1 Kings 10
“The Queen of
Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon.” We cannot be sure where Sheba
is, but we see in this royal person another representative from the
nations of the world, like Hiram of Tyre, but this time from further
away. The word of Solomon's glory and wisdom reached other lands and
drew people to Jerusalem.
What she experienced
in person did not disappoint her. In fact, the truth about Solomon
was even greater than what had been reported to her, and she blessed
Solomon's God. She sealed her visit to the king with great gifts in
his honor.
Hiram recognized the
glory of Solomon from the north. The queen of Sheba came from the
south. Yet the gifts of these two royal persons were such a small
taste of the glory that would come to Jesus from afar when people
from every tribe and tongue and nation would dedicate their lives to
Him.
Solomon not only
received gifts from the queen. He also gave gifts to her of all that
she desired. But Christ, after ascending to the Jerusalem that is
above, has given greater gifts to the church than could ever have
been given by any rulers of the earth. We have the Spirit of heavenly
wisdom in us by the gift of our great King.
The queen's gift to
Solomon was very substantial, but it could not compare with the great
wealth of Solomon. Intriguing gifts from far off lands were coming to
the Lord's anointed king.
Though Solomon
“excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom,” we
have a far wiser and more glorious king in Jesus Christ. He came to
earth with the clarity of heaven regarding what had the greatest
potential for amazing worth. He had the wisdom to see the value that
had been built into humanity, created in the image of God, and
redeemed by the precious love of heaven's King.
Your life is of more
worth to Him than much gold. Through His apostle, we have been told
that the glorified church will be a rich inheritance for our Savior,
who gave His own blood for our redemption. May God grant us the
wisdom that we need from on high to treat our brothers and sisters in
Christ according to the glorious worth that He has set upon us.
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