New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-10

lidt ItditAn lnt I~oid' ihah
his ways.-Ps. l.s;l.
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Kings 3
l-2S. 10:14-99.
PRIMARY TOPIC-A Queen Visits
King.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Queen of shebs
Visits Solomon,
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Climax of Israel's Greatness.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Tests Of National Greatness.
l.. The Queen of sheba Visits Solo,
mon wv. l, y.
Her visit was the result of Solo
mons widespread fame. That which
made him famous was:
I. The extent of his kingdom q III
25). He ruled over all the Kingdoms
from the Euphrates river to h Medl-
terranean sea, except the Phoenefl-
ans, hut they were in alliance Win
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 q :29-3D. II
excelled that of the Chaldeans, Per
slams and Egyptians ivy. 30, 81. None
of his contemporaries approached
unto him in knowledge. He had a
singuIarly comprehensive mind. lie
was % a moral philosopher-spake
5000 proverbs CD a poet-his songs
were a thousand and five; 90 a bot
anist-he spake of trees, from the
cedar tree that is In Lebanon even
unto the hyssop that springeth out OF
the wall; (4) n zoologist-he spake
Of beasts and fowl. and of creeping
things, and of fishes. lie was sf
perlor in intellect 10 any of his WI
or any other age.
3. The temple (chs. 2 and 60. This
was an exact reproduction of the tab
ernacle. double in size, in marble n
gold. The amount of labor, skill and
money expended on the building was
exceedingly great q Chron. 22:li-l6).
Never before had such a costly struc-
ture appeared.
4. Royal palaces adjoining the tenn
Pile (ch. -. Following the erection of
the temple he began the building of
his W house. He was nearly twice
MS long in building this AS in building
the Lords house.
2. His 0:26-2S; Of. II
Chron. D:l0, 2D. His trading ships
rt.nt east ms far as the Indian ocean,
perhaps even TO India and west n
far as Spain.
6. Army and navy Q0:26-29; Ct.
9:27). Such wealth and greatness
would at some time provoke OPPOSE
ton, so he put his nation into n state
of preparedness.
All this greatness was associated
with the name Of the Lord. II was
known that his fame was due 10 his
relation with the living God. No one
ever had n greater missionary oppor-
tunity than he. Wealth and knOwl-
edge may be powerful factors for the
extension of the cause Of Christ.
u. The Queen Of Sheba Astonished
wv. 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 10 see If he could measure
up to his reputation, and found that
the half had NOT been told her. His
prosperity-houses. servants and their
81 nfa aud his tnannar nf
worship filed her with amazcment.
She attributed his wealth and pros
perity 10 God. hut as to whether she
became a believer In the true God we
cannot be sure.
~. The Queen Of sheba Gives
Gifts to Solomon wv. 1913.
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 a large gift for that time
hut Solomon more than recomppnsod
her. He gave her all she desired and
in addition. Of his royal bounty. while |
her gift 10 him was great. his 10 her
was greater, rel In keeping with his
possessions. God gives unto them
who give their hearts unto him ex-
ahundantly above all they
ask or think (Eph. 3:20.).
~. All the Earth Sought Solo
wv. 1920.
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. 30
silver anne TO he as common In
as stone. There is n time
when the Greater than Solo
mon shall be king over all the earth.
and then all the people thereof shall
TO him with their gifts. and he
shall give unto them Of his royal
Happy. indeed. will all those
be who recognize him and give their
allegiance TO HIM