1 Reis 10
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Reis 10
Vernon McGee - In other words, Solomon told her the secret of his kingdom. He told her that God had given him his wisdom. He told her that the temple was their approach to God because God had said it was there He would meet with His people.....You can see that the nation of Israel was successful in witnessing to the world. (See Thru the Bible) Tom Ascol: In all these ways the queen of Sheba is an example to us. She investigates what she has been told in order to determine if it is true. Once she sees that it is, she rejoices in it. This is the kind of nobility that marked the Jews in Berea who eagerly received the word that Paul and Silas preached, “examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:11+). It is the attitude that every honest hearer of the Gospel should possess. But the queen of the South is not only an example worth emulating, she also is an indictment on many who have spiritual privileges and opportunities that exceed what she possessed. In her we see a great response to very little opportunity whereas too often today we see very little response to great opportunities. Herbert Lockyer - What She Heard - Accustomed to gorgeous finery, the queen of Sheba was an eager student of a more coveted adornment — truth for the mind. What the true nature of her “hard questions” was we are not told. What the narrative does say is that “Solomon told [or answered] all her questions, there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not.” What did he tell? Did he recite the facts of creation of the earth and man, the Fall, the promise of the Redeemer, the significance of the law and the sacrifices, and of how the glorious “house of the Lord” she saw was designed to honor God? Did he unfold the significance of Israel’s choice and destiny and how she herself was connected with his God-honored nation? How is a descendant of Sheba, the son of Abraham by Keturah had wandered off and settled in the country bearing her name and from which she had come? The queen “communed with Solomon of all that was in her heart.” Her heart! All the deepest questions within had been answered. Learned herself, she found Solomon’s knowledge supreme. How she would listen as the king opened his lips and gave utterance to truths that left her speechless! How the minds of these two royal persons must “have struck sparks in each other, their mutual attraction a leaping flame between them”! The lines of Addison are appropriate as we think of this king and queen, desiring above all else, wisdom and under standing — Great souls by instinct to each other turn, Demand alliance, and in friendship burn. By instinct the Queen of Sheba was drawn to Israel’s wise king, and we can imagine how, after they had parted, any further questions the queen had received a ready answer from Solomon. (BORROW ALL THE WOMEN IN THE BIBLE - PAGE 198) 1 Kings 10:4 When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, all the wisdom of Solomon: 1Ki 3:28 4:29-31 2Ch 9:3,4 Ec 12:9 Mt 12:42 the house: 1Ki 6:1-7:51 Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 9:3+ When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built, When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built - Given the following context (1Ki 10:5), the house is apparently Solomon's personal house not the House of God. Josephus says she was especially astonished at the house of the forest of Lebanon. Adrian Rogers - Now, think of the mansion that Jesus Christ is building. And I’m going to tell you something, folks—and this is not exaggeration: the mansion that Jesus Christ is building for you is going to make Solomon’s house look like a tarpaper shack. That is true—that is true. (Jn 14:1-2+) 1 Kings 10:5 the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her. NET 1 Kings 10:5 the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the LORD's temple, she was amazed. CSB 1 Kings 10:5 the food at his table, his servants' residence, his attendants' service and their attire, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he offered at the LORD's temple, it took her breath away. ESV 1 Kings 10:5 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more breath in her. NIV 1 Kings 10:5 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed. NLT 1 Kings 10:5 she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD. the food of his table 1Ki 4:22,23 cupbearers: 2Ki 16:18 1Ch 9:18 26:16 2Ch 23:13 Eze 44:3 46:2 the food of his table: Jos 5:1 2Ch 9:4 Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 9:4+ the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, she was breathless. QUEEN OF SHEBA OVERWHELMED BY OPULENCE The food of his table - Recall the incredible provisions described in 1Ki 4:22-23+ where "Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl." The seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her - The excellence of Solomon's wisdom and the extravagance of his regal lifestyle took the Queen's breath away! The seating of his servants is paraphrased by NLT as "the organization of his officials" perhaps referring to state officials (note this group is seated, whereas the waiters are standing = Lxx of "attendance" = stasis = basically means standing). The literal Hebrew supports this distinction of officials seated and waiters standing for it reads "the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants." Note that a number of translations translate "his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD" as "his burnt offerings which he presented in the LORD's temple" (NET, similarly in ESV, NIV, NLT) The Septuagint translates "went up" with the Greek word holokautmois (English - "holocaust") which describes the whole burnt offering (Ex 29:25, Lev 4:34). If this is indeed translated as burnt offerings, it would have been witnessed by the Queen of Sheba and apparently made quite an impact on her. 1 Kings 10:6 Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. report: 2Ch 9:5,6+ Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 9:5-6+ Then she said to the king, “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 6 “Nevertheless I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You surpass the report that I heard. THE REPORTS OF SOLOMON WERE NO EXAGGERATION Then - Normally this marks progression in a narrative, but in this case then functions more like a term of conclusion, introducing a logical consequence, in this case the queen's conclusion regarding the veracity of Solomon's fame. She said to the king, "It was a true report (Hebrew = "Truth was the word") which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. Wiseman: Solomon’s display of his own wealth and trust in riches will be condemned, as it can lead to trust in things other than God alone (cf. Pr 11:28). The historian includes it as a by-product of wisdom, but later rejects it when vanity is involved (as in Hezekiah’s display to Babylonian visitors, 2 Kgs 20:13). (SEE 1 and 2 Kings: An Introduction and Commentary - Page 140) Alan Carr: Have you ever met someone who just left you in awe? I mean, they were so great and so wonderful that you were left shaking your head and saying, “There’s nobody else like that!”