1 Kings 3:28

And an Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king [ i.e; were impressed and awed by his almost supernatural penetration. Bähr refers to Luke 4:36 ; Luke 8:25 ], for they saw that the wisdom of God [for which he asked ( Luke 8:9 ) and which God gave

; before him the two harlots and the helpless child—carries our thoughts to a day of storm and cloud, a day of darkness and dread, when the "Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory," with "the holy angels" around Him and "all nations" before Him (St. Matthew 25:31 ). Let us see in this first judgment, then, an outline of the last. Observe:

I. THE JUDGE . It is

II. THE JUDGED . They were

III. THE JUDGMENT . Thereby

IV. THE REWARD AND PUNISHMENT . To the one the tribunal brought justification, joy, peace. To the other, condemnation, shame, contempt. But notice especially