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Welcome to today's program.
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I am so excited that today
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of Christmas, The Rest of the Story.
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And you see on the screen
behind me, King Herod.
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There he is dressed in red
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and he is talking to the
scribes that are before him.
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He is very, very upset
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because the Magi have shown up saying, where is he born
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King of the Jews.
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So Herod called an emergency
meeting of all the scribes
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and the Pharisees and
demanded of them, tell me
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where this Messiah is supposed to be born.
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He was terribly upset.
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And today we're gonna find
out why Herod was so troubled.
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Today we're gonna see why was Herod
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so troubled when the Magi
showed up in Jerusalem.
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So let's go to Matthew 2
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and read verses 1 and 2.
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It says - Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,
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in the days of Herod the King, behold - there's that word
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behold again: the Greek word carries the idea of amazement.
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Someone that is dumbfounded. The people
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of Jerusalem were simply stunned that Magi came
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and we saw in the last program, Magi were powerful.
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In fact, they were so powerful,
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we do not have an equivalent
for Magi in the world today.
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They were beyond anything
that we currently have.
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And everyone knew how powerful they were.
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And everyone felt like,
wow, it is amazing.
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Look who has come.
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Behold there came wise men from the east
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to Jerusalem saying, where
is he that is born king
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of the Jews for we've
seen his star in the East
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and we are come to worship him.
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But according to this
verse, they came in the days
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of Herod the King.
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Well, Herod was the king of
Judea from 37 BC to 4 BC
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and died in Jericho in the year 4 BC.
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But this verse calls them wise men in the King James version
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but the Greek says magoi, it's where we get the word for
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Magi. What were Magi? A sacred cast of the Medes
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that were powerful, fabulously
wealthy, high ranking priests
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who were devoted to interpreting dreams
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and studying the constellations.
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And they had so much power,
so much political clout
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that if they agreed as a group
to do so with a single word,
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they could depose a king
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and install a new king
of their preference.
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And every king in the Middle East
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and the east trembled at the side of Magi
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because if Magi wanted to do
it, Magi could depose each one
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of them and install somebody else.
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And this leads us to Matthew 2:3,
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the Magi come riding into town
announcing where is he born
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King of the Jews.
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And it's interesting that this word king,
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the word basileia in Greek, describes a king,
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the highest ruler or the emperor.
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But here in the Greek text,
the word king is capitalized,
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which means they were in search of the King of all kings,
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the ruler of all rulers,
the emperor of all emperors:
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a world leader
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so great
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that even the heavens
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And Herod was deeply troubled by this.
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That's what we read in Matthew 2:3.
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And when Herod the king heard
these things, he was troubled
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and all of Jerusalem with him.
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The word, troubled, means to
be agitated, shaken upward,
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deeply troubled.
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It depicts great emotional distress or emotional upheaval.
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It depicts one so stirred
up about something
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that he's become deeply
bothered, distraught, on edge,
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even tormented.
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And now we find
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that Herod the Great is spiraling into an emotional tailspin
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because these Magi are
walking through the streets
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of his city saying and
saying, and saying and asking
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and asking and asking,
where can anybody tell us?
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Does anybody know where
is the King of the Jews
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that has just been born?
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Everyone was hearing what they were saying
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and to accommodate them,
Herod knew he needed
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to really roll out the red carpet
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because these were Magi.
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He wasn't thrilled that they were there,
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but he knew he could not be rude to them.
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But wait: the verse also
says all Jerusalem was
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upset with him.
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Why was Jerusalem upset?
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Because every time there was
a so-called new pretender
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for the throne, Herod was so paranoid
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and so upset, he began a
rampage of killing people.
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It would begin in the slaughter
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and the butchery of a lot of people
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and the people of Jerusalem
literally said, ay, ay,
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here we go again.
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So on the one hand, the people
of Jerusalem would have been
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so starstruck by these Magi
coming into their town.
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We can be certain that the streets
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of Jerusalem were jam packed
with people who had come
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to see these dazzling individuals.
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But on the other hand, when
they begin to say, where is he
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that's born King of the Jews?
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They knew the trouble was about
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to erupt in the city of Jerusalem.
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But wait, we have to also
understand how Magi traveled.
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And this also gives us a
clue as to why Herod was
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so upset about their arrival.
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Records show us that Magi were so rich
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and so politically powerful that they often traveled with
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listen to this, the protection
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of the best military units
available that included troops
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who were reputed to be the
best archers of the day,
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and who used long range bows
carried quivers of arrows,
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swords, and who had proven time
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and time again
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that they could even win
against the Roman forces.
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And in previous battles,
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they had famously killed 10 thousands of Roman soldiers.
