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So I hope you have a Bible in 
your hands. 

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I hope you'll pay attention. 
Because there's a lot of. 

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Ground to cover in this chapter 
and we are not going to complete

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this chapter because in my 
estimation, I think it would do 

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a great injustice to this 
chapter and so we will cover the

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1st 13 verses together. 
And so if you have your Bible 

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with you, meet me in First Kings
chapter 10. 

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Let's begin in verse one and if 
you recall before Christmas 

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break, the last portion, the 
last few verses of Chapter 9 in 

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a way, prepare us for what we 
are about to discover in chapter

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10. 
Let me remind you how Chapter 9 

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ends. 
We read here in verse 27 and 

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even before that but verse 27, 
verse 26 to 28 that Solomon now 

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is growing in his achievements 
concerning international. 

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Trade and international 
commerce, and through that. 

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We would assume that such 
accomplishments and achievements

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and expansion would invite 
merchants to come and go, and 

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suppliers and traders to enter 
in and exit out of Jerusalem. 

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And as a result of that, the 
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Solomon's wisdom and success 
would be caught and they would 

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be broadcasted across the lands.
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East, West to South. 
And we are seeing an instance of

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how that is the case as we get a
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little bit of what Solomon has 
been doing in terms of his 

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economic success. 
Now we come to Chapter 10 and we

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read of where this news has 
gone, how it is spread and it is

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spread to a particular 
individual, namely the Queen of 

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Sheba, the Queen of Sheba. 
And this woman is going to be so

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intrigued and moved by the 
reports that she hears of this 

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man Solomon, that she's going to
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him face to face. 
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conference a few months ago, if 
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spent a whole message, a whole 
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And we learned in that session 
that this is not the only 

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instance, This is not the only 
place in Holy Scripture where 

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she is mentioned. 
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She's mentioned in the New 
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She is referred to by the Lord 
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find that to be an amazing 
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Out of all the stories and 
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portraits in the Old Testament, 
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And one of the things that he 
does reference is this woman and

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her experience with Solomon. 
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illustration to rebuke a 
dangerous mindset that was 

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keeping so many in the state of 
unbelief concerning Christ and 

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who he was. 
And that alone should excite you

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and I to explore this text 
further because Jesus Christ 

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himself saw spiritual value in 
this event. 

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And you and I should be 
encouraged even more because 

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there is more in this text, 
there's more to the story than 

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just an indictment concerning 
unbelief. 

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And that's what we're going to 
do today. 

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That's what we're going to 
explore today. 

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And if you were again at that 
conference, you don't have to be

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nervous tonight. 
We're not going to do a copy 

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paste of what we heard then 
because there were verses that 

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we did not cover at the 
conference that we will look at 

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tonight. 
So there will be fresh insight 

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by the grace of God. 
So let's read the 1st 3 verses 

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together, pause and meditate and
see what the Lord has to say to 

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us. 
And 1st Kings chapter 10, verse 

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one we read now when the Queen 
of Sheba heard of the fame of 

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Solomon concerning the name of 
the Lord, she came to test him 

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with hard questions. 
She came to Jerusalem with a 

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very great retinue, with camels 
bearing spices and very much 

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gold and precious stones. 
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she told them all that was on 
her mind, and Solomon answered 

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all her questions. 
There was nothing behind, 

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nothing hidden rather from the 
king that he could not explain 

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to her. 
This queen was from Sheba. 

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There is debate about where 
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And though this is disputed, let
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That is not up for debate. 
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She was not just some random 
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that wanted to satisfy her 
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or some skepticism. 
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incredible power, authority, 
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unlike very few. 
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an individual who had prestige, 
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verses is that although she had 
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and success, there was something
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There was something in her that 
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It's not shallow. 
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drew her heart towards Solomon. 
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one. 
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heard of the fame of Solomon 
concerning the name of the Lord,

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concerning the name of the Lord,
it wasn't just Solomon's 

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accomplishments. 
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political advancements. 
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Solomon's knowledge of God. 
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Solomon's devotion to God, what 
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awoke in a fresh wonder in this 
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And so she wanted to inquire 
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Israel. 
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spiritual truth that's tucked 
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The posture of this woman's 
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and I, we were not made and we 
will not know satisfaction 

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ultimately in holding positions 
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enjoying extravagant luxury in 
any kind of success, no matter 

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what that sphere is. 
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hearts were created to walk with
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To worship him and to be 
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This is what she's showing, that
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did not satisfy the deepest 
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And scripture testifies that our
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eternity. 
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DNA. 
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though we are depraved in so 
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for God himself and this woman. 
Proves that proves that if our 

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conscious hasn't been so seared 
that we are in some way drawn to

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something beyond what this life 
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And here's this woman who is who
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about and. 
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What do we read here? 
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Verse two She came to Jerusalem.
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So she didn't want to just 
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the report, she goes. 
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myself. 
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herself from the throne and to 
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and Jesus Christ himself. 
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To. 
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as we're going to get to in a 
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she made in order to uncover 
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changing truth and people 
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that her journey from Sheba was 
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concerning Jerusalem. 
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assistance that she would have 
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means. 
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she was willing to do without 
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Now, before we move on already 
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the Old Testament, if you're 
familiar with the theme of the 

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Old Testament, especially and 
and prophecy, you will notice 

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here that this is a snapshot of 
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the whole Council of God is, is 
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it's a picture. 
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A future Kingdom to come, namely
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And this is what This is what 
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The. 
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something to anticipate in a 
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arrives. 
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here in a relation to Solomon's 
reign at this juncture is also a

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glimpse of what's going to take 
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reign, that there's going to be 
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scale related to the city of 
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Christ will bring when he comes.
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And what is that that I'm 
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I'm Speaking of nations and 
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world who will travel to 
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to worship and honor and receive
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Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 
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you're not familiar with. 
So let me give you in rapid fire

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fashion, a few references to. 
At least bring some kind of 

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confirmation to this SO. 
One of the well. 

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Known ones is Isaiah chapter 2. 
Write these down. 

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Write these down. 
Isaiah chapter 2, verse two. 

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I don't want to read to verse 4,
but we can read from verse two 

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to verse 3. 
This is a very common prophecy 

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concerning the latter days, a 
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realized. 
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Two it shall come to pass in the
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the House of the Lord shall be 
established as the highest of 

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the mountains and shall be 
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And look at this. 
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referring to. 
And all the nations shall flow 

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to it, and many people shall 
come and say, come, let us go up

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to the mountain of the Lord, to 
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that he may teach us his ways 
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paths. 
Proud of Zion shall go out go 

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the law and the word of the Lord
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Let's just read verse 4, just in
case if there's any confusion 

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about what era this is. 
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He Who is he? 
That's the Lord. 

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He shall judge between the 
nations and shall decide 

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disputes for many peoples, and 
they shall beat their swords at 

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the plowshares and their Spears 
at the pruning hooks. 

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Nation shall not lift up sword 
against nation, neither shall 

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they learn war anymore. 
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centuries upon centuries, there 
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Prince of Peace will rule and 
reign on the earth? 

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And. 
With perfect judgment he will 

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settle disputes between many 
peoples and many nations, many 

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kings and kingdoms. 
And they will not know what to 

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do with all the military 
equipment and just transform it 

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into farming equipment. 
What are we going to do with 

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this? 
And warfare will be a thing of 

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the past. 
Jeremiah 317. 

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Here's another reference. 
A quick. 

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Kind of point to make, I'm 
telling you, many of the 

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prophets. 
Spoke of this day. 

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At that time Jerusalem shall be 
called the throne of the Lord 

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and all nations shall gather to 
it. 

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All nations shall gather to 
Jerusalem, to the presence of 

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the Lord in Jerusalem, and they 
shall no more stubbornly follow 

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their own evil heart. 
In the context, they're Speaking

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of a time where the people of 
Israel will not even consider 

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remember the Ark of the 
Covenant, because that symbol 

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now will be fulfilled and 
realized in the actual presence 

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of God. 
In their midst in Jerusalem, 

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here's one that's not too common
to many people. 

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It's Zechariah. 
In Zechariah chapter 8 verse 22 

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again this. 
Is consistent among all the 

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prophets. 
Here's. 

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What Zechariah says concerning 
this day to come. 

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In. 
Zechariah 822 We read many 

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peoples, many peoples, and 
strong nations shall come to 

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seek the Lord of hosts in 
Jerusalem, and to entreat the 

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favor of the Lord. 
You want to see something that 

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might make some people in the 
world today a little bit 

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uncomfortable? 
Look at the next part, verse 23.

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Thus. 
Says the Lord of hosts in those 

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days. 
You're Speaking of a future day 

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in those days. 10. 
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tongue shall take hold of the 
robe of a Jew, saying, Let us go

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with you, for we have heard that
God is with you. 

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So what are we speaking about 
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All these prophecies? 
There's many more that we can. 

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Bring to your attention tonight.
These prophecies are speaking 

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about a time when the people of 
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Not just physical restoration, 
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So we're not speaking about 
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We're speaking about the Jewish 
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Christ as the Messiah. 
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Will bring about great change in
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politically, economically, and 
every sphere that you can think 

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of. 
It will bring great shift. 

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And here's an here's an idea of 
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bring. 
People will have a different 

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attitude and view of the Jewish 
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And. 
They will want to go to the 

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spiritual center and the 
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to, like the Queen of Sheba, 
receive from the Lord to pay 

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tribute to the Lord, honor the 
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himself. 
That's a fascinating thought. 

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But again, coming back to the 
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earlier, Jesus makes reference 
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Jesus makes reference to her in 
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brings out, what he draws out 
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Is the great? 
Sacrifice she made in journeying

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towards Solomon. 
And you know this scripture, but

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what's the main point of it? 
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The. 
Queen of the South will rise up 

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at the judgment with this 
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she came from the ends of the 
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Solomon. 
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Behold, something greater than 
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Lord is driving at is the. 
Queen of Sheba was willing to 

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come from the ends of the earth 
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And yet you are willing, or 
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humility and holy curiosity to 
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Solomon here. 
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and yet here is somebody who is 
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blessed by heat. 
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very wisdom that Solomon enjoyed
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And yet you're willing not to 
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This is what the Lord is getting
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And he says. 
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boldness on on Judgment Day, 
this woman will rise up and 

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condemn this generation I. 
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I wonder what she will say. 
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chapter 10 will be used against 
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Speaking of. 
I was willing to leave my throne

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and risk so much and spend so 
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order to receive from the wisdom
of this man. 

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Your king left his throne and. 
Came to you. 

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He didn't demand that you climb 
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He. 
Demand that you jump through all

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these hoops that you stand on 
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That you bruise yourself. 
That you prove your worth to 

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him. 
He comes to you. 

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He takes on flesh. 
He walks among you. 

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He sits with you. 
He heals you. 

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He delivers you. 
He teaches you. 

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And yet with pride and arrogance
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Pharisees, without a sliver of 
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man is really the one that we've
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And you think you're going to 
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And so this is the Lord giving a
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And if you think about it here, 
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he is greater than Solomon. 
Many, many reasons why he is 

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greater than Solomon. 
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Did Solomon give the Queen of 
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come to him? 
No. 

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You just heard reports about 
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Did this woman have assurance 
that if she was to come that she

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would have her questions and 
anxious thoughts and riddles and

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spiritual inquiry satisfied? 
No. 

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She's. 
Just going again based off 

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reports. 
She doesn't know who she's going

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to meet. 
She doesn't know if this is 

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real. 
She doesn't know who this man 

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is, and she was willing to go. 
And yet Christ gives you and I 

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each a personal invitation. 
And Christ with each of you and 

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with me, gives us the assurance 
that when you come to him with 

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your heart and give him your 
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Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Guaranteed. 

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This is why he is greater. 
He is greater. 

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And when we could look at this 
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is it that a woman's willing to 
go to great lengths for someone 

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who's inferior to Christ, and we
think that this is just an 

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indictment against that 
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Acts 17 tells us that God has 
created us, He has places across

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this world determine the 
boundaries of our dwelling, 

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places that we should seek God. 
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Because he is not far from each 
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So even now, if I can use the 
word dispensation, if I can use 

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the word this age even now, he's
not far from us. 

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Yes, he's not flesh and blood, 
but he's omnipresent, and you 

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could call upon him at any 
moment, at any place, and he can

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reveal himself to you. 
So let's not limit this judgment

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to that generation, though it is
a peculiar one. 

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It still applies in some regard 
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Christ is still accessible. 
He's still available, very 

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available, no matter where you 
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So he is greater than Solomon in
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Notice what happens when she 
goes verse 3 and Solomon 

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answered all her questions. 
There was nothing hidden from 

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the king that he could not 
explain to her. 

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Isn't that fascinating? 
I mean, think about any 

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question. 
Think. 

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About any kind of enigma, any 
kind of puzzle in your mind that

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you can't figure out, and you 
meet a man who can answer 

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absolutely everything, 
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That's that's an amazing thing. 
No wonder she was so impressed. 

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But what Solomon here does is 
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level reading. 
It's not just him flexing his 

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ability, it's not just improving
that he has a God-given mind. 

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There's an underlying thing 
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Israel was called to many 
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But Israel had a responsibility,
had a task concerning the 

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nations. 
You remember that? 

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Was Israel supposed to just be 
concerned about themselves and? 

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Kind of shelter themselves from 
the neighboring peoples. 

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No. 
They were to influence. 

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They were to live and act in a 
certain way that would draw 

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people to them and ultimately to
the God that they serve. 

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And and this is something that's
been clear, that's been made 

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obvious even from the earliest 
of books of the Bible. 

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And the one that I have in mind 
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Let me remind you, one of the 
callings of the people of Israel

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in the old covenant. 
This is so important because. 

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It shows us that Solomon in some
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during his reign. 
Deuteronomy. 

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I told you there's gonna be a 
lot of references tonight. 

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Deuteronomy 4/6. 
What did Moses tell this people 

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urging them to obey to keeping 
the statutes of the Lord. 

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Because if you do Israel, look 
at what can happen. 

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Here's a potential outcome not 
just for you, but for the people

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around you. 
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Deuteronomy 46 We read Keep them
and do them, For that will be 

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your wisdom. 
That will be your wisdom and 

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your understanding in the sight 
of the peoples who when. 

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They hear all these statutes 
will say, surely this great 

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nation is a wise and 
understanding people. 

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See what he's saying here if 
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Walk in my ways. 
If you align yourself to my 

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commands, you will produce a 
wisdom in life that will cause 

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onlookers to say this. 
People are different, and they 

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can even lead them to the point 
where they inquire further and 

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want to investigate the wisdom 
that you have. 

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And that's when you give credit 
to me. 

