In Liz Curtis Higgs’s latest book she dives into
the life of the Queen of Sheba. The basis for the book is taken from 1 Kings
10:1-13. Liz is a seasoned author, and she knows how to do her research. Not
only do you have the Scriptural basis, but there is a fair amount of other
resources and information that she sites as well. All of that along with her
personal stories, input from other women, and a dab of storytelling make for an
interesting and quick read in It’s Good to Be Queen.
I don’t think that I would generally pick a book
about the Queen of Sheba for my reading material usually, but being familiar
with some of Higgs other works I figured it would be good. She did not
disappoint. I know about the Queen of Sheba from the few Bible passages that
she is mentioned in. I also have heard some historical information and some
speculated stuff about her. Even with the knowledge that I already had of her,
I felt that Liz did a great job of really diving into who the Queen of Sheba
was in a fresh new way that made me look at her in a different way.
The book itself is broken down into ten
different chapters that each focus on a portion of Scripture from 1 Kings 10, and
what lesson or insight we can draw from that. This book covers a lot of
subtopics. The story of Sheba ties it all together though, so it works. The way
that the book is set up it would be great to use in a woman’s Bible study,
Sunday school, or book club. Liz even includes a study guide in the back of the
book. There is actually one that is meant for a one time discussion of the
book; a book club setting. One that is broken up into 10 sections, one for each
chapter of the book; a woman’s group or Sunday school setting. Now, of course
you can also use the study guide for yourself to getting thinking about the
reading a little more.