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And the particular kind of
army that the Magi showed up
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with, if engaged in battle,
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used a succession of waves of horse archers
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that galloped near the enemy
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and then released a deadly hail of arrows.
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Then the next wave of galloping archers followed them
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to do the same - again and again:
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waves of galloping archers released a continuous reign
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of arrows that annihilated their enemies.
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But this was just the beginning
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for when they saw their enemies melt in fear, a final wave
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of horse riding archers advanced
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and moved in for the kill: archers that wore invincible
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chain-mail suits that carried a long lance
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that rode up on massive
armor covered horses
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and such horses at that time were nearly impossible
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to defeat.
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Which means when the Magi
showed up in Jerusalem,
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they came with an army.
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This was not three little lonely kings.
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They were coming with
thousands in their caravans,
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carrying a huge inventory of treasures
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and a full army to protect
them during their journey.
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And this is one reason why Herod
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and all of Jerusalem was upset when they came.
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And Herod never forgot
his earlier rendezvous
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with Magi in the year 39 when
they tried to depose him.
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And of course now he must have wondered,
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what are they doing here?
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Ah, Magi, do I have
another problem with Magi?
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And he knew they had also
come to worship the king
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of the Jews.
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And this would mean a legitimate king had been born. Unlike
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him, he had been appointed by the Roman Senate,
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but now a legitimate King of the Jews has been born.
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And if a legitimate king of
the Jews has really been born,
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it means that king is
gonna sit on his throne.
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And Herod was thrown into a paranoid fit,
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but he knew he was not in a
position to be rude to Magi
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because Magi needed to be treated royally.
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So he rolled out the red carpet
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and devised a plan to entertain them,
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to get information from them then
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to send them on their way back home.
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And once he got the information, his plan was to locate
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and slaughter the child that
they had come to worship.
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Remember from the
beginning of Herod's reign,
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Herod lived in a period of conspiracy, civil disturbances
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and internal plots, international plots, and counter plots.
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And as a result, he lived in constant fear
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that a day would come when a
coup would succeed against him
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or that he would be supplanted
by another rival king.
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So when Herod heard the
Magi had arrived to town
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and they were saying, and saying,
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and saying, that's literally what the Greek tense says; they
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were saying and saying, where is he born -
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King of the Jews. Just iMagine
if you'd been in the streets
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looking up at these regal
Magi and you heard them saying
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and saying, can anybody tell us
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where is the King of the Jews?
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Do you know where is the King of the Jews?
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Asking and asking, where is he born King of the Jews?
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And according to Matthew 2:3,
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we are told all of Jerusalem
was troubled with Herod.
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The word all is a Greek
word, which means each person
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with no exception; they
were thrown into panic
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first because of the size of the military
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that had accompanied them.
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And second, based on
many years of experience
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with King Herod, they knew
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that if he feared someone
was going to take his throne,
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it would begin a period of
bloodletting in the city.
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And Matthew 2:3 says, the whole city
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of Jerusalem was troubled.
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And that word troubled, describes their emotional response
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to this news that a
new king has been born.
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The whole population was
shaken up and deeply troubled
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and distraught at the
thought of what was going
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to happen when those Magi left.
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They knew based on experience,
it would begin a period
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of bloodletting and slaughter in the city.
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Remember, during the time of King Herod,
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he used trials, surging, imprisonments,
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and the slaughter of many innocent people
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to get information about rival kings
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or plots against him.
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And based on their
experience, they knew exactly
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how Herod the Great was going
to respond to the announcement
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that a rival king had been born.
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So even the people must have been saying, why are they here?
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Why have these influential,
powerful easterners come
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to Jerusalem with their king?
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But they were saying - Where is he born
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King of the Jews.
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It shook up Herod and it
shook up the entire city.
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And we know from Matthew 2:4,
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that Herod was so upset he called an emergency meeting
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of the Chief Priest and scribes to find out where this king
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of the Jews is supposed to be born.
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And the Bible tells us in Matthew 2:4,
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And when he had gathered all the chief priests
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and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them
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where Christ should be born.
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The word demanded means he
began to interrogate them.
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The chief priests and the
scribes began to pull out all
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of their holy books flipping
through scrolls, flipping
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through pages, trying to find exactly
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where the Bible prophesied that the Messiah would be born.
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And in Matthew 2, we find
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after their very intensive
research of the scriptures,
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they concluded where the
Christ would be born.
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Listen to Matthew 2:5-6:
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And they said unto him - in Bethlehem of Judea,
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for thus it is written by the prophet -
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And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah are not the least
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among the princes of Judah
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for out of thee shall come a governor
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that shall rule my people Israel.
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When Herod obtained this answer,
then he turned to the Magi
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and he needed specific
information about when
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that constellation
appeared in the heavens.