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And. 
Do you see this kind of being 

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fulfilled in Solomon at this 
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Here's Solomon with God-given 
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wisdom is being noticed and 
recognized, and one woman in 

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particular is being drawn. 
To the God of this people 

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because she perceives the 
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really doing something 
significant concerning a greater

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purpose than himself. 
Does that witness last long? 

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Does this influence last long? 
Any idea all you got? 

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To do is go to Chapter 11 and 
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realize that doesn't last very 
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read the downfall of this man. 
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new height and he is in some way
sustaining this, it's it's going

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to come crashing down very soon.
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And it will. 
Lead. 

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Into division in the land. 
His idolatry, his apostasy, will

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cause a split in the nation. 
The split of that nation will 

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have generational effects, and 
one of the consequences of this 

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division of this idolatry, of 
this apostasy, is that they will

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lose the strength of their light
concerning the nations who are 

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in a dark place and the mandate 
for Israel and the Old Covenant.

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Now becomes the mandate of the 
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and the New covenant. 
And so you read in in First 

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Peter 29 for example. 
Where Peter uses very familiar, 

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not just familiar but exclusive 
language that belonged to Israel

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alone, now applies it to the 
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You know this very well, OK? 
Let's pause here. 

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Let's take a deep breath. 
I've been talking very fast, 

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right? 
Let's just step back. 

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Can. 
I remind you tonight, with all 

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the information that's coming 
your way, what one of your 

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purposes are here on the earth 
As a Christian First, Peter 29 

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reminds us, you want to know why
you exist here and why God has a

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rapture you the moment you 
confess faith in Him. 

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Here is one of those reasons 
why. 

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But you are a chosen race, a 
royal priesthood, a holy nation,

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a people for his own possession 
here. 

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It is. 
You ready? 

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That. 
You may proclaim the 

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excellencies of him who called 
you out of darkness into his 

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marvelous light. 
You exist to proclaim the 

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excellencies of Christ, which 
means that you should discover, 

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learn, grow in your knowledge of
His excellencies. 

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How are you going to proclaim it
if you don't know it? 

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So your quest in life is to know
Greater Beauty. 

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Greater Majesty's in the person 
of Christ because you have been 

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designated by God to proclaim 
them. 

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Wisdom has been given to 
Solomon, and surely he 

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proclaimed many excellencies and
surely he answered a lot of 

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questions where we just read 
that are you And I called to 

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answer questions. 
Well, this is first Peter 

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tonight. 
Look at First Peter 315. 

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You know it, right? 
And first Peter 315. 

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Look what else we're supposed to
do. 

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Not just proclaim the 
excellencies of him, but we're 

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also called to what in your 
hearts regard Christ the Lord is

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holy, always being prepared to 
make a defense to anyone who 

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asked you for a reason for the 
hope that is in you. 

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So I'm not just called to 
proclaim like Solomon in some 

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regard. 
I'm called to explain why you 

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Christian. 
Why is the Bible the word of 

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God? 
Tell me why. 

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Why is Christ the only way? 
Why salvation by faith? 

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And faith alone. 
Why? 

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Why? 
Why do you gather on Sundays? 

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Why do you sing songs? 
Why? 

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Why? 
Do you pray? 

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Prepare to make a defense. 
So we're called to proclaim the 

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excellencies of him. 
We are called to. 

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Bring a defense. 
To why we believe what we 

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believe and listen. 
The extent of that influence can

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be so great that can even 
provoke the people who fail to 

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do that and what we know to be 
the Old Covenant, you know. 

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What? 
I mean by that I mean the church

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is light. 
The Church who has been ordained

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by God in Christ Jesus to be the
light of the world can now even 

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influence the very people who 
fail to fulfill their global 

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purpose when they were in 
relationship with God. 

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Can I prove that to you? 
Here's Romans 11/11. 

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Here's. 
Romans 11/11 This is not 

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speaking about spiritual Israel.
If it is speaking about 

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spiritual Israel, then you're 
going to come out with very 

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confusing conclusions out of 
Romans 1111. 

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But notice what he says here as 
he makes a distinction between 

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the physical descendants of 
Israel and the Gentiles. 

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Romans 11/11. 
So I asked, Did they stumble in 

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order that they might fall? 
By no means. 

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Rather, through their trespass, 
salvation has come to the 

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Gentiles. 
Now look at this part so asked 

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00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:23,800
to make Israel jealous. 
I find that to be incredible. 

460
00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:30,240
So even in the denial of their 
Messiah, even in their ultimate 

461
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:37,520
failure as a people, God now 
puts a temporary blindness on 

462
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,160
Israel and through the 
rejection. 

463
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,040
We have a. 
Permanent blessing to the 

464
00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,120
Gentiles where they can now 
receive this Messiah, accept 

465
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:49,520
this Messiah, be grafted in 
among the special people. 

466
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,280
Yes, it's no longer about a 
special people, but it's about a

467
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,760
new people. 
Ephesians Chapter 2 and look at 

468
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,600
this. 
That's not an end in itself 

469
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,600
though. 
That's a very important mission.

470
00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:04,840
Through that also, as Israel 
looks at a people who are being 

471
00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,800
saved, who are acknowledging 
Christ as Messiah, they would be

472
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,560
provoked to jealousy and they 
also would come to salvation. 

473
00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:14,800
You. 
Know I heard a testimony of a a 

474
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,640
Jew who has come to Christ and. 
I. 

475
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,840
Always wondered how is it that 
the the Jewish people will be 

476
00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,600
jealous of Gentiles? 
They already have so many 

477
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,880
negative ideas and thoughts 
concerning the Gentiles. 

478
00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:28,080
What is it about the Gentiles, 
especially Christian Gentiles, 

479
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,760
that would cause them to feel 
envious in a good way and long 

480
00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:35,440
for what the Church has? 
And I heard a testimony once and

481
00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,720
it gave me some light to what 
Paul is referring to. 

482
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,160
One possible way that a Jewish 
person. 

483
00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,040
Can actually be provoked. 
This is what they said in their 

484
00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,760
testimony. 
I was stirred by seeing how 

485
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,280
Christians knew the Torah better
than me as a Jew. 

486
00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,440
That. 
That's where it all started for 

487
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,360
this person. 
I saw how Christians can 

488
00:27:57,360 --> 00:27:59,680
interpret, understand prophecy 
and narrative. 

489
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,600
And look at all these things. 
That was such a mystery to me 

490
00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,560
that that was not important to 
me even. 

491
00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,720
And that's what caused me to 
thirst and to inquire and 

492
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:11,080
investigate more when I saw 
Christians know the Hebrew 

493
00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,360
Scriptures better than me and 
many of the Jews that I knew. 

494
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,360
And that's significant and 
incredible. 

495
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,880
And so now in the New Covenant, 
you and I have been called to 

496
00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:27,040
proclaim and display the wisdom 
of God, namely in the person of 

497
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,120
Jesus Christ. 
And it can draw people, even the

498
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:33,240
people who have denied their 
Messiah. 

499
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,520
What? 
A call we have as a church. 

500
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,440
OK, we're only at verse three. 
We better hurry up, right? 

501
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:45,000
Let's come back to First Kings 
10 verse four and. 

502
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,240
When the Queen of Sheba had seen
all the wisdom of Solomon, the 

503
00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,680
house that he had built, the 
food of his table, the seating 

504
00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,240
of his officials and the 
attendants of his servants, 

505
00:28:56,600 --> 00:29:00,000
their clothing, his cup bearers,
and his burnt offerings that he 

506
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:04,640
offer at the House of the Lord, 
there was no more breath in her.

