When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!
- Matthew 2:10 (NLT)
There is a lot of discussion and debate that the wise men, or magi as some translations read, were not Jewish men.
That these men were likely travelers from the East who had knowledge of astrology they’d learned in Babylonia after the Jewish exile.
According to scripture, when they were seeking the Christ child, they asked, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?”
This suggests that they were not Jewish because if they were, wouldn’t they have asked, “Where hasour King been born?”
Over the years many religious scholars have tried to prove who the magi were and how they knew to seek Jesus.
Navigators have been using the stars as a guide for centuries, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that God led these men to Jesus using the astrology skills that they knew .
Who doesn’t want to follow the brightest star in the sky?
Jesus came to earth to bring every to the Father, and if a star leads people to Jesus then that star will lead us home.
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