A Greater than Solomon

“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.” (I Kings 10:7)

Word had gotten around concerning the greatness of Solomon the son of David. The queen of Sheba wanted to meet him and see for herself. She gave Solomon her assessment in our text. The half had not been told her of Solomon’s greatness.

A young man had been attending church and Sunday school all his life and lately he had attended the church’s youth program. He had heard many wonderful things about Jesus. The night he personally invited Jesus to be his Savior he stood on the front porch of the church building and said, “The whole world looks brand new. Why didn’t somebody tell me?”

The half has not been told us of the joy of having our sins forgiven or of the promise of His presence through difficult times. The half has not been told of the riches of serving Christ. One day we will see heaven with its golden street, its gates of pearl, its walls of jasper and its chief resident, our Savior who died that we might live. Praise to Him forever and ever.

Jesus was addressing some scribes and Pharisees and said, “The queen of the south (queen of Sheba) shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.” (Matthew 12:42)