Matthew
12:42 KJV, “… she (the queen of south, Sheba) came from the uttermost parts of
the earth to hear the Wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is
here.”
We
read story about how the Queen of Sheba traveled a thousand miles to learn
God’s wisdom from Solomon. She was amazed at the Wisdom of Solomon in all his
glory. She was breathless. “And she said to the king, It was a true report that
I heard in mine own land of thy acts, and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not
the words, until I came, and mine eyes have seen it: and behold, the half was
not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard” (1
Kings 10:6-7 KJV).
She
said, “Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually
before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which
delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved
Israel for ever, therefore (He made) thee king, to do judgment and justice” (1
Kings 10:8-9 KJV).
Now
Jesus said, “… … behold, a greater than Solomon is here.” Why did Jesus say
this? The Scribes and the Pharisees demanded that Jesus gives them a sign of
miracle to prove that He was the Messiah. They had already decided not to
believe in Him. Who would be greater than Solomon? Jesus Christ is greater than
Solomon.
Jesus
had done miracles of healing people, even He raised Lazarus from the dead.
Because of their unbelief, Jesus declared that “On the Judgment Day, the Queen
of the South will stand up with you people who live today. She will show that
you are guilty, because she came from far away to listen to Solomon’s wise
teaching …” (Matt. 12:42 NCV).
So
now, I want to focus on the “Wisdom of Solomon” which is a type of Christ, who
would one day reign as a King of Israel on the earth for a thousand year. We
look forward to that day and we will hear the “Wisdom of Christ.” He will do
greater things than Solomon. I believe we will be “breathless” and say to our
future King: “How happy these people must be! What a privilege for your
officials to stand here day after day, listening to Your wisdom!” (1Kings 10:8
NLT).
SONG: WE SHALL SEE THE
KING
There’s
a blessed time that‘s coming, coming soon,
It
may be evening, morning or at noon,
The
wedding of the bride, united with the groom,
We
shall see the King when He comes.
Chorus:
We
shall see the King, We shall see the King,
We
shall see the King when He comes;
He
is coming in power, we’ll hail the blessed hour,
We
shall see the King when He comes.
(James
B. Vaughan, Sing His Praise)
God
bless you!
Dorothy
PS. Manna from March 2015
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