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Scripture Meditation No. 1710
AATHAVAN – Monday, 13 October 2025
“The Queen of the South will
rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she
came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold,
something greater than Solomon is here.” — Matthew 12:42
King
Solomon, the son of David, was the greatest king of Israel. He was the one who
built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. God appeared to Solomon twice and
revealed Himself to him. When the Lord said, “Ask what you wish Me to give
you,” Solomon asked God for wisdom. Pleased with this request, God granted
him not only wisdom but also great wealth and honour that he had not asked for.
“All
King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house
of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not
considered valuable in the days of Solomon.” — 1 Kings 10:21
“Solomon
had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12,000 horsemen.” — 1 Kings
4:26
“Now
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like
the sand that is on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all
the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.” — 1 Kings 4:29–30
Though
God blessed Solomon abundantly, the one who began his life pleasing to God
later turned away because of his lust and worldly pleasures. He lived
indulgently with his many wives and concubines: “He had seven hundred wives,
princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.”
— 1 Kings 11:3
But
our Lord Jesus Christ is far greater than Solomon. Unlike Solomon—a mere
man—Jesus is God Himself. He is the Son of God, equal with the Father, yet He
did not live in splendour or luxury as Solomon did.
“Although
He existed in the form of God, He did not regard equality with God a thing to
be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being
made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled
Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For
this reason, also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is
above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those
who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” — Philippians
2:6–11 (NASB)
Dearly
beloved, even if we possess great wealth and wisdom like Solomon, it is of no
value if we do not know Jesus Christ, who is greater than Solomon. Such a life
will end in emptiness just as Solomon’s did.
Therefore,
let us invite Christ into our hearts today. Let us confess our sins before Him
and seek His forgiveness. Let us surrender our lives to Him, the One greater
than Solomon, and allow Him to reign within us.

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