Bible Questions Answered:
“Who were the wise men?”
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Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Matthew 2:1-12 NLT
1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men
from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
2 “Where is the newborn King Of
The Jews? We saw His star as it rose, and we have come to worship
Him.”
3 King Herod was deeply disturbed
when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
4 He called a meeting of the leading
priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is
The Messiah supposed to be born?”
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they
said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the
land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a
Ruler will come from you who will be The Shepherd for my people
Israel.”
7 Then Herod called for a private
meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the
star first appeared.
8 Then he told them, “Go to
Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find Him,
come back and tell me so that I can go and worship Him, too!”
9 After this interview the wise men
went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to
Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where The
Child was.
10 When they saw the star, they were
filled with joy!
11 They entered the house and saw
The Child with His mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped
him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave Him gifts of
gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 When it was time to leave, they
returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned
them in a dream not to return to Herod.
Matthew 2:1 NLT
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men
from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
The three Wise men, were wealthy Kings
(Some believe scholars of the day.) from the East, Persia (Present
day Iran), or as far away as from India.
These were learned men, (Tradition
lists their names as: Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior.) who were
professors of their day. They studied many things, one of which was
astronomy, and in their doing so, had found in the heavens a
special star, that showed them, a King had been born of the Jews,
a King who was worthy of worship.
Matthew 2:2 NLT
"Where is the newborn King Of
The Jews? We saw His star as it rose, and we have come to
worship Him.”
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Wise men today, still seek the one who
is …..
John 14:6 KJV
"...I am The Way, The Truth,
and The Life: no man cometh unto The Father, but by Me.
John 10:9 KJV
I am The Door: by Me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture.
Acts 4:12 KJV
Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Ephesians
2:8,9,18 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is The Gift Of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
18 For through Him we both have
access by one Spirit unto The Father.
Titus 3:5 KJV
Not by works of righteousness which
we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing
of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;
I John 5:12 KJV
He that hath The Son hath Life; and
he that hath not The Son of God hath not life.
