When Jesus was born, only a few wisemen in the East were watching the signs and came to pay homage. Traveling from afar, their diligence abs humility in seeking out the baby King leaves many lessons for us today. 

<p>When Jesus was born, only a few wisemen in the East were watching the signs and came to pay homage. Traveling from afar, their diligence abs humility in seeking out the baby King leaves many lessons for us today. </p>

Adam Ramdin

Lineage Season 4: Manger to Messiah

01 The Birth of Jesus Christ

02 The Wise Men

03 Jesus: The Temple Visit

04 Jesus: Baptism & Wilderness Experience

05 The Wedding at Cana

06 The Pool of Bethesda

07 John the Baptist

08 Jesus Rejected in Nazareth

09 Calling the Disciples

10 The Sermon on the Mount

11 Peace, Be Still

12 Healed Demoniacs Witness in Decapolis

13 Feeding the 5000

14 Lazarus: Raised From The Dead

15 The Good Samaritan

16 Signs of the Times: Matthew 24

17 The Garden of Gethsemane

18 In Pilate’s Judgment Hall

19 Calvary: Jesus’ Sacrifice for the World

20 He Is Risen

21 The Walk to Emmaus

22 Peter Restored By Jesus At Galilee

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In the beginning, there was no man, but a woman, and a child. But the Lord had given her a son, and he was born again. And the Lord was with her, and she was with him. At the time of Jesus' birth, there was in the east some wise men who sought to know truth. They studied the heavens and noticed a mysterious light on the night that Jesus was born as a star in the sky.

It wasn't a normal fixed star or planet, but rather a band of angels appearing in the heavens on the night that Jesus was born. They studied the prophecies and no doubt came across Numbers 24 verse 17, which says, There shall come out of Jacob a star. Wondering if this could be the sign of the promised 1, they set out to find what it was. 🎵 Arriving in Jerusalem, they asked around, saying, where is the 1 who is born King of the Jews? But they were met with indifference.

However, the curiosity of King Herod was around, and he called them to the palace and told them to go and find the young child and afterwards come back and tell him where he is so he could go and worship. King Herod was an Edomite and wasn't liked by the Jews, and only held this position because the Romans liked him. But his real intention was to kill baby Jesus and remove any threat to his rule. The wise men went and found baby Jesus and brought him gifts, as was the custom back then. They brought him gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

It's often thought there were 3 wise men, but the Bible never says this. It just says there were 3 gifts. After paying their respects, they were warned in a dream to go back to their own country and not to see Herod first. They departed and left the area. [♪ music ♪ Joseph also had a dream, telling him to take the baby and his mother and flee to Egypt and remain there until it was safe to come home.

Taking baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt, running from a king who wanted to kill them, and came here to live in a foreign land. When King Herod heard that his plans to kill baby Jesus had been thwarted, he was very angry and ordered that all the baby boys in Bethlehem be put to death, fulfilling the words of Jeremiah 31 15. A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rahel, weeping for her children, refused to be comforted because they were not. Jesus lived for some of his early years in a foreign country and was what we would call today a refugee.

It was not safe for him to be home, and so we found refuge here in the land of the Pharaohs, no doubt seeing these same pyramids that we see today. Jesus understands what it's like to live in a foreign country, to learn a new language, to look and speak differently. It was not easy growing up. When Herod died, his father was told by an angel that it was now safe to go back to Israel. His father, though, was scared to go to Bethlehem because Herod's son was ruling, and so they went to the Galilee region and lived in the town of Nazareth.

The wise men were not Jews, but they were sincere and earnest in their search for truth. They serve to us today as examples of many people who are desperately trying to find light and understanding about the deeper issues of life. The Bible says, "'Other sheep I have that are not of this fold. Them also I will call, and there will be 1 flock and 1 shepherd. May we be open to the movings of the Holy Spirit and welcome those who come to a knowledge of the truth.

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Lineage Season 4: Manger to Messiah

02 The Wise Men

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Other Teachings in Series

01 The Birth of Jesus Christ

4m

02 The Wise Men

4m

03 Jesus: The Temple Visit

4m

04 Jesus: Baptism & Wilderness Experience

4m

05 The Wedding at Cana

4m

06 The Pool of Bethesda

4m

07 John the Baptist

5m

08 Jesus Rejected in Nazareth

4m

09 Calling the Disciples

4m

10 The Sermon on the Mount

4m

11 Peace, Be Still

3m

12 Healed Demoniacs Witness in Decapolis

4m

13 Feeding the 5000

4m

14 Lazarus: Raised From The Dead

5m

15 The Good Samaritan

5m

16 Signs of the Times: Matthew 24

5m

17 The Garden of Gethsemane

5m

18 In Pilate’s Judgment Hall

5m

19 Calvary: Jesus’ Sacrifice for the World

5m

20 He Is Risen

6m

21 The Walk to Emmaus

5m

22 Peter Restored By Jesus At Galilee

5m

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