BIBLE STORY OF THE MAGI
THESE WISE MEN WERE SCHOLARS IN ASTROMONY AND ASTROLOGY AND MOST LIKELY FROM BABYLON. NO WHERE ARE THEY MENTIONED AS BEING KINGS.
"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”
HEROD THE GREAT WAS TOTALLY UPSET
And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, and after calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.
MAGI MAY HAVE KNOWN THE PASSAGE FROM THE BOOK OF MICAH, FROM DANIEL'S INFLUENCE IN BABYLON IN 605 BC.
So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
HEROD TALKED TO THE MAGI IN SECRET ABOUT WHEN THE STAR APPEARED.
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and determined precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
HEROD TOLD THEM TO GO TO BETHLEHEM, 6 MILES AWAY.
And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and worship him.”
THE MAGI WATCHED THE STAR RISE OVER THE EASTERN HORIZON, AND WAS NOW LEADING THEM TO TOWN OF BETHLEHEM.
After they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came and stood above the place where the child was. Now when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.
THE STAR LIGHT SHINED ABOVE THE HOUSE WHERE JESUS WAS AT. THEY WERE GREETED BY JOSEPH AND MARY.
And when they came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
THE MAGI WERE WARNED IN A DREAM TO RETURN HOME ANOTHER WAY TO AVOID MEETING UP WITH HEROD AGAIN.
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route."
MATTHEW 2:1-12 LEB (Lexham English Bible)
JESUS WAS A ONE OR TWO YEAR OLD TODDLER (CHILD) WHEN THE MAGI VISITED.
WAS THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM, WHEN JESUS WAS BORN, SHINING ANGELS DESCENDING TO THE SHEPHERDS.
WAS THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM WHEN THE MAGI CAME, ANGELS GUIDING THEM TO THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WOULD FIND THE MESSIAH.
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