“And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way” (Matthew 2:12). The Magi were attuned…
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And after they cameinto the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell down and…
“Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact time the starappeared” (Matthew 7). In paranoia, Herod wants to be rid of the threat. We live…
“They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by theprophet: ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the…
“And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born” (Matthew 2:4). In the Gospel, we have…
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him” (Matthew 2:3). There’s a good “troubled” and there’s a bad “troubled.” This is a bad troubled. …
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has…