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He already has biblical
answers that the Christ is
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to be born in Bethlehem,
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but he wants to know what
is the age of this new king.
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So he said to the Magi,
when did the star appear?
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He knew if he could determine
exactly when the constellation
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1st appeared which announced the Christ child's birth,
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then he could determine
the age of the child.
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So now Herod has called the Magi privately
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for an interrogation of them.
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Matthew 2:7 says, Then Herod,
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when he had privately called the Wise Men, inquired
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of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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But notice he did this privily. Why?
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Because if the people knew Herod was so concerned about this
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that he was interviewing the
Magi, the people would begin
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to say, wow, maybe this time a
messiah has really been born.
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So he did it privately
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so no one would know what he was doing.
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And the Bible says he inquired of them diligently. In Greek,
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it points to extreme accuracy
down to the finest point.
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He was asking them to
be factually precise.
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He was literally saying,
tell me, tell me exactly.
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Make no mistake in any details you give me,
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I want to know exactly
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and precisely with no miscalculations when
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that star appeared.
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Hmm. And in Greek it's very interesting
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because the word time has a
definite article in front of it.
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It is exactly the time.
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He wanted to know the timeline, he wanted
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to know the chronology.
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He was trying to determine the
approximate age of the time.
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And the Bible says he
inquired of them diligently,
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which means in Greek
that he took a great deal
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of time talking to them
and interrogating them.
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And Matthew 2:7 says, he wanted
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to know when the star appeared. That word appeared, means
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to become visible.
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And upon figuring what time
the star first appeared,
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Herod assumed this would be the best clue
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to determine the age of the new child
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that he wanted to locate.
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And there's confirmation
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that the Magi arrived nearly two years
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after Jesus was born.
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This was written by early church writers.
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For example, St. Epiphanius wrote -
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The Magi reached Jerusalem two full years
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after Jesus' birth in Bethlehem,
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which means when the Magi showed up, they were not looking
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for a baby, they were looking for a toddler king.
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Well, remember in Luke 2:38, Luke told us,
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And when they - that's the Holy Family: Mary Joseph
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and Jesus - had performed all things
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according to the law of the Lord,
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they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth.
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Well, Jesus, according to the Scriptures,
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was born in Bethlehem.
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But after 40 days, they
returned home to Nazareth,
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to their house.
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His birth occurred two full years
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before the Magi showed up.
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So by the time the Magi arrived, Jesus was not in Bethlehem,
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but Herod did not know that.
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All Herod knew was
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that the scripture said the Messiah would
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come from Bethlehem.
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So that's where he figured
that the Messiah was.
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So Herod sent the Magi
to Bethlehem not knowing
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that the holy family had 2 years earlier already gone home
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to Nazareth.
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Isn't that amazing?
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But Matthew 2:8 says,
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And he - that is Herod - sent them to Bethlehem and said, go
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and search diligently for the young child.
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And when you have found
him, bring me word again
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that I may come and worship him also. Again, he said,
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search diligently.
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The Greek means to make a diligent search.
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And it goes on to say, when you have found him:
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that word found is the idea of a scholarly investigation,
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which means if they needed
to go from house to house,
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he wanted them to go to house to house
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until they found the exact child that they were looking for.
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While Herod was deeply troubled, very upset,
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and he needed the help of the Magi.
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And then we come to Matthew 2:9 -
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And when they heard the king, they departed
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and low - that word low is the same word,
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which carries the idea of one
that is baffled by something,
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a sense of amazement - and low,
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it is amazing. You could even translate it -
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and shockingly, the star which
they saw in the east went
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before them, till it came
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and stood over the place
where the young child was.
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Well, Herod sent them to Bethlehem,
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but suddenly that star showed up again.
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Where's the star been?
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It seems that it disappeared for a time,
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but when they needed to be
led, the star showed up again.
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Herod sent them to Bethlehem.
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The Messiah was not
there, he was in Nazareth.
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So the star suddenly appeared
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and shockingly led them somewhere else.
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Sometimes people will
lead you in one direction,
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but God will lead you
in another direction.
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And that's what happened with the Magi.
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And Matthew 2:9 says,
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And lo, the star which they saw in the east went
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before them, till it came
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and stood over the place
where the young child was.
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It's very interesting when the
Bible says till it means all
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the way until it led them all the way from
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where they were all the
way to the city of Nazareth
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until it came to the house.
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And this is what we read in Matthew 2:11,
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the house where they saw the young child
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with Mary his mother.
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But notice it says the House.
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And in Greek there is a definite article, the house.
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This was the family house of the Holy Family.
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And what is very, very interesting is that in Jerusalem,
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in Nazareth today,
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there is a wonderful place which is called the Sisters
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of Nazareth convent.
