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I love Christmas
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wise men - AKA Magoi
astrologist, study of sacred writings, study of the pursuit of wisdom
single ladies
wise men not a smart alcaic
what did they mean when they spoke of the star?
Numbers
the Jews understood this to be speaking of the coming Messiah
the wise men traveled with a crew over 800 miles
max travel speed for a 33BC camel
20 miles/day
makes this a 40 day trip
They show up in Jerusalem and King Herod finds out and is troubled
another message for another Christmas
Herod lies to the wise men that he desires to go and worship Jesus too but secretly plans to kill Him
fortunately they were wise and were not fooled by Herod
Matthew 2:
KEY TEXT
Over the next 2 Sundays and then 3rd service being on Christmas Eve
cover 3 gifts
All 3 were given as acts of worship
symbolizing something specific about Jesus
Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh
Myrrh 19 times in ESV
Of the 19 references Myrrh was offered to Jesus two times
one in this passage as a young child
As Jesus is going to the
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MYRRH?
1.The word comes from or is rooted in the Hebrew word Mara
Mara - Bitter
We see it in the Naomi, mother in law of Ruth
Naomi lost her husband and two sons,
returns home and says this:
in that time a name was a reflection of who you are
or they may rename a place based on something that happened there
like when the Israelites were wandering in the desert
Bitterness
Death
Can anyone say Merry Christmas
Myrrh was a vital part of death and burrial thousands of years ago
it was used for embalming and preserving the body
at the end of Jesus’ life His body was encased with myrrh
3. Myrrh also represents eternity
it is special for its ability to last for a long time
I put a car smell good on my mirror and two days later nothing
myrrh in the right conditions can hold its fragrance for several hundred years
scientists have found myrrh in Egyptian tombs 4000 years old
When the wise men gave myrrh to Jesus it was a symbol of His purpose
Jesus came from heaven to earth
to show the way
from the earth to the cross
Jesus came from heaven to earth to take the bitterness of our sin upon Him who was and is holy
He died the death that we should have died to pay for our sins
Because he paid for our sins we can smell the sweet fragrance of Salvation for all eternity
Purpose
God didn’t just send Jesus to see how things would work out
The Father sent His Son so that the world could be saved
Close with this final thought:
who knows the story of Esther?
Israel conquered by Persia
King Xerxes has a problem with his wife, Queen Vashti and she is kicked off the throne
he looks for a new wife, tries many girls but choses Esther
Esther’s uncle finds out about a plot to kill all the Jews
Uncle tells Ester, she convinces the king not to do and and saves God’s people
(quick version- more to it but that’s the highlights
Interesting fact:
Esther is chosen as one fo the girls who may be the kings wife.
so she has to prepare to meet him
makes sense
What did she have to do to get ready?
1 year beauty treatment
6 months daily being in a room with myrrh burning and being rubbed in myrrh
then 6 months with spices and ointments
the myrrh made her ready to see the king
likewise we needed myrrh before we could see the king
Jesus had to die on the cross so that we could have eternity (forever and ever) in the presence of Jesus
and that is a true Christmas Gift
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