Visit of the Magi
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Hymn - 335 - Theres no greater name than jesus
Hymn - 335 - Theres no greater name than jesus
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Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him; the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
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Hymn - 341 - You are the King of Glory
Hymn - 341 - You are the King of Glory
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Hymn - 194 - O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
Hymn - 194 - O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
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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 he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ” Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
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Visit of the Magi
Visit of the Magi
Lord’s Covenant with David
When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Matthew 1 - shows Jesus deserves Royal Honour
Matthew 2 - shows Jesus receiving that honour
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 he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
Born in Bethlehem
In the time of King Herod
“East” - literally “rising sun”
West = Evening / Sea
Also used for the gentiles
Star
King of the Jews has been born
We have come to worship him
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
David, decendant of Abraham, Issac & Jacob
Herod, decendant of Esau
Appointed by the Romans
He and his father had curried favour with the Romans
King of Judea
Crafty & Cruel
Had killed his wifes, brother & grandfather, then her, followed by his two sons
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
Quotation from Micah
They have no doubt as to where the Messiah would be born
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
Appeals to their interest in the star
rather than his true intention
And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
Sent them to Bethlehem
Go search diligently
When you find him tell me
“that I may come and worship him”
After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
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And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Into the house
worshipped him
Gold
Kingship
Franckincense
Offerings / Worship (Exodus 30:34) not for the people but only for God
composition of temple incense
incense burning symbolic of teh prayers and thanksgiving of the people & priests
God describes when offered to idols as His Incense
And you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them.
Myrrh
composition of Annointing Oil
Burial
“Life more pleasant, pain less dreadful, burial less repulsive”
The Chearful giver - Example of Giving
Did not hesitate to travel
Prostrated themselves, discarded any concept of self importance and bowed before a child of humble birth
Gave of their best and gave what they believed was rightf.ully His
Jesus came for Jews & Gentiles (from all nations)
Even gentiles came to worship and await his birth
Why do we, so highly priviledged, fall short?
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
Blind to Herods true desires
God spoke through a Dream (Ecclesiastes 5:7 - do not consult dreams but fear God)
Joseph is the only believer to have a dream in the New Testament
False Teachers
Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
Hymn - 350 - Angels from the realms of glory
Hymn - 350 - Angels from the realms of glory
Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer
Doxology(read) –
Doxology(read) –
NOT TO US BE GLORY GIVEN
but to him who reigns above:
Glory to the God of heaven
for his faithfulness and love!
What though unbelieving voices
hear no word and see no sign,
still in God my heart rejoices,
working out his will divine.