Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, ...

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem . . . That's it.

The wise men, noblemen in their own right, were consumed in their search for the messiah so they could worship him. Herod, on the other hand, was consumed with his own selfish desires.

Wise men come from the east, following a star to Jerusalem. They tell King Herod they’re looking for the “king of the Jews.” Like the rest of Jerusalem, Herod is troubled, not thrilled, by ...

Those who hold to the two year view do so because King Herod had been especially interested in finding out when the wise men first saw the star that guided them on their way and later, in his ...

The following are excerpts from a sermon given yesterday by the Rev. Anne Yarbrough at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in the District: The wise men had been looking at the night sky for ...

Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant was, a raging Herod decreed that all children 2 and under who live near Bethlehem are to be killed.

The reigning king, Herod, knows nothing of the birth of this new King. The Magi likely assumed that the newborn King would be related to the current king, so Herod’s surprise may have confused them.

The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men. By Dwight Longenecker. Regnery History, 2017. ... the astronomical issues and even the question of why Herod didn’t send a spy with the Magi (!) ...

We also need to think like King Herod, who asked the wise men when the star had appeared, because he and his court, apparently, were unaware of any such star in the sky.