Matthew 2
- beth72737
- Sep 8
- 1 min read
The Christmas song says, “We three kings of orient are …” But they weren’t kings, they were astrologers or sages or wisemen from the east—probably Persia, not the orient. And the Bible doesn’t tell us there were three but as it does identify three gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh, it makes sense to assume each wiseman brought a gift. Three foreigners come to worship the new born king, while the people in and around Jerusalem don’t even realize the King has been born. How sad it is that when King Herod does find out about the birth of Jesus, he wants to destroy Him. Kill the hope of the world. But God intervenes and rescues baby Jesus, Joseph and Mary.
• The wisemen followed a star to Jesus. How did you find Jesus? What’s your spiritual story?
• Herod tried to kill Jesus because he saw Him as a threat. Do you ever find Jesus threatening? Why?
When I was younger I knew that Jesus was God's son and that he was very special. We sang songs about him and went to church some but it wasn't until I was an adult that I actually learned more about him. Some friends at work had encouraged me to find a church home and one Sunday morning my family and I set out to find a church. Epiphany was the 3rd church we went to that morning and we were welcomed with open arms. That was 27 years ago.
Even though my journey started later in life I have never felt that Jesus was a threat. From the words of gospel hymns I knew that he was loving an…