Guiding Questions: I Kings 10

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Why was the Queen of Sheba testing Solomon?
  2. What is the importance of the incident of the Queen of Sheba in the context of the narrative of our story? How does the story fit in with the theme of the chapter?
  3. The Rabbis gave many midrashic explanations to the significance of the six steps of Solomon’s throne. Some opinions hold that the steps signify the six days of creation, while others have suggested that the steps signify the six special precepts that the Torah imposes on kings (check Deut. 17:16-19). Suggest some possible meanings as well.

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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