507
00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,920
And she said to the king, The 
report was true, that I heard in

508
00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,160
my own land of your words and of
your wisdom. 

509
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,240
But I did not believe the 
reports until I came, and my own

510
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,840
eyes had seen it, and behold, 
the half was not told me. 

511
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,800
Your wisdom and prosperity 
surpassed the report that I 

512
00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:24,400
heard. 
Let's stay on verse 7 for a 

513
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,760
moment. 
But I did not believe the 

514
00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,520
reports until I came and my own 
eyes had seen it. 

515
00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,960
So here you have an individual 
whose nobility is being proven 

516
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:40,400
further by her honest response 
here to what she had just 

517
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,760
experienced. 
Because, listen, Solomon, I got 

518
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,640
to admit, when I heard all this,
I didn't buy it. 

519
00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:50,760
I didn't buy into it. 
And you know, there are people 

520
00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:52,280
today, and maybe you're one of 
those people today. 

521
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:57,520
So pay attention to this who are
inundated, who are overwhelmed 

522
00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,240
by reports concerning the person
of Jesus Christ. 

523
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,080
You've. 
Heard the. 

524
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,640
Gospel You've heard matters of 
the faith week after week after 

525
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,720
week, and this might be week 
8210. 

526
00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:16,640
For you. 
Week after week after week after

527
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,920
week after week. 
And guess what? 

528
00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,400
You still don't believe? 
You still don't believe you 

529
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,000
still haven't surrendered to the
what the report demands of you? 

530
00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,080
And you know what? 
At. 

531
00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:27,960
Some point this is what the 
woman was like. 

532
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,160
She heard, and she didn't 
believe what she heard. 

533
00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,520
But here's the difference. 
She was not satisfied to remain 

534
00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:37,080
in her skepticism. 
The difference between her and 

535
00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,080
some others. 
Many others may add. 

536
00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,680
Is. 
That she questioned her unbelief

537
00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,960
and she challenged it. 
And she was not content to say, 

538
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,240
you know, it doesn't really 
matter this is true or not. 

539
00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,720
No, she thought herself. 
If this is true, I need to find 

540
00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,160
out. 
I need to know if this is true 

541
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,400
because it has major 
implications. 

542
00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:02,080
And So what she does is that she
makes it personal and she wants 

543
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,880
to find a more concrete 
conclusion, and that's going to 

544
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,520
require personal investigation. 
So she shuts herself on this 

545
00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,760
quest. 
And so many people who who are 

546
00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,520
in this world today, especially 
this generation, are so 

547
00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,040
distracted and careless with 
their soul that they don't even 

548
00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,320
think about maybe looking a 
little bit deeper into what 

549
00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:25,280
they've heard and. 
That's a tragic mistake to make.

550
00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:28,560
But. 
This woman would not fall into 

551
00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,920
that. 
She wanted to know what this was

552
00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:35,320
all about, and you'd be amazed 
to know where so many in the 

553
00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:39,200
Bible alone arrived to when they
begin in the place of honest 

554
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,680
examination. 
What came to mind when I looked 

555
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:42,640
at this? 
And I thought about all these 

556
00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,000
different examples of searchers 
who are rewarded for their 

557
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,240
searching. 
You know what came to mind? 

558
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:50,880
Little we Zacchaeus. 
I love Zacchaeus for so many 

559
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,200
reasons. 
And Luke 19 Three, There's a 

560
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,680
there's an interesting phrase 
where he says and he sought to 

561
00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,720
see who Jesus was. 
He. 

562
00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,040
Was rich. 
He was a tax collector, and he 

563
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:02,880
just wanted to know. 
He's heard so many things about 

564
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,200
Jesus. 
Maybe Zacchaeus even heard this.

565
00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,480
Jesus forgives tax collectors. 
He eats with them. 

566
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,880
He becomes friends with them. 
Because maybe he'll become a 

567
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,560
friend with me. 
And so he wanted to know who 

568
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,720
Jesus was and what began as just
a little curiosity. 

569
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,280
How does the story end? 
He has Jesus over his house, and

570
00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,080
Jesus proclaimed salvation to 
that house. 

571
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,800
God honors searchers of the 
truth. 

572
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:30,520
He rewards them. 
And this woman is no different. 

573
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,160
She's willing to make a great 
sacrifice to meet with this 

574
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,680
king, and she does. 
And she is rewarded in many 

575
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,280
ways. 
And here's an encouragement from

576
00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,680
her example. 
What she discovered about 

577
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:46,160
Solomon in a limited way, is 
what any person who will seek to

578
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,280
know about Christ will discover 
in a greater way. 

579
00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,760
What was her main observation 
according to verse 4 to 6? 

580
00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:57,360
Read it again. 
We're told here that when. 

581
00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,560
She saw the house that he built,
the food of his table, the 

582
00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:01,000
seating of the officials. 
And. 

583
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,080
The attendants of his servants, 
their clothing, his cuppers and 

584
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,920
his burnt offerings like she had
no more breath in her. 

585
00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,440
In other words, every corner 
that she looked, she was blown 

586
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,520
away by Solomon's influence. 
Let. 

587
00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:16,200
Me let me word it this way, 
everything that was under the 

588
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:21,040
governance of Solomon. 
Was blessed and this moved her. 

589
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:26,600
And in like manner when you 
investigate the Lordship of 

590
00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,840
Jesus Christ, what you will 
discover is that when Jesus 

591
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:33,240
Christ becomes King of a life, 
he will gloriously influence 

592
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:38,880
everything in that life. 
Everything. 

593
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:45,240
And any person who is trying to 
see who Christ is and what he 

594
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:49,040
can do in a person's life should
see that clearly in the lives of

595
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,480
the subjects of this king. 
Yes, Yes. 

596
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,640
Look what Christ does in a 
marriage when he becomes Lord of

597
00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:57,320
that marriage. 
Look what he does to that 

598
00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,400
household. 
Look at what Christ offers in 

599
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,600
terms of peace and joy in this 
life and the life to come. 

600
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,600
Security for salvation. 
Look at the victory that this 

601
00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:08,960
king gives to his people over 
sin. 

602
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,280
Look at how this king can bring 
people from different tribes and

603
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,480
tongues and nations. 
Put them in the same place 

604
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,560
together and they can live in 
love and harmony. 

605
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,880
Look at how Christ gives wisdom 
concerning what people would 

606
00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,600
deem mysteries with human 
psychology and sociology. 

607
00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:29,840
This king has answers. 
Every sphere, every aspect, 

608
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,440
every facet of life is 
gloriously influenced when 

609
00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,239
Christ becomes king. 
That's true for the individual 

610
00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,280
life. 
That's true of the Church of 

611
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:37,840
Jesus Christ in this corrupt 
world. 

612
00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,639
And it will be undeniable when 
Christ becomes king, whether 

613
00:34:40,639 --> 00:34:42,000
people want him to be king or 
not. 

614
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:48,719
So this is what she observed 
everything. 

615
00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,239
This man touches is blessed. 
It's. 

616
00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:53,840
Unparalleled. 
There's nothing like this. 

617
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,760
Shouldn't that be true of people
who peek into the church? 

618
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,280
Oh yes, we are falling. 
Oh yes, we make mistakes. 

619
00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,640
But there should be some 
distinction here. 

