"Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. " vv.6-7
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Queen of Sheba. She was from Egypt and traveled all the way to Jerusalem to meet Solomon and hear his wisdom of rumors she had heard of being so great. Yet even the rumors of his wisdom did not nearly compare to the full awe and truth of his wisdom. Can you even imagine! All the riches Solomon had was nothing to her as was his wisdom, being more awestruck and infatuated with truth than any earthly thing. Surely this wisdom showed her of the true God that Solomon followed. We read of Jesus referring to her in Luke 11 of her inquiring after God yet with God right in front of them they did not care, "The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here."
How far would you travel to hear God's wisdom (if you didn't have the Bible)? Would you take a couple months trip just to hear? Would you even travel down the block or to the next city? Have you be captivated by God's Word that has more wisdom than even half of what's been told you?
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