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Intro
Peace
We see a lack of peace around the world.
We see a lack of peace in our town.
Last week we broke the murder record in Indianapolis.
We can have a lack of peace in our hearts
Transition
Before we get into the text today, we need to look at the people involved.
Two are kings and and there is a group of king makers
Both Kings bring peace but the peace they bring is very different.
We have to do a bit of heavy lifting here but it will be worth it.
1st King; Herod the Great
Known as the only leader in Palestine to really have peace.
Herod brought peace but at an incredible cost.
Herod wasn’t a Jew.
His father was Idumaean (descendant of Esau) and his mother was Persian.
Some people tried to end his reign early by hiring Persian soldiers from the Parthian empire.
He ended up bribing Rome and getting the title "King".
King Herod was a paranoid tyrant who ended up killing three of his sons on suspicion of treason, putting to death his favorite wife (of his ten wives!), killing one of his mothers-in-law (I won’t comment on this one), drowning a high priest, and killing several uncles and a couple of cousins.
He plotted to kill a stadium of Jewish leaders, and he even killed all the male babies and toddlers in certain village.
When he was inaugurated as king, he invited all his family’s enemies to a festival as a show of peace, and then had them all ambushed and killed.
Caesar Augustus said, "I'd rather be Herod's pig than his son.
Some people tried to end his reign early by hiring Persian soldiers from the Parthian empire.
He ended up bribing Rome and getting the title "King".
He threw the Persians and their religious practices out of Israel.
Yes, Herod brought peace, but at an incredible price.
It's easy to point our fingers at Herod but there’s a bit of his kind in all of us:
insecurity
willingness to do anything
The other king; Jesus
Probably about 18 months old as we enter the text today.
He is the one prophesied about.
He will be called the Prince of Peace.
He’s the reason for joy, hope, love.
King Makers - aka Magi
plural maybe 2 maybe 800
Came from the East
brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh
In light of a lack of evidence people made up stories
kings (the Greek word means great men)three because of three types of gifts
Many years later men came up with three names: Gaspar, Balthazar, and Melchior
Historical possibilities:
diviners and seducers
carnival workers - charlatans
MOST LIKELY a priestly cast of Medes and Persians from the Parthian empire (Megistanes=great men)
studied theology, philosophy, and the stars.
At that time, astrology and astronomy (legitimate science) we muddled together.
Daniel
King makers
Ran out of Israel when Herod came to power
Horses not camels
Full military escort
The real King; Jesus
Herod had them thrown out years earlier.
Probably about 18 months old as we enter the text today.
The one who is called the Prince of Peace
​Text
Let's look at verse two from another translation.
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, ESV
Behold is a biblical way of saying, “Boom.”
Its Magi!!!
Remember, they’d been thrown out!
Imagine their approach to Jerusalem.
Who did they ask?
Notice they ask, “Where is the one who has been BORN, king of the Jews?”
This king didn’t bribe someone to become king, he was born king.
This child’s kingdom will have no end.
He won’t retire and he can’t be impeached.
Gentiles are the first to call him a king.
Do you know when the first time a Jew acknowledges Jesus is king?
"Let him come off the cross and we'll believe in him."
The magi have come to worship.
They saw his star.
How would they know to look for a star or that someone special was coming?
Daniel!
Star?
The Bible doesn't provide many details because the star isn't important.
The real "star" is the baby.
Understatement of the century!
disturbed?
This is the same word used in chapter 14
Herod is freaked out and everyone else is as well.
These magi could mean trouble.
When Herod gets freaked out, people die.
The chief priests can answer the questions with precision but they seem to be apathetic to the entire thing.
They knew the text but they didn't expect the Messiah?
The priest's job is to lead worship!
It's a very dangerous thing to get familiar with this book and not live like its true.
These guys knew the prophecy but weren't even expecting Jesus.
Herod pretends worship but intends murder.
As a matter of fact he will.
They "Jewish" King is asking Gentiles to help him find the Jewish Messiah?
But we shouldn't be surprised, Scriptures promised this for years!
For example:
Is
Nations were coming to his light!
They were coming to worship.
They were on a mission to find this long-expected King Jesus who would bring an entirely new kind of peace.
The star came back!
I thoroughly believe that if someone genuinely is seeking God, he will move heaven and earth to bring them to his Son.
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