Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12: What’s Revealed in the Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

They came bringing gifts—but found the better One. They left the blindness of deepest darkness, coming to the pure Light, finding the source of eternal Gladness. They came to the Jews but found a Gift greater than themselves, meant for all the Gentiles. So, who are “they”? They are the wise men, sometimes called kings, […]

Matthew 2:1-12: Adoration of the Magi

The Magi went to the most-reasonable place to discover the newborn, Jewish King.  After all, where else would He be but in Jerusalem?  That’s the capital city!  That’s where you would find God’s Temple.  That was God’s city. But when they arrive to join the party, all dressed up and on time, no one is […]