The Bible doesn’t explicitly tell us, but it appears these ‘wise men’ had studied and understood the words of Daniel, Micah, and others. Apparently they not only studied, but were so convinced that they went on a journey to find this baby King.
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11)
How convinced would you have to be to bend the knee and worship a baby in a barnyard? The Magi backed up their faith with actions by traveling and presenting gifts to the baby Jesus.
Those who search the scripture diligently are forced to reconcile their feelings with the facts as they are clearly laid out. Each of us also need to decide how to respond – do we put our faith into actions, or do we ignore the baby Jesus at our peril?
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