Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-09-10
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IL
rHE GLORY OF soLoMoNs
REIGN.

REIGN.
LESSON rExr--I King. HOLLIS. 2s.2s.
GOLDEN ,TExT-Blessed rs every one
that feareth the Lord. that waiketh In
his ways.-Ps. 17s.l. .sls4 SIS. U.s. ~
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Kings >:
PRIMARY ToPIc-A Queen Visits
King. ''V' q ~ Hp' a1t ~
7 JUNIOR roPIc-rhs Queen of shsbs
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
THE Climax Of lsraels Greatness
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
TESTS OF National Greatness. il)f
/. This Queen Of shebs Waits Solo
4 mon (vv. I. p. ~ ~ fl34 4fE >
Her visit was the result Of Solo
mons widespread fame. That which
made him famous was:
l., The extent Of his kingdom t4:21-
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. 15:1S), 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 a :29-34). It
exceiled that Of the Chaldeans, Per-
SLAMS and Egyptians (vv. 30, 31). None
Of his contemporaries approached
unto him In knowledge. He had
singularly comprehensive mind. He
was az moral philosopher-spake
4 5000 proverbs; (2l poet-hs songs
were thousand and five; t3) a bot
ianist-he spake Of trees. from the
cedar tree that is In lebanon even
unto the hyssop that springeth, Jut Of
fthe wall: az zoologist-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. s,
| 8, The temple (chs. ; and g.. This
was an exact reproduction Of the Tub
ernacle, double in size. In marble and
gold The amount of labor. skill and
money expended on the building was
| exceedingly great Il .Chron. % :1416).
Never before had such costly struc-
lyture 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
as long in building this as In building
the Lords house. os.. -4asfjJ ia
5. His commerce 60 :26-2S; cf.4 II
Chron. 9:10. 21). His trading ships
went, east ms far as the Indian stean.
| perhaps even to India and west a.
far as Spain. s'''e s-ft s'i9 q
6. Army and navy s(10 1920: Ct.
| 9:27). Such wealth and greatness
would at some time provoke opposi-.
ton. so he put his nation into a state
of preparedness.
| All this greatness was associated
with the name Of the Lord. It 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 kDowl-
edge may be powerful factors for the
extension OF the cause Of Christ,
-. The Queen Of sheba Astonished
| (vv. 800.
| After the interview In which Solo
mon answered all her questions. she
was overwhelmed with his great wis
dom. She had piled him with. hard
questions. to- see If he could measure
up to his reputation. and found that
the half had not been told her. ,.
~. The Queen Of sheba Gives
Gifts to Solomon (yv. 1913, s.
| 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. ~ i',jrstsls
This was large gift for that time.
but Solomon more than recompepsed
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-
ceeding ahundantly above all they
ask or think (Eph. 3:2O.1. - sstt
~! All the Earth Sought Solo,
mon Gvy- 23-28).
| His fame spread to all the earth so
| 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, so
| that silver came, to be, as common in
| Jerusalem as stone. There Is a time
coming when the Greater than Solo
mon shall he 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. win all those
be who recognize him and give their
allegiance to him ~
ns5as...3 Good Conscience,
1 a good conscience =is ia the sot,1