Read: 1 Kings 9:1-10:29; Acts 8:14-40; Psalm 130:1-8; Proverbs 17:2-3
The wealth of Solomon and his kingdom is beyond my imagination. Just the number of the gold mentioned was over 26 tons and more came every year. Solomon’s kingdom was a picture of the last millennium when Jesus will be the king. All the people prospered and everyone could afford the best.
The queen of Sheba came to see what she had heard just to make sure it was true. She found it to be greater than she had heard. The opulence of his kingdom was not as impressive as his wisdom to rule in such wealth. The wisdom of God is above gold and rubies. She came bearing gifts but left with all she could want. Many scholars believe that she also left carrying Solomon’s child.
Everything about Solomon’s kingdom shone with the glory and abundance of God.
In Acts, the Ethiopian that Philip met might have been an offspring of Solomon and the queen of Sheba. The Holy Spirit was falling on people like gold in Solomon’s days. The eunuch from Ethiopia was traveling down the road that led from Jerusalem to Gaza. He was reading the Torah. Where did he get a copy of the Torah? Was that one of the gifts given the queen of Sheba many generations back? The Queen of Sheba was given anything she asked for and she knew that Solomon’s wisdom came from that book.
Anyway, he was reading from the book of Isaiah which has more prophecy about Jesus than any other book in the Old Testament. Phillip was able to take him through that book and show him Jesus. He wanted to receive him right away and be baptized. As soon as Phillip brought the Ethiopian out of the water, Phillip was translated to the town of Azotus, his next assignment. He preached the Good News to them and every town on his way to Caesarea.
We are going to start living the book of Acts! Isn’t this exciting!
Lord, help us to desire your wisdom above your gifts. May we flow in your gifts in wisdom.
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