_When the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon._ THE QUEEN OF SHEBA In this history, there are various points of view wherein the Queen of Sheba appears as a type and representation of the Church, as we know that Solomon is in many respects a striking type of Christ. We have illustrations o... [ Continue Reading ]
_She came to Jerusalem with _. .. _ camels that bare spices._ A GOSPEL OF SWEET SPICES 1. All theologians agree in making Solomon a type of Christ, and in making the Queen of Sheba a type of every truth-seeker; and I will take the responsibility of saying that all the spikenard, and cassia, and fr... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when the Queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom._ THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH VERSUS THE MEN OF THIS GENERATION 1. When the Queen of Sheba came to Jerusalem she did not come to find fault, she did not come to drive away whatever she might see by an envious or jealous, or petulant or unbelievi... [ Continue Reading ]
_The meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants._ AT THE KING’S TABLE “To be carved for at table by a great prince would be counted as great a favour as the meal itself. To take outward blessings out of God’s hand, to see that He remembereth us, and sendeth in our provision at every turn;... [ Continue Reading ]
_Howbeit I believed not the words until I came._ SEEING AND BELIEVING This Queen of Sheba would not rest content with secondhand knowledge. Her example is worth following. Never rest content with secondhand knowledge. The great crisis is past, and the Christian life begins in its full beauty and st... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made He thee king._ CHRIST APPOINTED KING The Queen of Sheba acknowledgeth and praiseth Jehovah, as the author of Solomon’s advancement. She observes, that it was an evidence of God’s special regard to him, that he was set on the throne of Israel,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, the half was not told me._ THE RELIGIOUS FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE This incident brings before us the penalties of a great reputation. When once a man rouses popular expectation, he is its slave. Every one of his acts must henceforth be titanic, every casual word must flash and smite like one o... [ Continue Reading ]
_The king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of the Lord._ STRENGTH AND SWEETNESS Pillars and psalteries were made out of the same timber, and in this respect we may take the tree of the text as a symbol of the strength and sweetness which inhere in the Christian character. I. The first... [ Continue Reading ]
_The king had at sea a navy of Tharshish._ THE LESSONS OF PROSPERITY The period of Solomon’s reign was the period of the greatest commercial, political, and intellectual splendour that Israel knew. I. The advantages of a state of prosperity. Christians are sometimes disposed to look with suspicion... [ Continue Reading ]