Exo 18:8-12, 1Ki 10:1-2, 2Ki 5:1-7, 16-17, Isa 60:1-10, Mat 2:1, 12:42 | ESV | STEP | Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake , all the hardship that had come upon them in the way , and how the Lord had delivered them.

Exodus 18:8-12

8 Then Moses told his father-in-law ^aall that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the Lord had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

10 Jethro said, ^b“Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that ^cthe Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they ^ddealt arrogantly with the people.” ^{▼▼Hebrew with them} 12 And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law ^fbefore God.

1 Kings 10:1-2

The Queen of Sheba

1 ^gNow when ^hthe queen of ⁱSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came ^jto test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels ^kbearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

2 Kings 5:1-7

Naaman Healed of Leprosy

1 ^lNaaman, ^mcommander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} 2 Now the Syrians on ^oone of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman’s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” 4 So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.” 5 And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”

So he went, ^ptaking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams} of gold, and ten ^rchanges of clothing. 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7 And when the king of Israel read the letter, ^she tore his clothes and said, ^t“Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only ^uconsider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”

2 Kings 5:16-17

16 But he said, ^v“As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, ^wI will receive none.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused. 17 Then Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the Lord.

Isaiah 60:1-10

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^xArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^ythe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 ^zAnd nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 ^aaLift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
^abyour sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and ^acbe radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult, ^{▼▼Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide}
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
^aethe wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of ^afMidian and ^agEphah;
all those from ^ahSheba shall come.
^aiThey shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of ^ajKedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of ^akNebaioth shall minister to you;
^althey shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
^amand I will beautify my beautiful house.
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud,
and ^anlike doves to their windows?
9 For ^aothe coastlands shall hope for me,
^apthe ships of Tarshish first,
^aqto bring your children from afar,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because ^arhe has made you beautiful.
10 ^asForeigners shall build up your walls,
and ^attheir kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

Matthew 2:1

The Visit of the Wise Men

1 Now ^auafter Jesus was born in ^avBethlehem of Judea ^awin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ^{▼▼Greek magi; also verses 7, 16} from ^aythe east came to Jerusalem,

Matthew 12:42

42 ^azThe queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^basomething greater than Solomon is here.