620
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,760
There should be some evidence. 
Look at what Christ. 

621
00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,720
What did Christ say? 
They will know you from what 

622
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,320
your love. 
Yes, we're supposed to proclaim 

623
00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,240
as excellencies. 
Yes, we're supposed to defend 

624
00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:16,640
our faith. 
But there's something about 

625
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:17,600
love. 
It gets real. 

626
00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,800
This this theology stuff gets in
your blood. 

627
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,720
It's supposed to. 
At least some people doesn't get

628
00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:26,920
past their brain. 
So get to your heart. 

629
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,480
Supposed to spill over to your 
finances? 

630
00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:32,560
It's your dealings. 
It's your reactions. 

631
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:35,880
It's. 
How you translate world events 

632
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,120
into how you hear good news. 
How you hear bad news. 

633
00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,240
Everything is supposed to be 
touched. 

634
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:45,440
When the king sits on the throne
of a heart and. 

635
00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,880
So this lady makes this 
observation, and she made a very

636
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,960
good observation. 
But it wasn't just that. 

637
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:57,800
She goes on to say in the latter
part of verse 7, your wisdom and

638
00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,400
prosperity surpass the report 
that I heard. 

639
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:06,000
Not only did. 
This meet the reports that I 

640
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,720
heard. 
It went above and beyond. 

641
00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,160
So it is with the. 
Person who has a personal 

642
00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:17,120
experience of the love and 
forgiveness of Jesus Christ it. 

643
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,320
Surpasses the greatest sermons 
you can ever hear when your 

644
00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,760
heart knows him. 
When it truly comes into contact

645
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:28,240
with His Grace, when you are 
born again, there is nothing 

646
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:30,960
like it. 
And though that is true in this 

647
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,840
life, surely what this woman 
experienced. 

648
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:38,920
Will be true of us when we see 
our King and His Majesty. 

649
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:42,360
All the reports, all the sermons
I heard about heaven and about 

650
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,120
eternal life, and about meeting 
you. 

651
00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:47,000
This surpasses it all. 
We. 

652
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:51,520
See through glass dimly. 
That's what Paul tells us, and I

653
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,400
and I believe in part. 
Not only can our minds not 

654
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:58,600
comprehended the details of 
what's to come, but in some 

655
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,040
fashion there's an element of 
surprise that awaits us. 

656
00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:07,520
And even if you become an expert
concerning these things about 

657
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:13,080
eternity and the life hereafter,
you will not be able to say 

658
00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,560
sufficiently. 
I can understand what's to come.

659
00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,400
You will be blown away when it 
comes. 

660
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:20,120
I can't wait for that day, so. 
This. 

661
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,760
Is what she says. 
It surpasses what I heard. 

662
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,280
Get ready for that reaction when
we stand before him. 

663
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:29,800
There won't be indifference in 
heaven, by the way. 

664
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:35,560
Just to give you a heads up. 
There won't be verse. 8. 

665
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,000
She goes on to say. 
Happy are your men, happy are 

666
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,200
your servants. 
Who? 

667
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:43,120
Continually stand before you. 
And hear your wisdom. 

668
00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:49,360
So she has this experience and 
she goes, Is this how your 

669
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,960
people live? 
How do your people breathe? 

670
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,120
Happy are your men. 
Happy are your servants. 

671
00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:01,680
And notice what she highlights. 
Happy are those who what? 

672
00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:08,520
Who enjoy the gold, who know 
national peace. 

673
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:14,760
No, the thing that she 
underscores as happy are those 

674
00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,520
who what hear. 
Your wisdom. 

675
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:22,440
And what's so fascinating about 
what she says is that. 

676
00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,200
She says who continually stand 
before. 

677
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:31,280
You and hear your wisdom you. 
Know human nature very common 

678
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:34,520
to. 
Be amazed by something and for 

679
00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,800
that amazement, to lose its 
sense of awe and we become 

680
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:42,800
familiar. 
Yeah, we're we're very much 

681
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,400
susceptible to becoming familiar
with some that once took our 

682
00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:49,360
breath away. 
And unfortunately, that can 

683
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,640
happen spiritually as well, 
which it shouldn't. 

684
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,640
But in this woman's estimation, 
there is no way that someone, 

685
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,840
even if they stand continually 
in the presence of this 

686
00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:00,800
otherworldly mind, can fail to 
be and remain happy. 

687
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:02,840
And here's the thought that came
to mind whenever this If this is

688
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,320
the estimation of this woman who
looked at the service and says 

689
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,400
there's no way that you can 
cease to be. 

690
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:12,000
Glad when you are. 
Exposed to this kind of mind, 

691
00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:15,280
how much more us who serve and 
receive from a greater king? 

692
00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,240
Yeah. 
How much more? 

693
00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,840
How much more to the king who 
gave this mind to Solomon, 

694
00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:28,040
Should we, as his servants, who 
have access to his voice in his 

695
00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,520
word on a daily basis, should 
remain happy? 

696
00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,440
Can I tell you why some who 
claimed to be his servants 

697
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,200
failed to remain happy in him? 
I can guarantee you one thing 

698
00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:40,880
happened at some point. 
You failed to hear from him, you

699
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:44,280
failed to stand in his presence,
and you removed yourself from 

700
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,400
his word. 
And that's where things started 

701
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:50,760
to go downhill. 
But we are guaranteed in the 

702
00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:55,200
scriptures because there's. 
This inseparable link between 

703
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,640
joy and the Word of God, Joy and
the Word of God. 

704
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,400
Like real joy. 
Not just theological joy, not 

705
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,920
just OK joy. 
No real joy. 

706
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:09,160
Like, actually effects you. 
Here's one of my favorite psalms

707
00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:13,760
out of Psalm 119, Psalm 119, 
verse 162. 

708
00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:18,240
I rejoice at your word, like one
who finds a great spoil. 

709
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,120
I. 
Rejoice at your word like one. 

710
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,120
Who can I translate that in 
modern language? 

711
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,040
I. 
Rejoice at your word, like 

712
00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:31,120
someone who won the lottery. 
That's what he's saying there. 

713
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,280
That's how exciting the word of 
God is to me. 

714
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:36,680
When I discover something about 
it, when I eat of it, when I 

715
00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:40,400
taste it, when I see the 
blessings from it, I. 

716
00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,160
Rejoice, I get so excited. 
I get so moved. 

717
00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,680
I get. 
So if you talk to any person who

718
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:48,040
regularly. 
Preaches the word of God and 

719
00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:50,320
loves the word of God. 
There's. 

720
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,800
A common experience that they 
have as they read and study and 

721
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,640
explore. 
Maybe you've you've taught in 

722
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,920
some level, maybe Bible study, 
and you've had this experience 

723
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,800
where sometimes you discover 
something or something's brought

724
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:02,160
to your attention. 
Something is illuminated that 

725
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:05,000
you're so overjoyed that you 
have to push yourself away from 

726
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,680
your studies and just pace back 
and forth to do something else 

727
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,040
because you can't handle the 
excitement that just come to 

728
00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,280
you. 
OK, so some people know what I'm

729
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:15,360
talking about. 
That can happen. 

730
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,480
That's supernatural. 
That's what the Holy Spirit does

731
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:23,160
through His word. 
And here's this woman saying, 

732
00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,880
these people are exposed to the 
words of Solomon. 

733
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,760
Surely they are happy, 
continually happy, as long as 

734
00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,840
they remain in the presence of 
this man's words. 

