<p>12:42&nbsp;<em>The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment</em>- &ldquo;Rise up&rdquo; translates&nbsp;<em>egeiro</em>&nbsp;whereas &ldquo;rise up&rdquo; in :41 translates&nbsp;<em>anistemi</em>. The Ninevites will &ldquo;rise in judgment&rdquo;, as a judge arises to pronounce a verdict; whereas the Queen of the South arises &ldquo;in&nbsp;<em>the</em>&nbsp;judgment&rdquo;, with the article. The difference may be because the Queen of the South is being portrayed as being resurrected along with the people of the Lord&rsquo;s generation. The reference is perhaps more to resurrection than to arising in judgment.</p>
<p><em>With this generation and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, one greater than Solomon is here!-</em>&nbsp;If Sheba is at the very end of 'the earth', we have another confirmation that the 'earth' or land in Scripture often refers to the land promised to Abraham, and not the entire planet. The point is that she made a huge effort to come to hear Divine truth, whereas Christ as &quot;the wisdom of God&quot; stood before their eyes and they refused to believe and repent. The parallel is between the Queen of Sheba and the Ninevites, who repented. We may be able to infer that she likewise repented upon hearing Solomon's wisdom. The whole theme in this section is of the need to make an abiding repentance upon hearing God's Truth as spoken by His Son.</p>