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Matthew 2:1-12

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Wise Men Visit Jesus

1 Now [after][a] Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
2 saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising[b] and have come to worship him."
3 And [when][c] King Herod heard [it],[d] he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 and [after] calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.
5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
7 Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men [and] determined precisely from them the time [when] the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."
9 [After] they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came [and] stood above [the place] where the child was.
10 Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy.
11 And [when they] came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down [and] worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.
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Hello again and welcome to Hope from the Word. We're glad to have you with us today. Christmas was yesterday but we are going to continue with more teaching from Pastor Bill Luebkemann, centered around the Christmas message. Many of the movies we see have a villain and, in the case of the Christmas story, our villain is King Herod, a man so obsessed with his position as king that he ordered his own son murdered. Last time, we talked about the wise men and their trip to visit young Jesus. As we review the journey of the wise men today, we begin with their visit to Herod's palace as recorded in Matthew, chapter two.
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Christmas Series #5
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Christmas Msg - Part 3 - Matthew 2:1-12
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Christmas Msg - Part 3 - Matthew 2:1-12
Christmas Msg - Part 3 - Matthew 2:1-12
Bill Luebkemann

Can you believe it? Christmas is here! We hope you have a very merry Christmas and we're so grateful you could join us today. You may have heard someone say recently, “What do you get the person who has everything?” Well, this definitely applied to the wise men that traveled to meet Jesus not long after His birth. But their question was more along the lines of, “What do you get the person who is God?” This is Hope from the Word with Pastor Bill Luebkemann of Calvary Chapel of Marlton. Join us, if you would, in Matthew, chapter two, as we take a closer look at these men called by God to bring presents to young Jesus.
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Footnotes 16

  • [a] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was born")
  • [b] Or, "when it rose"; traditionally rendered "in the east" by many English versions
  • [c] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
  • [d] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  • [e] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("calling together") which is understood as temporal
  • [f] A quotation from Mic 5:2
  • [g] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("summoned") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [h] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("appeared")
  • [i] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("sent") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [j] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("may come") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [k] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("listened to") which is understood as temporal
  • [l] Or, "when it rose"; traditionally rendered "in the east" by many English versions
  • [m] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("came") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [n] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal
  • [o] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("came") which is understood as temporal
  • [p] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("fell down") has been translated as a finite verb

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