735
00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:35,200
How much more, you and I, as we 
understand that our Godness and 

736
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,440
God is charged by the 
discoveries that we make in this

737
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:41,080
book. 
And if you're someone again, 

738
00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:42,920
who? 
Who says I don't know what 

739
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:45,920
you're talking about? 
I know the Bible as a duty. 

740
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:47,840
I read it because I know I'm 
supposed as a Christian. 

741
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:49,280
I want my elders over my 
shoulder. 

742
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:50,960
Tell me when I last read my 
Bible. 

743
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,440
I'm not interested in having the
awkward confrontation, so I just

744
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:55,440
do my daily devotions. 
How sad. 

745
00:41:57,120 --> 00:42:00,800
How sad that you do not see the 
joy that this word can produce 

746
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:03,320
to a heart that is hungry for 
heavenly wisdom. 

747
00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:06,720
So it's not just for knowledge. 
No. 

748
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:11,040
There is true satisfaction that 
is realized when it comes to 

749
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,840
revelation, and this woman 
points to that in some regard. 

750
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,680
Now knows what else she says. 
Verse 9. 

751
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:23,440
Blessed be the Lord your God who
has delighted in you and set you

752
00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:27,200
on the throne of Israel. 
Because the Lord loved Israel 

753
00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:32,080
forever, He has made you king 
that you may execute justice and

754
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:37,680
righteousness. 
So she was able to discern that 

755
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:41,720
Solomon being king is an act of 
God's sovereign choosing. 

756
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,520
You're a king because your God 
made you king. 

757
00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:47,160
And that's true. 
That's an accurate assessment. 

758
00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:49,040
But that's not the only thing 
she says. 

759
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:50,760
Does anything stand out to you 
by what she's saying? 

760
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:54,400
This is why we have to read our 
Bibles carefully, slowly, 

761
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:58,240
sometimes repetitively. 
Notice there's something that 

762
00:42:58,240 --> 00:43:00,720
stands out here concerning her 
statement. 

763
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:03,480
Well, let me say this. 
Before we get to that point, we 

764
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,520
can borrow this woman's words 
concerning our king. 

765
00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:10,360
Notice what she said? 
She said blessed, or rather 

766
00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,200
because the Lord loved Israel 
forever. 

767
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:14,400
He has made you king because the
Lord loved Israel. 

768
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,520
He has made you Solomon King. 
You know what we can say? 

769
00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,080
Because God loved the world. 
He gave us his son. 

770
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:22,320
That's what we can say in the 
New Covenant. 

771
00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:23,680
That's what we can say about our
king. 

772
00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,920
He didn't just love Israel, He 
loved the world, and he gave one

773
00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:30,880
who is greater than Solomon. 
But there's something else here.

774
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,200
There's another truth tucked in 
here. 

775
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,960
Let me give you a hint. 
It gives us insight about how 

776
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:40,000
one way, in many ways God can 
demonstrate His love toward us 

777
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,160
in this life. 
He can demonstrate His love to 

778
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,640
us practically. 
What do you see in here of how 

779
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,240
God can show His love to a 
people? 

780
00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:49,640
Do you? 
See it? 

781
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:55,440
Because the Lord loved Israel 
forever, what did He do? 

782
00:43:56,520 --> 00:44:00,040
So not only did God choose 
Solomon to become king, but 

783
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:03,120
because of his love toward 
Israel, he raised up Solomon to 

784
00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:06,360
be their king. 
Here's one way God can show his 

785
00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:08,160
love to you and I. 
He raises up people in our 

786
00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:12,280
lives. 
He brings people into our lives.

787
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:14,800
He introduced people. 
What kind of people? 

788
00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:18,320
Well, notice the qualification 
here that you may execute 

789
00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:22,320
justice and righteousness. 
So not just Solomon being king, 

790
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:26,080
Solomon being a certain type of 
king, a king that would reflect 

791
00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:30,040
and display the character of God
and the will of God. 

792
00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:33,440
That kind of a king was not just
the will of God, but the 

793
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:37,280
expression of God's love toward 
another, namely, a nation. 

794
00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:43,280
So when God brings people into 
your life, notice also that 

795
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:45,240
Satan can bring people into your
life. 

796
00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:49,160
God has his evangelist, God has 
his people, Satan has his 

797
00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:51,320
evangelist, and Satan has his 
people. 

798
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:54,000
Unfortunately, so many people 
can't discern between the two, 

799
00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:00,920
so. 
God can show his love and 

800
00:45:00,920 --> 00:45:02,880
bringing people. 
What kind of people? 

801
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:06,280
People that reflect the 
character of God and enhance and

802
00:45:06,280 --> 00:45:10,240
enrich your walk with God. 
Those kind of people don't just 

803
00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:16,320
see people as people because if 
you are able to identify people 

804
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:20,840
in your life, say because of 
that brother, I'm a more 

805
00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:24,840
effective follower of Christ. 
Because of this, sister, my 

806
00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:29,680
heart remains more tender 
towards Christ, those people. 

807
00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:33,840
Are gifts from God. 
They are gifts from God. 

808
00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:38,920
Leaders in your life that. 
Reflect the character of God and

809
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:42,000
exercise the will of God. 
Those are gifts from God. 

810
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:45,080
Parents, whatever that may be. 
Those are expressions of His 

811
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:47,880
love. 
And perhaps in your mind, that's

812
00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:50,360
a foreign concept. 
So let me confirm it to you with

813
00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:53,400
another verse in the Old 
Testament that I would never 

814
00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:54,840
forget. 
It was when I was studying the 

815
00:45:54,840 --> 00:45:56,480
Book of Numbers, and we went 
through the Book of Numbers 

816
00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:00,200
together long time ago, a 
different setting. 

817
00:46:01,240 --> 00:46:03,520
There's a verse that stood out 
to me when the Lord spoke about 

818
00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:07,560
the Levites and it just again, 
solidifies what I'm trying to 

819
00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:10,040
articulate here, so. 
Here's another reference. 

820
00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:14,560
In Numbers 8, verse 19, when the
Lord was speaking about the 

821
00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:17,560
Levites and the role of the 
Levites, He makes this 

822
00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:20,480
interesting note concerning the 
Levites in relation to the 

823
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:23,840
people of Israel. 
Numbers 8/19. 

824
00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:29,480
He says this and I have given 
the Levites as. 

825
00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:32,760
What can you say those 3 words 
as a gift? 

826
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:39,600
I have given the Levites as a 
gift to Aaron, As a gift to 

827
00:46:39,600 --> 00:46:42,760
Aaron and his sons, from among 
the people of Israel to. 

828
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,560
Do the service for the people of
Israel at the tent of meeting 

829
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:48,960
and to make atonement for the 
people of Israel, that there may

830
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:50,520
be no plague among the people of
Israel. 

831
00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:53,160
When the people of Israel come 
near the sanctuary, these 

832
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:56,880
Levites that I will raise up, 
that I will call this ministry 

833
00:46:56,880 --> 00:46:59,760
position, that I will ordain and
the people that will fulfill it.

834
00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:05,800
They are a gift to Aaron and by 
extension the people of Israel, 

835
00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:08,360
because what they will do in 
helping Aaron will preserve this

836
00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:12,000
people from experiencing the 
wrath of God, the chastisement 

837
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,880
of the Lord. 
Do you have people in your life 

838
00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:18,800
that you can look and say 
because God loves me? 

