of fishes. He was SUI
perior In intellect to any of his own
or any other age.
8. The temple tehs. and 81. This
was an exact reproduction of the tab
ernacle, double in size. in marble and
gold. The amount of labor. skill and
money expended on the building was
exceedingly great Il Chron. % :14-16).
Never before had such a costly struc-
ture appeared.
4. Royal palaces adjoining the tenn
pie (ch. ~. Following the erection OF
the temple he began the building OF
his own house He was nearly twice
| the Lords house.
6, His commerce 20 1923; Ct. II
Chron. 9:1O. 21). His trading ships
went east as far as the Indian ocean
perhaps even to India; and west a.
far as Spain.
6. Army and navy 10:2629; Ct.
:27). Such wealth and greatness
would at some time provoke opposi'
tion. so he put his nation into state
| Of preparedness.
All this greatness was associated
with the name of the Lord. 1t was
known that his fame was due to his
relation with the living God. No one
ever had a greater missionary oppor
| tunity than he. Wealth and knowl
edge may be powerful factors for the
| extension of the cause of Christ
II. The Queen Of Sheba Astonished
| (vv. 3-g).
After the Interview In which Solo
mon answered all her questions. she
was overwhelmed with his great wis
| dom. She had piled him with hare
questions to see II he could measure
up to his reputation. and found that
| the half had not been told her.
III. The Queen Of Sheba Gives
| Gifts to Solomon wv. 10-13).
AS was the custom. she brought
gifts to Solomon. the king. the gold OF
which was in value between three and
| -four millions of dollars
| This was large gift for that time
but Solomon more than recoInpensed
her. He gave her all she desired and
| In addition, Of his royal bounty. While
her gift to him was great. his to her
was greater, even in keeping with his
possessions. God gives unto them
who give their hearts unto him ex-
reeding abundantly above all they
ask or think (Eph. 3:20.).
~. All the Earth Sought Solo,
men wv. 1926.
His fame spread to all the earth sc
| that the people came TO hear the WIS
| dom which God gave to him. They
came with their gifts of silver. gold
| garments, spices. horses and mules. sc
that silver came to be as common in
| Jerusalem as stone. There is time
| coming when the Greater than SOLO
mon shall be king over all the earth
and then all the people thereof shall
come to him with their gifts, and he
shall give unto them of his royal
| bounty. Happy. indeed. will all those
| be who recognize him and give their
allegiance to himl