Were the 'wise men' really at the stable when Jesus was born??

Answer 1

No, in Matthew 2:11 you can see that they were back home and living in a house it says. Astrology was comdemed by god and they were of a false religion brought there by Satan to expose the child so Herod could kill it. matthew 2:16 killed all the babys 2 years old and under. Why not just new borns? Because this was 2 years later.God called him out of there just in time.
There was no doubt in Josephs mind the angels talked to him all the time. He knew Jesus was the messiah.

Answer 2

Matthew 2:11 says "when they came into the house". By the time the wise men arrived, they were already in a house and no longer in the manger.
Some say Jesus may have been a year or two years old by this time. They note that this same verse calls Jesus a "young child" instead of "baby".

Answer 3

Nativity scenes usually depict three robed men with their camels, arriving at a stable where the babe Jesus is lying in a manger. The splendidly dressed visitors are commonly called the three wise men. What does the Bible have to say about them?

According to the Bible, the so-called wise men were “from eastern parts,” and it was there that they had learned about Jesus’ birth. (Matthew 2:1, 2, 9) It must have taken a long time for these men to travel to Judea. When they eventually found Jesus, he was no longer a newly born babe in a stable. Instead, the men found Mary and “the young child” living in a house. Matthew 2:11.

The Bible calls these men magi, or “astrologers,” and it does not say how many there were. The Oxford Companion to the Bible explains: “The connection between magic and astrology is reflected in the visitors’ fascination with the star that had led them to Bethlehem.” The Bible clearly condemns all forms of magic and the Babylonian practice of trying to get information from the stars. Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 47:13.

The information conveyed to these men did not lead to any good. It aroused wicked King Herod’s jealous anger. This, in turn, resulted in the flight of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to Egypt and the murder of all male children in Bethlehem “from two years of age and under.” Herod had carefully ascertained the time of Jesus’ birth from what he learned from the astrologers. (Matthew 2:16) In view of all the troubles caused by their visit, it is reasonable to conclude that the star that they saw and the message about “the one born king of the Jews” came from God’s enemy, Satan the Devil, who wanted to do away with Jesus. Matthew 2:1, 2.

The star these men followed led them, not directly to Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem, but to Jerusalem, where King Herod ruled.

Matthew is the only Gospel that refers to these visitors. (2:1-12) But does Matthew mention that there were three and that they were kings, and does he record their names? The Catholic newspaper Kirchenzeitung für das Bistum Aachen admits: “The Three Holy Kings are not referred to as such in the Bible. Starting in the sixth century, the wise men were understood to have been, three kings, As to the number of astrologers, Matthew gives no details, In the ninth century they first appeared under the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.” Furthermore, the Catholic reference work Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche notes that the Greek word ma'goi does not mean kings but, rather, “ones having secret knowledge of astrology.” Justin Martyr, Origen, and Tertullian each understood the word to mean “astrologer.” Modern Bible translations also use “astrologers” at Matthew 2:1, 7. The Living Bible; An American Translation.

So no one actually knows how many men came to see Jesus.

Answer 4

No. The magi (or astrologers) are mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, which doen not mention the shepherds or the angels.

Also, there was no stable. The manger was inside a dwelling, the word translated as Inn is actually "guest quarters" which would have been inside a dwelling as well. They (Mary and Joseph) were low status and were stuck sleeping where the animals slept during bad weather.

God Bless!

Answer 5

No,wise men were there at Jesus's birth only ,shepherds were. .The wise men saw Jesus Jan. 6th of the year He was two I believe

Answer 6

No they were not.
Mat 2:11 And they came into the house and saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him; and opening their treasures they presented to Him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
INTO THE HOUSE NOT THE STABLE.
IT was two years later also.
Mat 2:16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its environs, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magi.
TWO YEARS OLD AND DOWN--
Why two years old and down?
The wise men gave herrod the time of the star proclaiming HIS birth.

Answer 7

No, the wise men were not there when Jesus was born.

The star did not appear until his birth and they were not natives.

Answer 8

Got here late. Number 26. The answer is no they were not there. Traditions of men that's all. If it sounds good and looks good more money in the plate for the churches.

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Answer 9

NO, not until they saw his star did they know he was born and they knew some one great had been born into this world. So they went to the star and it was right over where the child lay with his mother.

Answer 10

No...yrs, later...when he was about two or three yrs old.
Matthew 2 verses 9,11 calls Jesus a young child.
The so called wise men were Astrologers sent by Herod to investigate things for him.
Herod wanted to destroy this child...Jesus.Read all of Matt. chapter 2