839
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:23,600
This is a person in my life? 
This person, this brother, this 

840
00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:29,440
sister, this church is a gift to
me because they want. 

841
00:47:30,120 --> 00:47:34,520
And they help me love God more, 
walk with God more closely, 

842
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:39,120
develop that kind of mind, 
develop that kind of language. 

843
00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:43,120
This Gentile woman could 
recognize God's love for the 

844
00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:46,840
people by raising up Solomon to 
be a leader in their midst. 

845
00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:49,840
You and I have so many people 
that we can thank God for. 

846
00:47:50,080 --> 00:47:51,800
And here's the thing saying why 
is this important? 

847
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:53,120
Why are you? 
Why are you getting at this? 

848
00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:55,760
Because the woman praised God, 
didn't she not? 

849
00:47:56,440 --> 00:47:58,880
She said what? 
Because the Lord loved Israel 

850
00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:01,640
forever And he said earlier, 
blessed be the Lord your God. 

851
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:06,000
She recognized God's goodness 
through Solomon and it was a 

852
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:08,880
reason for her to worship you. 
And I can enhance in our worship

853
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:10,880
when we see people as gifts from
God. 

854
00:48:16,440 --> 00:48:18,880
So what did she do? 
Verse 10. 

855
00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:26,160
Then she gave the king 120 
talents of gold and a very great

856
00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:28,720
quantity of spices and precious 
stones. 

857
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:32,720
Never again came such an 
abundance of spices as these 

858
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:35,040
that the Queen of Sheba gave to 
King Solomon. 

859
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:41,000
One would simply explain this 
away as a custom of that day. 

860
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:44,800
Between royalty, they exchanged 
gifts. 

861
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:47,560
But the flow of thought suggests
A deeper truth. 

862
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:50,520
Especially when you're aware 
that Solomon was in no need of 

863
00:48:50,520 --> 00:48:51,520
such gift. 
Right? 

864
00:48:51,840 --> 00:48:53,600
Did Solomon need this kind of an
offering? 

865
00:48:54,080 --> 00:48:57,440
And he didn't need it? 
I'm sure the Queen of Sheba, 

866
00:48:57,440 --> 00:48:59,880
after a visit, realized that he 
also didn't need it. 

867
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:03,840
So she's giving here from a 
different motive. 

868
00:49:04,480 --> 00:49:07,000
She's not making a contribution 
to a lack, is she? 

869
00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:10,840
No. 
This extravagant offering is a 

870
00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:13,560
result of the experience that 
she had. 

871
00:49:14,440 --> 00:49:17,400
Let me put it this way. 
It was a reflex to this 

872
00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:23,360
revelation that she received. 
Breath is taken away and she's 

873
00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:26,080
seeing all this and she see 
God's fingerprint all over. 

874
00:49:26,080 --> 00:49:29,760
And here's what she does. 
She she just gives and gives and

875
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:33,880
gives above and beyond. 
I'm sure she did it joyfully. 

876
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:38,760
And it's a wonderful 
illustration of how our 

877
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,920
awareness of the beauty and the 
glory and the majesty of God's 

878
00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:46,720
Kingdom, God's people, God 
himself, will bring you to a 

879
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:50,240
place where you will give, you 
will give. 

880
00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:56,200
And some people are satisfied to
give an empty confession of 

881
00:49:56,200 --> 00:49:58,120
their allegiance to Christ. 
But that's not the giving that 

882
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:01,960
the Scripture speaks about. 
There's a deeper stirring that 

883
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:06,920
occurs when you really see who 
God is, what His word is about, 

884
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:10,360
what He has done, and what He 
will do, that will make you say 

885
00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:14,480
how I want to give. 
What do you give? 

886
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:16,200
You give your time to the Lord, 
do you not. 

887
00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:18,800
You give your talents to the 
Lord, do you not. 

888
00:50:19,160 --> 00:50:21,280
You give your treasures to the 
Lord, do you not. 

889
00:50:21,640 --> 00:50:25,520
You are moved to give based on 
your understanding and your 

890
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:28,440
insight of who he is, His 
goodness, His power, his wisdom,

891
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:31,400
his grace, ultimately His 
precious Son, Jesus Christ. 

892
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:35,320
You give everything. 
If. 

893
00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:38,200
This woman was willing to give 
so much to someone who was 

894
00:50:38,200 --> 00:50:40,560
lesser than our king. 
How much more than the want to 

895
00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:42,040
the one who is greater than 
Solomon. 

896
00:50:44,760 --> 00:50:47,040
So this is what she does. 
And guess what? 

897
00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:49,280
Like Solomon, God doesn't need 
it. 

898
00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:54,120
Solomon. 
Didn't you think God needs your 

899
00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:57,280
stuff? 
Think God needs us to help him 

900
00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:00,520
advance his purposes? 
Think God needs us to sing 

901
00:51:00,520 --> 00:51:03,000
because he's lonely and he's 
entertained by us coming here on

902
00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:05,960
Friday night? 
I think he he doesn't need 

903
00:51:05,960 --> 00:51:10,240
anything. 
And when we understand that, and

904
00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:13,000
then we realize that our 
offerings are just simple 

905
00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:15,640
expressions of our desire to 
honor and be part of what the 

906
00:51:15,640 --> 00:51:19,120
Lord is doing on the earth. 
Like this woman, I just want to 

907
00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:21,120
honor this God. 
I want to honor what he's doing 

908
00:51:21,120 --> 00:51:22,880
here. 
And if I can play any part in 

909
00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:30,360
it, here it is in verse 11. 
Moreover, the fleet of Hiram 

910
00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:33,680
which brought gold from Ophir. 
Brought. 

911
00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:36,240
From Ophir. 
Very great amount of almond wood

912
00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:39,600
and precious stones. 
And the king maid of the Al mug 

913
00:51:39,600 --> 00:51:42,480
wood supports for the House of 
the Lord and for the King's 

914
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:44,960
house. 
Also liars and harps for the 

915
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:48,240
singers. 
No such Al mug wood has come or 

916
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:51,520
been seen to this day. 
It's an interesting insertion 

917
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:54,840
here, seems to be out of place. 
But I think all it's doing, all 

918
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:57,600
of the author is doing just to 
show again the great prosperity 

919
00:51:57,960 --> 00:51:59,720
of Solomon. 
It's not just coming from one 

920
00:51:59,720 --> 00:52:02,640
stream, but many streams. 
He was a very successful person.

921
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:05,840
And again, this growing 
prosperity, this growing power 

922
00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:08,840
is leading to something in the 
second portion of this chapter. 

923
00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:14,360
As he is growing and maturing in
this area, he is declining in 

924
00:52:14,360 --> 00:52:16,480
the most important area, and 
that's in his walk with God. 

925
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,720
But here's how this section in 
our Bible study ends tonight in 

926
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:23,360
verse 13. 
And. 

927
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:28,920
King Solomon gave the Queen of 
Sheba all that she desired, 

928
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:32,280
whatever she asked, besides what
was given her by the bounty of 

929
00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:34,960
the of King Solomon. 
So she turned and went back to 

930
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:39,560
her own land with her servants. 
You know, there is a tradition 

931
00:52:39,560 --> 00:52:42,600
that comes out of this verse 
among the Ethiopian people, 

932
00:52:42,600 --> 00:52:44,920
actually. 
Is. 

933
00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:47,000
Anybody familiar with this 
legend? 

