YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! #6

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The Queen of Sheba enters Jerusalem, Ethiopian fresco
 en.wikipedia.org






I’ve seen movies and read books 
that portrayed the Queen of Sheba
as a beautiful woman.  The Bible 
scriptures do not specifically say
that she was beautiful. Ancient 
African drawings display her as 
a beautiful queen.  The scriptures 
will show that King Solomon was 
impressed by her persona.


I am adding scriptures discussing 
the life of  beautiful Hadassah. She eventually became known as Queen
Esther!






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LIFE LESSON:


QUEEN OF SHEBA & KING SOLOMON





1 KINGS 10: 1-3, 13



1 Now when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.

2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

3 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.



13 Now King Solomon gave the Queen 
of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given
her according to the royal generosity.So 
she turned and went to her own country, 
she and her servants.













LIFE LESSON:





ESTHER, DAUGHTER OF ABIHAIL





ESTHER 2:7, 15-16







7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.



15 Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her.

16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.




ESTHER 5: 1-4



1 Now it happened on the third day that Esther put her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.

2 So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.

3 And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!”

4 So Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”


ESTHER 6: 14 


While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.

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