Hello to all of my World In Focus International viewers (WIFI Ministries), subscribers family and friends… I bring you greetings today from Irvine, California… I must say that I’ve been super busy with events of life scheduled and unscheduled… Nevertheless, the work of the Lord must go on…
As I study Queen of Sheba on this afternoon, I was very enlightened and wanted to share this story and passages of scriptures with you all in this post… I pray that you will be blessed by this story as I was… ~ Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas~ edt/05/29/12
1 Kings 10:1-13
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she discussed with him all that was on her mind. Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her. When the queen of Sheba had observed the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit left in her.
“So she said to the king, ‘The report was true that I heard in my own land of your accomplishments and of your wisdom, but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes saw it. Not even half of the greatness of your wisdom had been told to me; you far surpass the report that I had heard. Happy are your people! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom! Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your GOd. Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.’ Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, a very great quantity of spices and precious stones: there were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:1-9 (NIV)
“The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon”
9 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.2 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. 3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built, 4 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cup bearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.
5 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 6 But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard. 7 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.” 9 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:12 (NIV)
12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
Matthew 12:42:
“The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here!”
Jesus honored the queen of Sheba’s desire for wisdom. The Scribes and Pharisees Jesus spoke to, could not see the wisdom Jesus offered. They would not make the effort to see. The Queen of Sheba, however, had taken great pains and trouble to seek out wisdom–yet the only wisdom available was the lessor wisdom of a man. The wisdom Jesus offered, far out shown that of Solomon, yet few would seek it.
If I could this with you too as this scripture just crossed my mind… .~ Minister Evelyn~
Don’t Waste Time With The Unrepentant Sinner
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample
them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Matthew 7:6
