2006-11-20 20:04:03 · 15 answers · asked by raindrops_ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. They're also called the Magi, and they came to honor the Christ Child. Their gifts are traditionally considered to be gold, myrrh and frankincense.
2006-11-20 20:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There weren't three, there was dozens, or just one. The Bible doesn't give a number.
Three is used because the Bible teaches that three represents perfection, and Christendom has always promoted the idea that they were invited by God, but they weren't. Only the Sheppards were invited. It also helps promote the idea of the Trinity.
The wise men were pagan astrologers for went baring gifts for special individuals who they predicted through the study of ancient scrolls and the movement of the stars, would be born. They did the same thing at the birth of Julius Cesar.
They were led by a star, or bright light, that first led them to Jerusalem, and King Herod, who sought to kill the Christ children. Is this something God would do? Herod's advisers said to look in Bethlehem.
The star or bright light was likely one of the fallen angels, or even Satan himself. Christ said he could appear as an angel of light.
Imagine, every year, people place a star on their tree, to represent the star that led the so called wise men, when in reality, it represents Satan.
2006-11-20 20:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar. They are Magi. Probably astronomers of the times . The name is Persian and Magi did act as advisers to the court as learned men therefore wise. These three are a christian invention.
2006-11-20 20:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 3 wise men were known as magi... translated means astrologers. From the east. There is no mention in the Bible of them being kings.
2006-11-20 23:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might have been Jews who knew the predictions of Old Testament scripture. They would have been descended from the Jews who stayed in Babylon centuries earlier, after the exile. (Sometime between 742 and 687 BC, the prophet Micah prophesied about the Savior being born in Bethlehem. Micah 5.)
2006-11-20 20:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by levent d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think their weir Elders of the Sin agog, It is very importing now and back then to be wise God thought enough about our physical design to gave us brains and he is telling us to use the brain he gave us knowing they their musicals and needed to be used that is why he spoke in parables which are riddles he was not going to give us all the answers we would have to use the brain we're given.The Sin agog was the first schools of learning and teaching of any kind.Pulse Adam and Eve eat from the tree of good and evil the tree of choice you need wisdom to do right in your life if you Liston which none of us do very well
2006-11-20 20:46:25 · answer #6 · answered by jetrose2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wise guys.
2006-11-20 20:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
2006-11-20 20:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say that the three wise men are Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar. hmmm, but the Bible didn't mention names.. All I know is that there are three gifts, frankincense, gold and myrrh, but none is mentioned of three kings
2006-11-20 20:09:41 · answer #9 · answered by Arvin Al 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They were astrologers who visited Jesus as a baby & gave Him gold frankinsence & myrrh, common gifts at the time for a baby, as they were used for funerals (high infant mortality rate).
2006-11-20 20:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by kristalshyt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