Lux Domini

1 Kings  10:10

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.

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Interpretation

The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Jesus mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not after God, by our Lord Jesus Christ.

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This thought runs through 1 Kings 10:9-13.

1 Kings 10:9 1 Kings 10:10 1 Kings 10:11 1 Kings 10:12 1 Kings 10:13

Glossary

Sheba Place
(1. ) One of the sons of Cush ( Gen. 10:7 ). (2. ) The name of a country and nation ( Isa. 43:3 ; 45:14 ) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. Modern identification: Sheba.