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And in recent days, they have discovered
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underneath it a Byzantine church which was constructed on
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top of our 1st Century house.
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And according to very
early church records,
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that house was the house of the Holy family
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where Jesus grew up and transitioned into manhood.
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Well, whether that is true
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or not, the fact is
they were living in the
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house in Nazareth.
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They were not still in
the cave in Bethlehem.
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Two years had passed.
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But it's very interesting
to me that if you go to
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that ancient ruins, which
are under the Sisters
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of Nazareth convent in Nazareth today,
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you can still see the ruins of that house,
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which really may have been
the house of the Holy Family.
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But Matthew 2:11 says,
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And when they were coming to the house,
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they saw the young child
with Mary, his mother,
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and fell down and worshiped him.
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And when they had opened their treasures,
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they presented unto him gifts:
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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Or according to Matthew 2:11,
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the Magi saw the young
child with Mary, his mother.
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The Magi fell down and worshiped him.
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The Magi opened their treasures.
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The Magi presented him gifts.
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The Magi gave him gifts of
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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But what do we know about the other gifts
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that the Magi presented to Jesus that day?
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What kind of other gifts did they bring
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and what was the potential
value of all of those gifts?
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That's what we're gonna talk
about in the next program,
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which you don't want to miss
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because it's gonna be pretty eye-opening.
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But I'll be back in just a moment
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and I want to pray for you.
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This is Rick Renner and
somebody has asked a
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non-biblical question.
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They want to know Brother Rick,
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What do you think about decorating Christmas trees?
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Well, when I was growing up,
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decorating the Christmas
tree was my highlight
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of the holiday
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and the grand moment is when we put the star on the very top
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of the Christmas tree
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and my mother took it as a moment
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to teach from the Bible
about the star that appeared
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and led the Magi to the
place where Jesus was
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with his family in Nazareth.
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So than focus on whether or
not it's pagan or whether
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or not it's not all right
to do this, let's focus on
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what Christmas is really about.
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And that moment when the star appeared
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and that star led the Magi to the house
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where they collapsed on
their knees, they fell down
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and they worshiped Jesus.
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That's what I think about
every year when I look at
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our Christmas tree,
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Do you really know
the story of Christmas?
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Is there more to the story about the birth
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of our savior than what you've been told. In this
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series - Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story, Rick Renner dives deep into the parts
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of the Christmas story that
most people have never heard.
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Rick says, I've studied this story for decades
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and I found fabulous treasures
no one ever shared with me.
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In this series, we explore the Bible, history,
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historical writings
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and so much more so we can really understand all the events
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that took place surrounding
the birth of Jesus.
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Rick answers questions like - Why did God choose Mary?
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Was Joseph really a carpenter?
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Why was Herod so troubled by Jesus' birth?
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Who were the Magi
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and what was the estimated value of their gifts?
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This 15-part documentary type series is available in digital
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or physical format starting at just $24,
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and we are excited to also
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book, Christmas, The Rest of the Story.
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It's a book you'll want
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and family at this time of the year.
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This hardcover 300 page fully illustrated book is a keepsake
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Don't miss this special
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The Rest of the Story,
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Have we had a good time in the Bible
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today studying Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story? You see my friends, there's
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so much you've probably
never heard before.
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I find it so thrilling and
I know that you do too,
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and that's why I want you
to have the entire series,
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which is called - Christmas, The Rest of the Story:
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Amazing insights about Christmas you've never heard before.
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And tomorrow we're going to see what was the potential value
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of all the gifts that
were brought by the Magi.
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You are simply going
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to be dumbfounded when you hear the answer.
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But this series comes with a great study guide,
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and right now we're also offering you my book
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by the same title - Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story. Look at it.
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I get so excited when I
talk to you about this book
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because I worked on this book for 2-years: not just me,
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but also an illustrator
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who has marvelously illustrated the entire story full color
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on every single page of this book.
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Please go online or give us a call
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and you can order all of
these things right now
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and let us know how to pray for you
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because part of our
ministry is praying for you.
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We want to be your prayer partner.
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But put your hand on your heart.
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Father, we thank you that the
arrival of Jesus as the King
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of Kings and Lord of Lords is the best news
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that has ever been announced.
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He was Lord then, He's Lord
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now; he was king then He's king now.
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And Lord Jesus, we thank you
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that you still set on the
throne and you rule over all.
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We declare it and we thank you
for it, in Jesus' name - Amen.
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I'll see you tomorrow.
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But until then, please remember Ecclesiastes 8:4,
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"Where the word of a king is there's power."
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If you've never received
Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life.
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Amen.
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If you just prayed the
prayer of salvation with us,
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would you please let us know by going
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to renner.org/salvation? We would love to connect with you.
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This program was made possible by the giving
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of the God called partners of Renner Ministries.