Jesus is >
Dr. RG Lee, former pastor of the great Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN said concerning what the Pharisees must have thought after Jesus said He was greater than Solomon, “They must have thought, ‘Well, Solomon was a king’s son. Jesus is a carpenter’s son. How can He be greater? Solomon was born in a palace. Jesus was born in a stable. How can He be greater? Solomon was born in Jerusalem. Jesus was born in little Bethlehem. How can He be greater? Solomon had many servants to wait upon him hand and foot. Jesus had none. How can Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon wore his kingly robes so much that Jesus compared them to the flowers of the field. But Jesus wore His peasant’s garb, a seamless garment. How could Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon drank from vessels of gold. Jesus had to get a drink from a Samaritan harlot. How can Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon was rich beyond compare. Jesus was a pauper. How could Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon had great armies. Jesus only had a few stragglers following Him. How could Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon lived in mansions. Jesus was homeless, and sometimes didn’t have a place to put His head down. How could Jesus be greater than Solomon? Solomon had 1,400 chariots, 1,200 horsemen, 40,000 stalls of horses, and he rode in splendor. And Jesus walked. How could Jesus be greater than Solomon?’”
- Jesus is > Than Solomon in the Wisdom He Proclaims I Kings 10: 1-5, 24
-Solomon was wise. Wrote the Book of Proverbs, the Book of Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. It was said he knew 3,000 proverbs and memorized 1,500 songs.
-He knew about the created universe, science and biology. I Kings 4:33
-Jesus made all of the things that Solomon knew about John 1:3. “All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made
Acts 17:28 for “In him we live and move and have our being.’
Isaiah 9:6 says Jesus is “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
- Jesus is > Than Solomon in the Works He Performs I Kings 10:4-5 “,and the house that he had built…”
-Solomon’s house took 13 years to make. 1 Kings 7
- The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1
- Jesus is > Than Solomon in the Worship He Provides
Jesus is worthy of our worship because:
- His Deity Demands it
- His Death, Burial and Resurrection
- His Deliverance He Provides
- Sin’s presences in this evil age- Galatians 1:4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- Sin’s penalty of God’s wrath
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.Romans 5:9
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:10