14/1/2022 (Fri)
MAGI WORSHIP THE KING OF THE JEWS
Keywords 2:1b-2
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."
1. Truth-seeking magi and wicked Herod
(1-8)
A group of learned men from an
eastern kingdom recognized a new star as the sign of the birth of the Messiah.
Though they were Gentiles, they understood that this king was their true hope.
They traveled to Jerusalem and asked King Herod where to find the child. Herod
and the Jewish religious leaders were alarmed and did some quick Bible
research. They found that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem and gave the
Magi the information they needed. But with evil intent, Herod told them to
return and report the child’s location.
2.
They found Jesus (9-12)
The Magi were overjoyed when the
star led them to the house where Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus were. They
worshiped Jesus and gave him gifts from their hearts. On their way back home,
God warned the Magi to avoid Herod so that his plan would not succeed. To find
the object of worship in Jesus gives us true joy, even if we don’t get any earthly benefit.
Prayer
Father, thank you for blessing me
with success in finding Jesus, my true object of worship.
One Word Those who purely seek Jesus find him
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