I Kings 9 The Queen of the South

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I Kings 9The Queen of the South
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I Kings 10The Queen of the South
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Ive got to see this!

• (1 Ki 101 NKJV) Now when the queen of Sheba
  heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name
  of the LORD, she came to test him with hard
  questions.

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Jesus refers to the queen of the south

• (Mat 1242 NKJV) "The queen of the South will
  rise up in the judgment with this generation and
  condemn it, for she came from the ends of the
  earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and indeed a
  greater than Solomon is here.

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Commended for Seeking

• It means that she came from a remote country and
  she would condemn that generation, for she came
  a great distance to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
  but the Jews of that age would not listen to the
  wisdom of one much greater than Solomon, though
  present with them -- Albert Barnes

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A very great retinue

• (1 Ki 102 NKJV) She came to Jerusalem with a
  very great retinue, with camels that bore spices,
  very much gold, and precious stones and when she
  came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all
  that was in her heart.

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With a very great train

• she came to Jerusalem with a very great train,
  with camels A long train of those beasts of
  burden forms the common way of travelling in
  Arabia and the presents specified consist of the
  native produce of that country. Of course, a
  royal equipage would be larger and more imposing
  than an ordinary caravan. -- Jamieson,
  Faussett, Brown

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Solomon could answer

• (1 Ki 103 NKJV) So Solomon answered all her
  questions there was nothing so difficult for the
  king that he could not explain it to her.

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Had Seen Wisdom

• (1 Ki 104 NKJV) And when the queen of Sheba had
  seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he
  had built,
• had seen all the wisdom Seen in the sense
  that she heard and understood.

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The house that he had built,

• (1 Ki 104 NKJV) And when the queen of Sheba had
  seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he
  had built,
• the house that he had built, -- Which house?
  His personal house, or the temple? His building,
  regardless.

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The Queens Response

• (1 Ki 105 NKJV) the food on his table, the
  seating of his servants, the service of his
  waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and
  his entryway by which he went up to the house of
  the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.

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There was no more spirit in her

• - She was overpowered with astonishment she
  fainted. I have seen precisely the same effect
  produced a lady who was herself an artist,
  viewing some exquisitely finished oriental
  paintings, was so struck with astonishment that
  she twice nearly fainted, and was obliged to
  leave the room.. -- Adam Clarke (cont.)

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There was no more spirit in her

• What happened to the queen of Sheba is a natural
  and not an uncommon effect which will be produced
  in a delicate sensible mind at the sight of rare
  and extraordinary productions of art. -- Adam
  Clarke

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"It was a true report

• (1 Ki 106 NKJV) Then she said to the king "It
  was a true report which I heard in my own land
  about your words and your wisdom.

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"However I did not believe it

• (1 Ki 107 NKJV) "However I did not believe the
  words until I came and saw with my own eyes and
  indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and
  prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.

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Her Summary

• (1 Ki 108 NKJV) "Happy are your men and happy
  are these your servants, who stand continually
  before you and hear your wisdom!

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How Can we hear his wisdom?

• The book of Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Solomon Maybe.

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What Is Wisdom?

• (Prov 45 NKJV) Get wisdom! Get understanding!
  Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my
  mouth.

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Wisdom is Found in the Bible

• (Psa 119104-105 NKJV) Through Your precepts I
  get understanding Therefore I hate every false
  way. 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a
  light to my path.

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Wisdom is Found in asking

• (James 15 NKJV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let
  him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and
  without reproach, and it will be given to him.

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Wisdom and Knowledge are not the same.

• It is difficult, or impossible to make wise
  decisions without know the facts.
• Just knowing the facts does not mean we will make
  wise decisions.

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The Queens Understanding

• (1 Ki 109 NKJV) "Blessed be the LORD your God,
  who delighted in you, setting you on the throne
  of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel
  forever, therefore He made you king, to do
  justice and righteousness."

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A generous Gift

• (1 Ki 1010 NKJV) Then she gave the king one
  hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in
  great quantity, and precious stones. There never
  again came such abundance of spices as the queen
  of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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The navy of Hiram

• (1 Ki 1011 NKJV) Also, the ships of Hiram,
  which brought gold from Ophir, brought great
  quantities of almug wood and precious stones from
  Ophir.
• The navy of Hiram - i. e., Solomons navy in the
  Red Sea, which was chiefly manned by subjects of
  Hiram. (see the marginal reference).

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The almug wood

• (1 Ki 1012 NKJV) And the king made steps of the
  almug wood for the house of the LORD and for the
  king's house, also harps and stringed instruments
  for singers. There never again came such almug
  wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

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The Queen Returns

• (1 Ki 1013 NKJV) Now King Solomon gave the
  queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she
  asked, besides what Solomon had given her
  according to the royal generosity. So she turned
  and went to her own country, she and her
  servants.

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His yearly income from foreigners

• (1 Ki 1014 NKJV) The weight of gold that came
  to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six
  talents of gold,

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From Foreign Sources

• Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in
  one year 666 talents, equal to about
  20,000,000. The sources whence this was derived
  are not mentioned nor was it the full amount of
  his revenue for this was Beside that he had of
  the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice
  merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of
  the governors of the country. -- Jamieson,
  Faussett, Brown (This was many years ago)

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Additional Income

• (1 Ki 1015 NKJV) besides that from the
  traveling merchants, from the income of traders,
  from all the kings of Arabia, and from the
  governors of the country.

