The Wise Men
This week’s passage: Matthew 2:1-12 The Beginning of a Long Journey Matthew, being guided by the Holy Spirit is sharing so much in these 12 short verses that it is hard to unpack it all in one setting. If we are paying attention, we see an example of how the world can influence our view of events, but more on that later. These verses focus on the journey of the wise men (Magi) who were familiar with the prophecy given by Daniel some 900 years prior to the event we are reading now. "And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever," (Daniel 2:44) Perception is Everything We see through the wise men and others in this account that the way we perceive Christ can change our willingness to approach Him. Herod enjoyed ...