Matthew 2:1-2 states, “Now when Jesus was born on
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, saying, Where is he that is born king of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
We do
not know when the kings came to Jerusalem, or when they appeared at Joseph and
Mary’s home. It is generally believed
that it was about a year after ??Christ’s birth. There is much conjecture about just who these
Eastern Magi were. Many believe that
they were astrologers and or philosophers.
There is some possibility that they were Jews of mixed descent who lived
in distant lands and were knowledgeable of the Messianic prophesies in the Jewish
Scrolls. If so, then they would have
believed that the time of Christ’s coming was at hand.
Since
they followed Christ’s star, there
possible were astrologers among them –and thus the statement “We have followed
his star”. However, the thing that
really mattered was that they traveled all those miles to worship Christ. They believed that he was the “king” so they
diligently sought after Him. They
believed that they would indeed find the Christ child. Even more importantly it sees that they
believed that He was the Messiah and that He was worthy of their worship.
Hebrews 11:6 states, “But without faith it is impossible to please him:
for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder
of them that diligently seek him.” Wise
men and women still seek Him. In their
seeking it is still necessary for them to believe, like the wise men who sought
after Christ; and they must believe , not only that he is, but that he will
reward those who seek him with salvation.
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