The Queen Of Sheba: ‘curiosity Satisfied'

SERMON OUTLINE:

(1). Her Mission (vs 1-3)

(2). Her Evaluation (vs 4-5)

(3). Her Declaration (vs 6-9)

(4). Her Presentation (vs 10-13)

SERMON BODY:

Ill:

• Across the world, our ideas of what makes someone "beautiful" vary immensely.

• If you ever needed proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,

• Look no further than this one collection of photographs.

• e.g. Tajikistan

• Not a lot of countries consider Unibrows as the most attractive feature. But that is not the case with Tajikistan. In fact, unibrows is a huge deal in Tajikistan.

• e.g. Pale Skin

• Some parts of China are very high on Pale skin colour. People with pale skin are considered super pretty!

• e.g. Heart Shape Face

• Believe it or no but Korea has normalized the surgery culture. People there are super fond of heart shape face! People legit pay to get face structure like that!

• e.g. Long Forehead

• A tribe in Africa has a very strange definition of beauty according to global standards. Women with long forehead are considered super pretty compared to the ones with smaller ones.

• e.g. Crooked Teeth

• Japan is a super country and everything that happens there is different from other countries. According to a poll conducted by a local company in Japan, women with crooked teeth are considered prettier than the ones with straight teeth!

• e.g. Long Neck

• Myanmar women are often seen wearing this metal rings on their necks and they are known as giraffe women. Long neck is a fashion statement out there! In fact, there are ladies who wear it at a very early age and do not remove it to achieve long neck!

e.g. Timbuktu

• In his book ‘Fan The Flame’ by J. Stowell.

• He tells of when he was in West Africa - Timbuktu to be exact.

• He met some missionaries, and they were telling him.

• That in that culture the larger the women were,

• The more beautiful they were thought to be.

• A proverb in that part of Africa says that.

“If your wife is on a camel and the camel cannot stand up, your wife is truly beautiful”.

• TRANSITION: If you do not consider yourself beautiful,

• Then maybe you are just in the wrong country – lol!

Notice that there are three things that will characterize this woman:

• First:

• She is beautiful according to historical records.

• The Queen of Sheba is believed to be from either in Ethiopia or Yemen.

• And in her culture and in the eyes of King Solomon she was attractive.

• Second:

• She is very wealthy, and very successful.

• It appears that she ruled on her own and she ruled well.

• Her name is not revealed in Scripture just her title, “The Queen of Sheba.”

• Third:

• She has a kingdom of similar magnificence although it is not as great as Solomon.

(1). Her Mission (vs 1-3)

“When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. 2 Arriving at Jerusalem 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 that she had on her mind. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.”

The Queen of Sheba is on a two-mission:

• First: to see for herself the wealth and wisdom of Solomon.

• Second: to challenge Solomon’s reputation for wisdom.

First: to see for herself the wealth and wisdom of Solomon.

Ill:

• John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire.

• John D. Rockefeller’s three simple rules for anyone who wants to become rich:

• One: Go to work early.

• Two: Stay at work late.

• Three: Find oil.

• TRANSITION: most of us, if not all of us will never have wealth,

• Like John D. Rockefeller or the queen of Sheba.

• But we have seen the wealth of the rich and famous.

• Pop on a train and go see Buckingham Palace or visit a National Trust house etc.

• You will be impressed because they are impressive and wealthy buildings!

• The queen of Sheba was not content with just hearing about Solomon’s wealth.

• She wanted to check it out for herself, and she was not disappointed!

Ill:

• Last November I was on mission in Moldova.

• And a colleague and I went to a small town in thew middle of nowhere.

• When we arrived, the whole town had come out to meet us including the Mayor.

• She greeted us and gave us a bunch of flowers,