2 Chronicles 9:1-10 –
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to
Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great
caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious
stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind. Solomon answered all her
questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built, the food on his table, the
seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers
in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed. She said to
the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and
your wisdom is true. But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even
half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report
I heard. How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who
continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and
placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God
for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and
righteousness.” Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious
stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to
King Solomon. (The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought
gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood and precious stones.
Ezekiel
23:42 – “The noise of a carefree crowd
was around her; drunkards were brought from the desert along
with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on
the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.
Jeremiah
6:20 – What do I
care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”
Application:
- · Drunkenness is consistently condemned in Scripture.
- · The attitude of one’s heart and the manner of one’s life are far more important than the ritual of sacrifice.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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