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F.B. Meyer · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Reis 10
Meyer - She came to the right place, for Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in wisdom; and all the kings of the earth sought his presence, to hear the wisdom that God had put into his heart. Bring your hard questions to Christ; He is greater than Solomon. To Him is given riches and wisdom, and He is made unto us wisdom. Before the touch of His light the darkest perplexities must resolve themselves. Though He speak no audible word, the hardest questions are answered to the eyes and ears of such as wait before Him. She came in the right spirit, bringing him gold and spices and precious stones. Those who would get from Christ must be willing to give to Him. There must be a reciprocity; and if we hope to receive from Him from those infinite stores of which He has the key, we must count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, and must be prepared to count them as refuse if only we may will Him. She came to a right conclusion. He answered all her questions, and she returned congratulating his servants and blessing God. To each of us, life is full of perplexities, to which we can find no solution, however much we strain our eyes and weary our minds. But away there in the light Christ stands, with the perfect plan of every maze in His possession, with a key for every riddle, and solution for every enigma. Wait patiently. Each tough knot will be untied; and there will come into our hearts a radiancy, a bounding joy like that with which the Queen of Sheba turned to go to her own home. The half of the greatness of thy wisdom, O Word of God, can never be told! 1 Kings 10:3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her. Solomon answered all her questions: 2Ch 9:2 Pr 1:5,6 13:20 Isa 42:16 Mt 13:11 Joh 7:17 1Co 1:30 Col 2:3 nothing was hidden: 1Ki 10:1 3:12 2Sa 14:17,20 Da 2:20-23 Heb 4:12,13 Related Passage: 2 Chronicles 9:2+ Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her. SOLOMON SCORED 100% Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her - NLT paraphrases nothing was hidden as "nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her." J
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Meyer - 1 Kings 10:9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee. There were two reasons why Solomon was on the throne. First, because of God’s love to him; secondly, because of God’s love to Israel. May we not address our Savior with similar expressions of gladness as those which the queen addressed to a less than He? How. well it is, now and again, to let ourselves go in exuberant adoration! Prayer is good, but it may revolve too largely about our own needs and desires: thanks are right, when we have received great benefits at His hands; but praise is best, because the heart forgets itself and earth and time, in enlarged conceptions of its adorable Lover and Savior. We are reminded in this connection of a noble hymn of old John Ryland:— “Thou Son of God, and Son of Man, Beloved, adored Emmanuel, Who didst, before all time began, In glory with Thy Father dwell: “We sing Thy love, who didst in time, For us, humanity assume, To answer for the sinner’s crime, To suffer in the sinner’s room. “The ransomed Church Thy glory sings, The hosts of heaven Thy will obey; And, Lord of lords, and King of kings, We celebrate Thy blessed sway.” We can never praise Him enough. Our furthest thoughts fall short of the reality. His wisdom and prosperity exceed His fame. No question He cannot answer; no desire He cannot gratify; no munificence He cannot excel. Happy are they who stand continually before Him. Let us see that this is our happy privilege; not content to pay Him a transient visit, returning to our own land, but communing with Him always of that which is in our heart. James Butler - THE QUEEN’S WORDS 1 Kings 10:9 Butler's Sermon Starters “Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice” (1 Kings 10:9). The Queen of Sheba came a great distance to see Solomon. After she had been shown around, she made this great statement in our text. Solomon may have excelled her in wisdom but her statement said she was no fool. FIRST—THE PRAISE FOR GOD “Blessed be the LORD thy God.” Solomon had lived in such a way that the Queen of Sheba honored God by her words here. Will people speak highly of God because of the way we live or will they speak dishonorably of God. The Queen of Sheba spoke well, but we must remember that it was Solomon’s life that prompted her speech. SECOND—THE POSITION FROM GOD “The LORD thy God … set thee on the throne of Israel.” Position comes from God. Men may appear to appoint to elect but no one gets position without God’s permission. We may sometimes think it is hopeless to think of some position for us, but if God wants you in that position, He will put you there. “The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.” (Daniel 4:17). This statement embodies the Divine principle of every position of service. THIRD—THE PASSION OF GOD “The LORD thy God, which delighted in three … the Lord loved Israel.” The Queen of Sheba recognized God as loving. Scripture says, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). God does not love us because of what we are but because of what He is. His love far exceeds our love. The greatest exhibition of His love and of