And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
The queen of Sheba had heard of Solomon's wisdom and of the magnificent temple he had built, and she came on a long journey to Jerusalem with a retinue of servants and with riches to see his works for herself. She came to hear his wisdom, to commune with him of all that was in her heart, and to prove him with hard questions, as a seeker after truth and knowledge from a heathen land. Her visit was a seeking for knowledge, including knowledge about nature.
Solomon told her all her questions and fully answered everything she brought to him, so that there was nothing hid from the king, nothing beyond his knowledge, and nothing left unexplained or unsatisfied. Her hard questions included the mysteries of nature, and none of what she asked was left unanswered. When speaking of nature he taught her of the God of nature, the great Creator who dwells in the highest heaven and rules over all. By this she was fully taught the source of his wisdom and prosperity, and his own learning in the natural world reflected and increased his knowledge of God.
What she saw and heard in the visit surpassed what she had been told. This answering belonged to the time when Israel under David and Solomon became strong among the nations and had opportunity to wield mighty influence in behalf of truth and the right. By it the name of Jehovah was exalted and held in honor, barriers were broken down, the purpose for which Israel had been established in the land of promise was fulfilled, conversions took place, and the church of God on earth was enlarged and prospered.
The queen of Sheba had heard of Solomon's wisdom and of the magnificent temple he had built, and she came on a long journey to Jerusalem with a retinue of servants and with riches to see his works for herself. She came to hear his wisdom, to commune with him of all that was in her heart, and to prove him with hard questions, as a seeker after truth and knowledge from a heathen land. Her visit was a seeking for knowledge, including knowledge about nature.
Solomon told her all her questions and fully answered everything she brought to him, so that there was nothing hid from the king, nothing beyond his knowledge, and nothing left unexplained or unsatisfied. Her hard questions included the mysteries of nature, and none of what she asked was left unanswered. When speaking of nature he taught her of the God of nature, the great Creator who dwells in the highest heaven and rules over all. By this she was fully taught the source of his wisdom and prosperity, and his own learning in the natural world reflected and increased his knowledge of God.
What she saw and heard in the visit surpassed what she had been told. This answering belonged to the time when Israel under David and Solomon became strong among the nations and had opportunity to wield mighty influence in behalf of truth and the right. By it the name of Jehovah was exalted and held in honor, barriers were broken down, the purpose for which Israel had been established in the land of promise was fulfilled, conversions took place, and the church of God on earth was enlarged and prospered.