These Gifts We Bring
Rex Yancey
Matthew 2:11
Matthew 2:11 Matthew immediately tells us two things about the truth of Jesus. 1. He was born in Bethlehem. This fulfilled Micah's prophecy. ''But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be born ruler of Israel; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting.''
2. He was born shortly before the death of Herod. Josephus, a Jewish historian recorded that Herod died shortly after a lunar eclipse at the close of March or at the befinning of April, 5 B.C. We also know the shepherds saw Jesus as an infant. By the time the wise men arrived, he was a child, perhaps a toddler.
These wise men were probably from Iraq, perhaps Bagdad. They were Gentile scholars. They studied the stars. It seems that God met them at their level of understanding. They were interseted in religion and science. They must have heard and read about the birth of a Jewish king.
We do not know how many wise men there were. They brought three gifts. However, in all liklihood they traveled in a caravan to make the three-hundred-mile trip.
Their gifts were appropriate. They brought gifts befitting a prophet, priest, and King; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were expensive gifts in honor of the Lord Jesus.
We do not know much about the wise men or the star. There has been specualtion about both. However, our focus should be on the fact they came to bow before him. Jesus the Lord of Gentiles and Jews. I would outline this part of Matthew as: the truth they sought, the thrill they caught, and the gifts they brought.
The question for us today is what kind of gifts can we bring that is befitting the King?
1.WE GIVE HIM THE GIFT OF OUR TESTIMONY. What is a testimony? In legal terms it is the form of evidence obtained from a witness who makes a solelm statement or declaration of fact. It may be written or oral. The witness gives first ...
Rex Yancey
Matthew 2:11
Matthew 2:11 Matthew immediately tells us two things about the truth of Jesus. 1. He was born in Bethlehem. This fulfilled Micah's prophecy. ''But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be born ruler of Israel; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting.''
2. He was born shortly before the death of Herod. Josephus, a Jewish historian recorded that Herod died shortly after a lunar eclipse at the close of March or at the befinning of April, 5 B.C. We also know the shepherds saw Jesus as an infant. By the time the wise men arrived, he was a child, perhaps a toddler.
These wise men were probably from Iraq, perhaps Bagdad. They were Gentile scholars. They studied the stars. It seems that God met them at their level of understanding. They were interseted in religion and science. They must have heard and read about the birth of a Jewish king.
We do not know how many wise men there were. They brought three gifts. However, in all liklihood they traveled in a caravan to make the three-hundred-mile trip.
Their gifts were appropriate. They brought gifts befitting a prophet, priest, and King; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were expensive gifts in honor of the Lord Jesus.
We do not know much about the wise men or the star. There has been specualtion about both. However, our focus should be on the fact they came to bow before him. Jesus the Lord of Gentiles and Jews. I would outline this part of Matthew as: the truth they sought, the thrill they caught, and the gifts they brought.
The question for us today is what kind of gifts can we bring that is befitting the King?
1.WE GIVE HIM THE GIFT OF OUR TESTIMONY. What is a testimony? In legal terms it is the form of evidence obtained from a witness who makes a solelm statement or declaration of fact. It may be written or oral. The witness gives first ...
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