any love for that matter was Calvary. “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10). FOURTH—THE PROMISE FROM GOD “The LORD loved Israel forever.” The Queen of Sheba recognized the unique place of Israel among the nations. They have the greatest future of any nation. Israel will never cease. Israel will survive every attack by its enemies today and everyday in the future. FIFTH—THE PURPOSE OF GOD “Made he thee king, to do judgement and justice.” God does not give us position for our own aggrandizement. He always has a noble purpose in where he places us. Solomon was made king primarily so he would execute judgment and justice. This is what God wants all rulers to do but few do it. They are put in position to execute judgment and justice. But most rulers look at their position in terms of what advantage they can get out of the position for themselves not what they can do for others. Oh, yes, at election time they appear to be running for office to do the people justice, etc. but once the election is over the elected politician begins maneuvering for his own advantage. 1 Kings 10:10 She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon. she gave: 1Ki 10:2 9:14 Ps 72:10,15 Mt 2:11 spices: Ge 43:11 Ex 30:34 and precious: Pr 3:13-15 20:15 Rev 21:11 QUEEN LAVISHES SOLOMON WITH EXTRAVAGANT GIFTS She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon - 120 talents of gold would be about 4.1 metric tons is approximately 9,038.94 pounds, which would be valued at about $237,134,896, based on a gold price of $1,800 per troy ounce. The verse says no such amount of spices ever came again, suggesting it was an unprecedented trade event. Spices in the ancient world were extremely valuable, used for: Religious rituals (e.g., incense in the Temple). Perfumes and anointing oils. Medicinal and culinary purposes. The spices likely included frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, and other rare Arabian or African spices. The precious stones likely included onyx, beryl, sapphire, and other gemstones, used in: Temple decorations. Royal jewelry and treasury. Ornamental items in the palace. SPECIAL TOPIC: ANE WEIGHTS AND VOLUMES. 1 Kings 10:11 Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious stones. from Ophir: 1Ki 9:27-28 2Ch 8:18 Ps 45:9 almug: 2Ch 2:8 2Ch 9:10-11 Related Passages: 1 Kings 9:26-28 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon. 28They went to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. 2 Chronicles 8:18 And Huram by his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon. Psalm 45:9 Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. 2 Chronicles 2:8 “Send me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants, 2 Chronicles 9:10-11 The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones. 11 From the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; and none like that was seen before in the land of Judah. Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious stones - King Hiram of Tyre (a Phoenician king) provided ships and sailors to assist Solomon in maritime trade. These ships were part of a joint fleet between Israel and Tyre, sailing to Ophir to acquire luxury goods (1 Kings 9:26-28). Ophir was a distant and wealthy land famous for its gold, exotic wood, and precious stones. Its exact location is unknown, but scholars suggest southern Arabia (modern Yemen), eastern Africa, or India. Almug trees (sometimes called Algum trees) were rare and highly valued. Used for making musical instruments (harps, lyres) for the Temple (1 Kings 10:12), constructing fine furniture for the palace and temple. It was possibly sandalwood (used for fragrances and high-quality woodwork). 1 Kings 10:12 The king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again nor have they been seen to this day. harps: 1Ch 23:5 25:1-31 Ps 92:1-3 150:3-5 Rev 14:2,3 ALMUG TREES FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS The king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again nor have they been seen to this day - See blog note on Almug trees and harps. To this day This is a literary marker of a later editor or an author living after the events described. MacArthur on to this day - The phrase is used from the perspective of one who lived and wrote before the destruction of the temple in 586 b.c. The writer of 1 Kings incorporated such sources into his book (cf. 1Kin 9:13, 21; 10:12; 12:19). (See The MacArthur Bible Commentary: A Faithful, Focused ... - Page 404) (See longer note at 1Ki 8:8) Wikipedia - Algum (Hebrew: אַלְגּוּמִּים, romanized: ’algūmmīm) or almug (Hebrew: אַלְמֻגִּים, romanized: ’almuggīm)[1] is a type of wood referred to in the Hebrew Bible. According to the First Book of Kings (1 Kings 10:12), and the Second Book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10–11), it was used, together with cedar and pine, in the construction of the pillars of Solomon's Temple and the crafting of musical instruments for use in the temple. Some English translations say that it was used for the steps rather than the pillars[2] and biblical commentators Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch suggest that "we should have to think of steps with bannisters" to make sense of the text.[3] It is likely that the wood was brought by the ships of Tarshish, sent from the Red Sea port of Ezion-Giber, from the distant country of Ophir, and was very valuable.