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Expensive Shields

• (1 Ki 1016 NKJV) And King Solomon made two
  hundred large shields of hammered gold six
  hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
• These were made at a cost of about 6,000 each.

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Do you Trust in Gold?

• (1 Ki 1017 NKJV) He also made three hundred
  shields of hammered gold three minas of gold
  went into each shield. The king put them in the
  House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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How Long did they Last?

• (1 Ki 1425-26 NKJV) It happened in the fifth
  year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt
  came up against Jerusalem. 26 And he took away
  the treasures of the house of the LORD and the
  treasures of the king's house he took away
  everything. He also took away all the gold
  shields which Solomon had made.

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Careful about your gold

• (Mat 619-20 NKJV) "Do not lay up for yourselves
  treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy
  and where thieves break in and steal 20 "but
  lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
  neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves
  do not break in and steal.

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Why Cover Ivory with Gold?

• (1 Ki 1018 NKJV) Moreover the king made a great
  throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Or Maybe the ivory wasnt covered

• It is, on the whole, probable that the substance
  of the throne was wood, and that the ivory, cut
  into thin slabs, and probably carved in patterns,
  was applied externally as a veneer. This is found
  to have been the practice in Assyria. The gold
  was probably not placed over the ivory, but
  covered other parts of the throne.

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More about the throne

• (1 Ki 1019 NKJV) The throne had six steps, and
  the top of the throne was round at the back
  there were armrests on either side of the place
  of the seat, and two lions stood beside the
  armrests.

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More about the throne

• (1 Ki 1020 NKJV) Twelve lions stood there, one
  on each side of the six steps nothing like this
  had been made for any other kingdom.

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Only Gold will do!

• (1 Ki 1021 NKJV) All King Solomon's drinking
  vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the
  House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.
  Not one was silver, for this was accounted as
  nothing in the days of Solomon.

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Precious metals Animals

• (1 Ki 1022 NKJV) For the king had merchant
  ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every
  three years the merchant ships came bringing
  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.
• ( NASB) For the king had at sea the ships of
  Tarshish with the ships of Hiram once every
  three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing
  gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

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Solomons Rank in the World

• (1 Ki 1023 NKJV) So King Solomon surpassed all
  the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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Solomons Wisdom was sought

• (1 Ki 1024 NKJV) Now all the earth sought the
  presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God
  had put in his heart.

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His Present His Tribute

• (1 Ki 1025 NKJV) Each man brought his present
  articles of silver and gold, garments, armor,
  spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by
  year.

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His Present His Tribute

• His present - i. e., his tribute A statement
  illustrated by Egyptian and Assyrian sculptures
  on slabs and obelisks. Tribute-bearers from the
  subject kings, bring not only the fixed rate of
  bullion, but a tribute in kind besides,
  consisting of the most precious products of their
  respective countries.

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Solomons Army

• (1 Ki 1026 NKJV) And Solomon gathered chariots
  and horsemen he had one thousand four hundred
  chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he
  stationed in the chariot cities and with the king
  in Jerusalem.

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Solomons Army

• Until the time of Solomon, war-chariots had not
  been in use among the Jews, except to a very
  small extent. Hence, it was necessary for him to
  put himself on an equality in this respect with
  neighboring powers.
• Cities for chariots - They were probably
  fortresses upon the borders of his territory, in
  which he maintained the standing army necessary
  for the support of his dominion.

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Made silver as stones.

• (1 Ki 1027 NKJV) The king made silver as common
  in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees
  as abundant as the sycamores which are in the
  lowland.

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Made silver as stones.

• - This strong hyperbole marks in the most
  striking way the great wealth and prosperity of
  the capital during Solomons reign. The lavish
  expenditure which impoverished the provinces, and
  produced, or helped to produce, the general
  discontent that led to the outbreak under
  Jeroboam, enriched the metropolis, which must
  have profited greatly by the residence of the
  court, -- Albert Barnes

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Solomon buys Horses

• (1 Ki 1028 NKJV) Also Solomon had horses
  imported from Egypt and Keveh the king's
  merchants bought them in Keveh at the current
  price.

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The Price Tag

• (1 Ki 1029 NKJV) Now a chariot that was
  imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of
  silver, and a horse one hundred and fifty and
  thus, through their agents, they exported them to
  all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of
  Syria.

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What Do We Learn?
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What Do We Learn?

• Wisdom is extremely important.

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What Do We Learn?

• Wisdom is extremely important.
• Many will pay dearly for wisdom.

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What Do We Learn?

• Wisdom is extremely important.
• Many will pay dearly for wisdom.
• We need to study, and to pray for wisdom.

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What Do We Learn?

• Wisdom is extremely important.
• Many will pay dearly for wisdom.
• We need to study, and to pray for wisdom.
• We can make foolish decisions which will affect
  the lives of other people, and nations.

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What Do We Learn?

• Wisdom is extremely important.
• Many will pay dearly for wisdom.
• We need to study, and to pray for wisdom.
• We can make foolish decisions which will affect
  the lives of other people, and nations.
• Solomon had sown the seeds for disaster to come
  under his son by spending and setting the wrong
  example.

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