Matthew 2:1-23 | The Treasures of the Heart | Rich Jones

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We recently studied Revelation 12 and there is a direct connection between that chapter and the story of the birth of God’s Son whom He sent to be the Savior of the world.

In Revelation 12, there are two signs that appear in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars; and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. That woman is Israel and she was in labor to give birth to the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

And another sign appeared in heaven; a great red dragon having seven heads and 10 horns. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. That great red dragon is none other than the serpent of old who was called the devil and Satan. The symbolism of the Dragon standing before the woman so that he might devour her child is seen in the story of the Magi in Matthew 2.

However, studying about the visit of the Magi in Bethlehem as we celebrate the birth of Jesus is a bit of wrong timing. This is because all our nativity sets are incorrect. The common arrangement is for Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, farm animals, and the wise men all to be around the baby Jesus as he lay in the manger, just hours after his birth.

But the wise men came from the East a distance of perhaps 900 miles or more with a large group or entourage of people, which would have been the only way to travel safely in those days, and it therefore would have been several months before they arrived in Israel. And in fact, the account in the book of Matthew says that they visited Jesus at “the house,” which clearly suggests they were not still living with the animals by the time the wise men arrived.

Therefore, they probably arrived several months later. To keep our nativity scenes accurate, therefore, we would need to have the wise men across the room somewhere with them all heading toward Bethlehem.

Over time there have been several other myths that have developed around this story of the Magi coming from the East. For example, it doesn't tell us in the story that there were three of them. This is assumed because they came bearing three gifts, but maybe there were six or perhaps nine or 12. Maybe they all pitched in together to purchase these gifts, that is something men would definitely do.

It also doesn't say they came on camels; they might have come on powerful Arabian horses; although, with the journey of almost 900 miles, camels would have been a good option.

Of course, the origin of giving gifts at Christmas came from these Magi from the East. However, their gifts were not wrapped; which tells us two things: 1) they were wise; and 2) they were men. Men are terrible at wrapping gifts and why bother if they're going to just be opened anyway?

There are three different groups of people in this story and from each group you can learn a lot about the treasure within the heart. In other words, each of them are pursuing what’s in their hearts. That’s where the story also applies to us.

The King these Magi were seeking is the same King that God sent to pursue a relationship with you and me. How we respond reveals our heart just as it revealed each of theirs.

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