. Well, those kinds of meetings are rare, but they do happen occasionally. The Bible records for us the account of one such meeting. In this passage, the Queen of Sheba was left in amazement when she met King Solomon. She went away saying, “There’s nobody like him!”. Many years later, when Jesus was ministering here on earth, He mentioned this very event. She spoke of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and He reminded His listeners that He was even greater than Solomon, Matt. 12:42. If an earthly king left that queen astounded at his glory and greatness, how much more will King Jesus amaze those who meet Him? (1 Kings 10:1-13 - Sermon) Ron Daniel (1 Kings 10) - Here is an interesting thought: She doubted what she heard, yet she was open to find out, and even pursued the knowledge. Jesus spoke about this very thing in the gospel of Luke.When the scribes and Pharisees were in unchangeable disbelief, Jesus told them, Luke 11:31+ "The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here." The queen will be commended for her search for truth. Those who refuse to believe in Jesus Christ will be condemned because they have made no effort to learn the truth. Too many people today view the gospel with doubt until someone takes the initiative to pursue them, addressing every one of their doubts. And yet, the Queen of Sheba didn't mail a letter saying, "Hey Solomon, I don't believe a word I'm hearing about you. If I'm going to believe any of it, you're gonna have to come down here and prove yourself." Instead, Jesus said that "she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon." Never forget that God has promised, Jer. 29:13 'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." 1 Kings 10:7 "Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard. believe: Isa 64:4 Zec 9:17 Mk 16:11 Joh 20:25-29 1Co 2:9 1Jn 3:2 SEEING & HEARING IS BELIEVING Nevertheless (term of contrast) I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard The queen told Solomon that she initially thought Solomon's fame was exaggerated. But now she has come to realize that the stories of his wisdom and wealth were not an exaggeration. “Fame, as it is always a blab, so ofttimes a liar” -- Bishop Hall Herbert Lockyer - What She Saw and Said - Not only did Solomon’s “wisdom excell the wisdom of the children of the east country.” God also added to his wisdom, countless precious possessions. Although accustomed to grandeur herself, the magnificence which the queen gazed upon in Jerusalem was beyond her conception. What she saw was almost as remarkable as what she had heard — Solomon’s gorgeous palace with its retinue of servants, ministers and cupbearers with their conspicuous apparel and also the most beautiful house of the Lord, in which gold was everywhere. Such external wealth and prosperity overwhelmed her until “there was no more spirit in her,” implying an almost speechless condition because of all the wonders she had seen. Her highest expectation had been outstripped by the abundant rich stateliness she had witnessed. Seeing Solomon in all his glory enraptured the queen’s senses, and so overcome she confessed to the king 1Ki 10:7-8.
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Vernon McGee - King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (BORROW Feasting on the Word page 15 to see the rest of McGee's discussion) And all the earth consulted Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. (1 Kings 10:24)* The more I read this verse the more it impresses me. I am confident that God wants us to pause a moment and look at the significance of it. “All the earth consulted Solomon, to hear his wisdom.” You see, God called the people of Israel to be His witnesses, but to be His witnesses in a different way from what He has called us to be. You recall that He has called us to go into all the world. Just prior to the day of pentecost, Christ told believers to begin at Jerusalem and to go out to Judaea, Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8). There was to be a moving away from Jerusalem. Today the witness of the church is always outward. We must face out if we are to be witnesses for Him. But that was not Israel’s case. Israel was never called to go to any nation outside and witness; Israelites were not called to go as missionaries. I have always had great sympathy for Jonah because God asked him to do something that He had not asked His people to do in that day. He asked Jonah to go to Nineveh. That was unusual. This exception to the rule was made because God wanted to save that great city, and He wanted to give them this opportunity. However, the method in that day was this: when the nation Israel was faithful and true to God, worshiping and obeying God in Jerusalem, it would be such a witness that the world would come to Jerusalem and would accept the invitation of Israel, which was, “O come, let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.” The nations of the world would accept that invitation and would come. Did they ever do it? Was the nation Israel ever faithful to God in this respect? It certainly was. There was a brief period during the reigns of David and Solomon, which is approximately eighty years, almost a century, in which the word went out. During the reign of Solomon, we are told that all the earth heard, and that is not an exaggerated statement. All the civilized world, every great nation of that day, heard of the wisdom of Solomon, heard of the greatness of Solomon, and came to Jerusalem. Multitudes came to a saving knowledge of God because of that. (BORROW Feasting on the Word page 15 to see the rest of McGee's discussion) 1 Kings 10:25 They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. every man: 1Ki 10:10 Jdg 3:15 1Sa 10:27 2Sa 8:2,10 2Ch 26:8 Job 42:11 Ps 72:10,15 Isa 36:16 Mt 2:11 and mules: 1Ki 1:33 18:5 Ge 36:24 Ezr 2:66 Es 8:10,14 Isa 66:20 Eze 27:14 a rate: 2Ki 17:4 2Ch 9:24 They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.