The Arvada enterprise., 1920-09-09
nR1ovIp UNIHoRN INTERNATIONAL
SUND6YSQlOQL
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FlTZwATER, D. D.,
Teacher of Eneliah Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChlcaEo)
tCS. 1920. Western Newspaper Union,
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IL
THE GLORY OF soLoMoN's
REIGN.

LESSON TEXT-l Kings l0:l-l3, 2a-es
GOLDEN TEXT-Elcssed 10 every one
that feareth the Lord. that wniksth In
his ways.-Ps 1881.
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Kings >:
l-2S l0:l4-c9
PRIMARY roPlc-A Queen Visits a
King.
JUNIOR TopIc-The Queen of sheba
Visits Solomon
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Climax of Israel's Greatness
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Tests Of National Greatness
I. The Queen Of sheba Visits Solo.
mon tvv. l. -.
Her visit was the result OF Solo
mons widespread fame. That which
made him famous was:
I. The extent Of his kingdom a :2l.
25). He ruled over all the Kingdoms
from the Euphraies river to the Medi.
terranenn sea. except the Phoeneci-
nns. but they were In alliance with
him. This was the nearest to the
realization Of the divine promise.
tGen. 1919. that Israel ever en-
joyed: hut the fulness OF the promised
possession shall be realized when the
Greater thnn Solomon Is king.
2. His great wisdom q :29-34). It
eycel,ed TINT NJ the Chn,dcons Per.
Sims and Ervn,,nns tyv 3O RI, None
of his contemporor,cs appronched
unto him in knowledge. lie had n
singularIy comprehensive mind. He
was ~ a moral phiIosopher-spake
5000 proverbs; (2) n poet-his songs
were a thousand and five; (3) n bot.
nnist-he spike OF trees, from the
cedar tree that Is In Lebanon even
unto the hyssop that springeth out Of
the wall; (D n zoolOgist-he spake
Of beasts and fowl. and OF creeping
things. and Of fishes He was Sill.
periOr In intellect to any Of his own
or any other age.
3. The temple (chs. 8 and g.. This
was IN 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. 90 :14-l8).
Never before had such 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. Tie was nearly twice
the Lords house.
8. His commerce O:2G-2S: Ct. n
enron. 9:lo. 2D. Ills trading SHIPS
went east "s fhr as me 'hdlah ocean,
r"'""P, wv" !" '"''" M" "e'' ~
'"I "s ''"'"'
u. army ana hh'y tV:-ps"' CT.
":2). such wealth ana greatness
wou'a nj some uhe provoke oIT"s''
non. so ne pun MS hhuoh mo s'a'e
OF preparedness
with the name OF the I.ord. u was
known TINT his Tame was due 10 MS
relation with the living God. No one
ever had gr"nter missionary oppor'
tnnlty than he. wealth ana know''
edge may he powerful hrt"rs Tor the
eN'e"''"" ~ '"e '""Se VI '"''S''
u. The Queen Of Shebs Astontshed
wv S-"'.
After the Interview In which Solo.
mon answered all her questions. she
vas overwhelmed with Ills great wis
dom. She had piled him with hard
questions 10 see II TIC could measure
up IN his reputation. ana found that
the ha'f hnd not heen tot" her.
~. The Queen Of Sheba o!:ss
Gifts to Solomon tvv. 10 i3).
As wns the custom. she brought
gifts to Solomon, the king. the gold OF
which wus In value between three and
four millions Of dolInrs.
This wns n ,nrpe elf, for Tim, finn.