Goodbye Seeking, Hello Guidance. Hello Christmas Part 4
The Mystery of the Magi “We three kings of Orient are…” We have all sung the song, played the roles in a Christmas pageant, or placed the characters in the Nativity scene in our home. The three wise men, the Magi. They have many names. Tradition has even given each of them an individual name. But truth be told, we do not know their names, or even if there were only three of them. So what do we actually know about these mysterious bearers of precious gifts for Baby Jesus? And does it matter to us today? Let us take a look, shall we? When Did the Wise Men Arrive? Some time passed after Mary gave birth in that less-than-ideal location, the stable in Bethlehem. How much time, we cannot say exactly, but God’s Word gives us a few clues. Herod decreed that all boy babies age two and under in Bethlehem be killed, which suggests that at least a year may have passed. Another clue is that the wise men found Mary, Joseph, and the “young child” living in a house, not in a stable. Others sugge...