934
00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:52,760
This is just a footnote, 
something to throw at you if you

935
00:52:52,760 --> 00:52:55,040
want to study a little bit of 
history on top of your Bible 

936
00:52:55,040 --> 00:53:00,680
study. 
There are many who believe that 

937
00:53:00,680 --> 00:53:07,000
when the queen received the 
opportunity to ask for whatever 

938
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:10,800
she desired, that one of her 
requests was that she would have

939
00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:18,720
a child with Solomon. 
And this has some to believe 

940
00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:22,640
that there is a Solomon dynasty 
among the Ethiopian people. 

941
00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:27,400
And so you can look into this 
and see, I'm not making this up.

942
00:53:27,880 --> 00:53:32,240
There is that kind of a legend 
that when the queen returned to 

943
00:53:32,240 --> 00:53:38,240
her people, she came back with 
Solomon's Seed because she was 

944
00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:41,280
so impressed and she was so 
moved by Solomon. 

945
00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:45,760
She wanted what was with Solomon
to be with her and her people. 

946
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:49,160
And so she requested that. 
There is no evidence of that in 

947
00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:50,200
the Bible. 
I thought that would just be an 

948
00:53:50,200 --> 00:53:52,200
interesting thing to throw out 
there that you can investigate 

949
00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:55,440
for yourself, but notice more 
carefully again when you read 

950
00:53:55,440 --> 00:53:58,200
slowly if we look at this in 
light of our relationship with 

951
00:53:58,200 --> 00:53:59,440
our king. 
King. 

952
00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:02,400
Solomon gave to the Queen of 
Sheba all that she desired. 

953
00:54:03,120 --> 00:54:05,240
Whatever. 
She asked besides what was given

954
00:54:05,240 --> 00:54:07,080
her by the bounty of King 
Solomon. 

955
00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:09,680
So Solomon already had prepared 
something to give to the Queen. 

956
00:54:10,200 --> 00:54:13,360
He had his own respective bounty
here, his own reward and gift. 

957
00:54:13,640 --> 00:54:14,840
But. 
He didn't just give what he had 

958
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:17,480
prepared for her, he was willing
to give whatever she asked on 

959
00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:19,920
top of it. 
There. 

960
00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:22,360
Are many Christians who are 
willing to be content in their 

961
00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:26,840
whole life to just live with 
what they receive as an 

962
00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:31,040
inheritance by faith, which is a
glorious inheritance. 

963
00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:33,840
But they never go beyond that 
for one simple reason. 

964
00:54:33,840 --> 00:54:38,160
They don't ask. 
You have not because you ask 

965
00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:42,200
not, James tells us. 
And our king. 

966
00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:44,920
Gives. 
Us so much already in himself, 

967
00:54:44,920 --> 00:54:47,480
gives us so much already. 
In the gospel. 

968
00:54:47,480 --> 00:54:50,440
But there is more that he's 
willing to give us that is 

969
00:54:50,520 --> 00:54:54,000
predicated and based upon your 
willingness to recognize his 

970
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:56,720
goodness, recognize his 
unlimited resources and ability 

971
00:54:56,720 --> 00:54:59,400
to say, oh God, would you give 
this? 

972
00:55:00,720 --> 00:55:03,600
Thank you for what I have 
already, and I am so content and

973
00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:07,040
joyful with what I have, but 
Lord, I'm also asking for this. 

974
00:55:07,560 --> 00:55:09,800
And the one who is greater than 
Solomon will do it with greater 

975
00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:14,400
joy and love toward his people. 
Not amazing how much we can 

976
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:16,280
learn in 13 verses in the Old 
Testament. 

977
00:55:17,240 --> 00:55:21,360
Bless me had a few of those 
moments where I had to step away

978
00:55:21,360 --> 00:55:26,800
and just face back and forth and
think about the wisdom of God, 

979
00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:30,440
the Symphony of the Scriptures. 
The. 

980
00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:33,680
Harmony of the Holy Spirit's 
authorship in the word of God. 

981
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:37,840
Surely we are a happy people 
because we stand in the presence

982
00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:42,000
of this king and we hear from 
his wisdom day by day by day. 

983
00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:58,410
Let's pray, 
Father, we thank you from the 

984
00:55:58,410 --> 00:56:02,970
bottom of our hearts that we are
indeed happy. 

985
00:56:04,930 --> 00:56:09,050
We are happy men, happy woman, 
happy servants, for one main 

986
00:56:09,050 --> 00:56:13,610
reason. 
We have access to your Word, and

987
00:56:13,610 --> 00:56:17,170
we get to glean from not just 
the wisdom of God, but he 

988
00:56:17,170 --> 00:56:21,130
embodies the wisdom of God, your
Son, Jesus Christ. 

989
00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:27,120
Lord, tonight, if our hearts are
not happy in God and we find 

990
00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:30,840
greater joy and thrill and other
things, Lord, would you rescue 

991
00:56:30,840 --> 00:56:36,960
us from such a pathetic place, 
from such a dangerous place And 

992
00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,880
Lord, perhaps there's even one 
in here who has heard the 

993
00:56:39,880 --> 00:56:43,280
reports of Christ, and they have
memorized the reports of Christ.

994
00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:47,440
They can even explain the 
reports of Christ. 

995
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:52,200
But they have not for themselves
seen what these reports invite 

996
00:56:52,200 --> 00:56:55,800
them to see. 
Lord, by your power and grace. 

997
00:56:56,320 --> 00:57:01,680
Would you in a holy way disturb 
that heart to not remain content

998
00:57:01,680 --> 00:57:05,120
in their unbelief or in their 
self deceived condition? 

999
00:57:05,840 --> 00:57:09,280
May they instead place 
themselves on the path of 

1000
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:14,080
discovering what they have 
access to because of the one 

1001
00:57:14,080 --> 00:57:19,400
who's made himself accessible 
and Lord for us in this new 

1002
00:57:19,400 --> 00:57:22,800
year? 
Who perhaps have made no 

1003
00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:27,000
resolution to reignite a 
passionate pursuit after you and

1004
00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:32,240
your word, Oh, Lord, may they 
understand that the fuel to 

1005
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:37,480
their joy is charged by this 
word. 

1006
00:57:39,160 --> 00:57:43,640
We ask, Lord, that you would 
make us a people who are happy 

1007
00:57:44,040 --> 00:57:47,560
again. 
Revive us again, Lord, and for 

1008
00:57:47,560 --> 00:57:50,560
the person in here who has not 
yet sought you again. 

1009
00:57:51,240 --> 00:57:55,280
May they never be able to remove
from their minds the example of 

1010
00:57:55,280 --> 00:58:01,720
this queen who made a great 
sacrifice to seek this king. 

1011
00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:05,520
Lord, may tonight be the night 
for some who are here, maybe 

1012
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:09,240
some who are watching to say I 
will go to him who has summoned 

1013
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:11,720
me. 
I will go to him who promise I 

1014
00:58:11,720 --> 00:58:13,800
will never cast out those who 
come to me. 

1015
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:17,600
This is our Passionate Prayer 
tonight. 

1016
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:23,440
So we thank you and rejoice in 
your courts because we are again

1017
00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:28,800
your people and we have a 
purpose to proclaim your 

1018
00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:32,160
excellencies and to be a light 
to all men. 

1019
00:58:32,920 --> 00:58:34,920
Help us fulfill that calling in 
Jesus name. 

1020
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:36,720
Amen. 
Amen.