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Women in the Bible

Lesson Twenty-five: by turtle30c

Now last week we finished up the tale of the wicked queen Jezebel. There are other queens and
even some from distant lands mentioned in the Bible. Queen of Sheba was a woman of
curiosity. Most of us are curious people to some degree. When I was little I use to love my folks
to read the tales of Curious George. Curious George always got himself into trouble. The
Queen of Sheba however was not so curious to get herself into trouble. She was curious based
on those things she had heard about. Take a look at the passage below.

1 Kings 10:1-13 KJV
(1) And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the
LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
(2) And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very
much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him
of all that was in her heart.
(3) And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which
he told her not.
(4) And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had
built,
(5) And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his
ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the
house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
(6) And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and
of thy wisdom.
(7) Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the
half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
(8) Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and
that hear thy wisdom.
(9) Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel:
because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and
justice.
(10) And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great
store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the
queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
(11) And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great
plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
(12) And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the
king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were
seen unto this day.
(13) And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked,
beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own
country, she and her servants.

Queen of Sheba had heard about the wisdom and prosperity of Solomon. She had to see for
herself. Now the story is also recorded in 2 Chronicles 9. Though the two stories are pretty
much the same. The queen had come to see all those things she heard about. She had wonder if
the stories were true and had to investigate. She came with riches in which to bless the king
with. But she did not just bless the king but she praised the Lord for his blessing upon the king.

How often does our curious get satisfied concerning the truth. Do we thank the Lord for truth
of His word. Do we thank the Lord for allowing us to know truth. Do we glorify God for the
blessings He bestows upon others. One lady i know is always saying she is blessed. I love the
comment, but often trying to think of something to say back. It is a profound statement. To say
I am blessed. We are blessed, by each breath we take, by each day we live, by each moment of
our life. Yet often we see life not always full of blessings. God has blessed each of us, and this
we should be truly thankful for. Queen Sheba could see the blessings of the Lord, can people
see the blessings of the Lord in your life. These things are not necessarily material blessings, but
spiritual blessings. Can people see Jesus in you, if you are a believer, or do they see something
else. We are blessed just knowing Jesus.