Devotional Thoughts about 1 Kings 10:1-13 and Matthew 12:38-42
Solomon, the many-gifted king at the height of Israel's glory, is one of many types of Christ in the Old Testament. Signifying God’s wisdom in the earth, he points toward Jesus, the ultimate embodiment of that wisdom.The Queen of Sheba, another head of state, is drawn from afar by Solomon’s reputation. We find echoes of this in the wise men’s visit to Jesus after His birth (Matthew 2,1-12) and in the parable of the Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:45,46). To all the seekers, the goal was well worth its price in travel and money.
In Matthew 12:42, Jesus said the Queen of Sheba, who'd come from “the uttermost parts of the earth” in pursuit of wisdom, was in a position to judge His contemporaries who were rejecting Him. Then with His second "greater than" statement, Jesus made a very thinly-veiled confirmation that He was the Christ (the first is in verse 41).
Lord, please give me faith to grasp the truths in your Word and to pass them on.
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