Wise or Magi does it matter?
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Getting rid of the Old and finding the new.
Getting rid of the Old and finding the new.
Matthew 2:1-2
Matthew 2:1-2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”
What are some of the parts of the story we believe that aren’t really there?
What are some of the parts of the story we believe that aren’t really there?
How Many Magi? What are their names? Where are they from? What are they?
How Many Magi? What are their names? Where are they from? What are they?
The Facts: There is no known number. There are no names. They are from a country where the sun rises before it rises in Jerusalem. (probably Persia or Arabia). They are great/powerful men possible priests or wise men schooled in astrology.
The Facts: There is no known number. There are no names. They are from a country where the sun rises before it rises in Jerusalem. (probably Persia or Arabia). They are great/powerful men possible priests or wise men schooled in astrology.
Herod: sneaky from the get go
Herod: sneaky from the get go
Matthew 2:3-4
Matthew 2:3-4
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Why ALL Jerusalem with him?
Why ALL Jerusalem with him?
He didn’t leave anything to chance.
He didn’t leave anything to chance.
Go back to the prophecies
Go back to the prophecies
Matthew 2:5-6
Matthew 2:5-6
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’”
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.”
Herod the Liar
Herod the Liar
Matthew 2:7-8
Matthew 2:7-8
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
I wonder what the bet line was on Herod worshipping anyone but himself?
I wonder what the bet line was on Herod worshipping anyone but himself?
Why did they lose the STAR and why did they find it again?
Why did they lose the STAR and why did they find it again?
Matthew 2:9-11
Matthew 2:9-11
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.
Why did they give the child so much?
Why did they give the child so much?
What are some of the hidden secrets here?
What are some of the hidden secrets here?
The worst ending for a story-EVER
The worst ending for a story-EVER
Matthew 2:12, 16-17
Matthew 2:12, 16-17
And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: