Biblia Pauperum

Biblia Pauperum
Psalms 71.10. The kings of Tharsis and
the isles shall offer presents.
Isa. 60.14. And they shall worship the
steps of Thy feet.
Image: Abner visits
David at Hebron
This people denotes
it is worshiped. Gold,
frankincense and
myrrh are placed
before Him. The
gentiles seeking to
join Christ.
Image: Queen of
Sheba visits Solomon
In type this denotes
the gentiles coming to
Christ. Christ is
worshiped. Gold,
frankincense and
myrrh are placed
before Him.
Isa. 2.2–3. And all
nations shall flow
unto Him, and many
people shall go.
Num. 24:17. A star
shall rise out of
Jacob, and a rod shall
spring up from the
root.
Text: We read in the
second book of
Text: We read in the
Kings, chapter 3, that
third book of Kings,
Abner, captain of the
chapter 10, that the
army of Saul, came
Queen of Sheba,
to David in
having heard the fame
Jerusalem, that he
of Solomon, came to
might bring to him all
Jerusalem with great
the people of Israel,
gifts to worship him.
which were then
The queen was a
following the house
gentile, which well
Image: Epiphany
of Saul, which
figured the nations
figured the coming to Christ of the magi,
which came from afar to worship the
who worshiped Christ with mystic gifts.
Lord with gifts.