The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-09-10

PRIMARY IOPlC-A queen 'i"
King.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Queen of sheba
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. mat WHICH
made him famous was:
1. The extent of his kingdom (4:2l'
25). He ruled over all the Kingdoms
from the Euphrates river to the Meol-
terranean sea, except the Phoenecl-
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-
ioyed but the fulness of the promised
possession shall be realized when the
Greater than Solomon is king.
.. His great wisdom (4:29-3G. 1t
excelled that of the Chaldeans, Per-
SLAMS and Egyptians wv. 30, 81. None
of his contemporaries approached
unto him in knowledge. He had
sineularly comprehensive mind. He
was CD moral philOsopher-spake
5000 proverbs; (2) poet-his songs
were a thousand and five; CD 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) q 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.
3. The temple (chs. S and g.. This
was an exact reproduction OF the TAP
ernacle, double in size, in marble anu
gold The amount of labor, skill anG
money expended on the building was
exceedingly great Il Chron. % :14-l6).
Never before had such costly struc-
ture appeared.
a. ROYAL palaces adjoining the tenn
ple (ch. y. 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.
8. His commerce @ :26-2S; CT. II
Chron. 9:1O, 2I). His trading ships
went east MS far as the Indian ocean,
perhaps even to India; and west as
far as Spain.
G ARMY aud navy (1O:2G-29; ct.
9:2O. Such wealth and greatness
would at some time provoke oppos'-
ton. so he put his nation into a state
of preparedness.
All this greatness was associated
with the name of the Lord. 1t was
Lrdbvn that his fame was due to his
relation with the living God. No one
ever had a greater missionary oppor-
tunitv than he. Wealth and knowl'
edge NAV be powerful factors for the
extension of the cause of Christ.
II. The Queen of sheba Astonished
wv. 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 marc
questions to see if he could measure
I'D to his reputation, and found tha'
the half had not been told her.
III. The Queen of Sheba Gives
Gifts to Solomon wv. 1919.
AS was the custom, she brought
gifts to Solomon, the king, the gold Of
which was in value between three anc
) four millions of dollars.
l This was a large gift for that time
: but Solomon more than recompenSet
her He gave her all she desired ant
I in addition, of his royal bounty. Wml'
/ her gift to him was great, his to he
\ was greater, even in keeping with hi
! possessions. God gives unto then
e who give their hearts unto him eX
ceeding abundantly above all the!
e ask or think (Eph. 3:20D.
+ ~. All the Earth Sought Solo
d mon wv. 1926.
!, His fame spread to all the earth 81
that the people came to hear the wis
dom which God gave to him. The.
5 came with their gifts of silver, gold
l. garments, spices, horses and mules, s.
:, that silver came to be as common il
8 Jerusalem as stone. There is a tim
s. coming when the Greater than Solo
mon shall be king over all the earth
- and then all the people thereof shall
n come to him with their gifts, and n
e shall give unto them of his roya
IT bounty. Happy, indeed, will all thos
d be who recognize him and give thei
allegiance to himi