2 Crônicas 9

2 Crônicas 9

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! RON DANIEL - 9:1-2 The Queen Of Sheba Visits Solomon's fame spread throughout the known world. By the time the stories got down to the Queen Sheba in the south, where Yemen is today, she couldn't believe what she was hearing. The stories sounded so crazy that she thought there must be a game of telephone going on. Certainly she was hearing gross exaggerations about this King of Israel. So, she scheduled the two-month-long trip to meet this man. When she arrived, she tested him with "difficult questions." The Hebrew term is "khee-DAW," meaning "riddles, puzzles, or trick questions." The queen of Sheba was going to thoroughly test whether Solomon was really the wise man he was reputed to be. As Solomon demonstrated his wisdom and answered her questions, something interesting happened: she opened up and began to speak with him about all that was on her heart. Saints, I believe that the world is even more desperate now to open up their hearts to those who have wisdom from God. They are searching for it everywhere, counseling with Dr. Phil and cracking open fortune cookies. But they need real wisdom, not shallow sayings about self-esteem and psychologists' opinions. True wisdom comes from God. Solomon himself wrote, Prov. 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. The surest way to be showing wisdom from God is to be speaking the Word of God. If we are busy doing that, many people will open up their hearts. I believe that's why Solomon also concluded that... Prov. 11:30 ...he who is wise wins souls. Solomon was able to answer all of her questions because... 2Pet. 1:3 ...His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him... 2 Chronicles 9:2 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her. all: Pr 13:20 18:4 Mk 4:11,34 Joh 15:15 Jas 1:5 there: 1Ki 3:12 4:29 Col 2:3 Heb 4:12 Related Passage: 1 Kings 10:24 All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. SOLOMON ACED HER "QUIZ" Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her. - See COMMENTARY on parallel passage in 1Ki 10:3. J