Cleveland County herald., 1920-09-09

| that fearcth the Lord. that walketh in his ways.-Ps. 128:1.
 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-I Kings g. l-2S; 10:14-29.
 PRIMARY ToPIC-A Queen Visits King.
 JUNIOR TOPIC-The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon.
 INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC The Climax of Israels Greatness.
 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Tests of National Greatness
 l. The Queen of Sheba Visits Solo, mon (vv. l, p.
 Her visit was the result of Solo mons widespread fame. That which made him famous was:
 1. 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. 15 :1S), that Israel ever en- joyed; but the fitness of the promised possession shall be realized when the Greater than Solomon is king.
 ?. His great wisdom (4 :29-34). It excelled that Of the ChaldeanS, Per sians and Egyptians (vv. 30, 3I, None of his contemporaries approached unto him in knowledge. He had singularly comprehensive mind. He was CD a moral philosopher-spake 5000 proverbs; CD a poet--his songs i 41,<S hnt anist-he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; (4) q zoologist-he spake of beasts and fowl. and of creeping things, and of fishes. He was su. perior in intellect to any of his own or any other age
 3. The temple (chs and @. 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 q Chron. % :14-161. Never before had such a costly struc- ture appeared.
 f. Royal palaces adjoining the tenn pie (ch. D. 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.
 5. His commerce @ :26-2S; of. II Chron. 9:1O, 21). His trading ships went east as far as the Indian ocean, perhaps even 10 India; and west as far as Spain.
 6. Army anu navy (10:26-29 of. 9:27). Such wealth and greatness would at some time provoke opposi- ton. so he put his nation into 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 greater missionary oppor- unity 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. 3-9).
 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.
 III. The Queen of Sheba Gives Gifts to Solomon (vv. 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 a large gift for that time, but Solomon more than recQmpensed 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 abundantly above all they ask or think (Eph. :200.
 ". All the Earth Sought Solo, mon (vv. 23-26).
 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 l Jerusalem as stone There is a 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 him!
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