Of what importance is the queen
of the South in scripture?
The term
“queen of the south” is found in 2 passages of scripture in your King James
bible. Here, in these passages, the Lord Jesus Christ is rebuking the religious
leaders of Israel for their unbelief.
Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south 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.
Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with
the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than
Solomon is here.
He says that a gentile (also known as the “queen of
Sheba” in 1 Kings 10:1-13, 2 Chronicles 9:1-12), came all the way from her far
country to hear king Solomon’s wisdom, yet these men of Israel, who had their messiah
right there in their own land, would not hear his wisdom, nor believe on him,
although he, as God the Son, is wiser
than Solomon (1 Kings 3:9-12)!
The Lord says that this woman,
who is now long dead, will someday be raised up by him, and will stand up
against these unbelievers on their judgment day (Revelation 20:4-6, 11). She
will testify how she left her own country, took a ‘far’ journey to hear the
king of Israel, just like the word of God said that she, as a gentile should
(Psalm 72:10, 15; Jeremiah 6:20; Ezekiel 27:22-23; Isaiah 60:6). Her testimony
will convict these men of their unbelief, because if this cast off gentile
believed God’s word and did what she was supposed to do, why did not these men,
who were apart of God’s chosen nation of Israel, believe on their messiah who
was right there in their midst, like
the scriptures told them to (Deuteronomy 18:15; Micah 5:2-3; Is 9:6, etc.).
So, the “queen of the south” who
is also known in scripture as “the queen of Sheba,” will play an important role
in God’s judgment of the unbelieving Israelites of Christ day.
Hopefully this helps!
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