2006-12-20 16:58:48 · 17 answers · asked by CEM 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. They came a couple of years later when he was a small child. It is an old myth that they came that night. It also never says there were three. It only refers to wise men--no number.
2006-12-20 17:00:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Curious 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
No, the Bible never mentioned that there were 3 wise men, and that they were present at the birth of Jesus. It took several months to travel to Jerusalem, and then to Bethlehem. Jesus must have been a few months old, and no longer staying in the barn. That is the problem of traditions.
It was only guess work. Because there were three kinds of gifts:
Gold, frankincense and myrrh, so they assumed that there were only 3 wise men. They even concocted their names, which were never mentioned anywhere in the Bible. The same thing with the date, 25th December. It was pagan Roman festival celebrating the birth of the Sun God, for centuries before the birth of Christ.
2006-12-20 17:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The wise man only arrived when Jesus was already a small child and that is why Herod ordered the slaughter of children from 2years and below ascertaining from the time the star first appeared to the wise man.
Mat 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Mat 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Mat 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
Mat 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
2006-12-20 17:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Gre2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's in Matthew Chapter 2. They are not numbered so we don't know if they were 3 wise men. People assume this because of the 3 gifts that were offered. After Jesus was born they traveled to Jerusalem, then to Bethlehem, so it must have been some time after His birth, not on the night of His birth.
2006-12-20 17:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by out of the grey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term used is "wise" men..... It simply means that they knew something that most men would not have known without careful study.... Therefore, the term "wise".
There are some Scripture versions which state they were "wise" men..... Some version say, "magi"...... and some which state "astrologers"........ It matters not which version is used the story tells the same scenario.....
That 3 magicians/astrologers had followed a star in the night. it was not that they followed that star and for a few days it shown... No... this star went on for a few years until they followed it to him..... They went to the king in those days... Herod... and told him about this baby who would be king......
Herod, feeling threatened wanted to know where this child was so that he would kill him off...... He didn't want no child to grow up in his jurisdiction and take his throne from him.... so when the Magicians left, he waited for their return with that word......
These astrologers were given a warning in a dream to not travel back towards Herod's direction so to be threatened into telling him the whereabouts of this child........
They met up with the family in the barn or whatever and lay before him these gift......
(((((((this is where that Christmas tree comes into view.... the laying of gifts before it......)))))))
But, no...... they were not present when the child was born.... they found him when he was about the age of 3 or 4.......
When Herod realized that they were not coming back...... he sent out centurions to kill the innocent ones that may be the one he sought....... But, he was looking for a baby..... not a child that was 3 or 4 years past infancy.......
Your sister,
Ginger
2006-12-20 17:12:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, it actually says there were 3 gifts given, it is widely midunderstood and assumed that there were 3.
Matt 2:1
2:1 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,
Matt 2:11
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
KJV
2006-12-20 17:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No- The wise men didn't arrive until Jesus was about 2. They like to put it together like it all happened so quickly for the movies. Plus it brings the point out faster for the people to understand. The bible is written so that everyone might understand it.
2006-12-20 17:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by melissaminkoff 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself in Matt.2:11.
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Note: ECCLES.7:1 = "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
CHRISTMAS
Christmas isn't Jesus's birthdate; it was the birthday of the sun god. Scripture doesn't mention Jesus's birthdate or any christians celebrating His Birthday. The only birthday mentioned besides Pharoah is the heathen king Herod. "Christmas" means "mass of Christ"; the celebration coexisted in Rome before there was any in Jerusalem. The early Roman Church however did establish a pagan festival that (Jer.10) coexisted with Jesus's Birth and that was the birthday of the sun god. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"). The Catholic sources admit that Christmas didn't co-exist with the earliest festivals. Jesus wasn't born Christmas; even scripture makes this evident. "On the night of Jesus's birth, the shepherd's were still keeping watch over their flocks." (Luke 2:8). The rainy season in Ancient Israel began after the Feast of Tabernacles which generally is early October. In November, it would be cool and wet; the flocks from the pasture had already been brought and kept in winter quarters by the shepherds. This tells us the shepherds were no longer in the fields at night. Another peice of evidence is overlooked is in Luke 1:35-36; it tells us John the Baptist was born to Mary's cousin Elizabeth six months before Jesus. And as we look further in verse 5-17, we see Zacharias an elderly priest burning incense on the altar and then an angel appearing to him and telling him that he and his wife would have a son to prepare Christ's Way. We know however when this announcement was made by the angel because of Zacharias was "of the course of Abijah" Please look at 1Chron.24:1-19; it tells us that King David divided these priests into 24 "courses" that served in the temple by rotation. The Course of Abijah would be the 8th of the 24 courses which usually would occur around the end of May. Pentecost came the week after the 8th course served and he had to serve all 24 courses during the three festival seasons. So Zacharias came home approximately after the first week of June; in which John the Baptist was conceived around mid-June and 9 months later would be his birth. John Baptist's birth came around mid-March while Jesus's was around mid-September. Also notice every year people claim 3 wise men seen Jesus in a stable; is this really true? The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself: (Matt.2:11); these Magi came from the east beyond the Euphrates River which in the 1st century was called the Parthian Empire (the eastern border of the Roman Empire). Several weeks after Jesus's birth, the Magi arrived in Jerusalem, the king's palace searching for Jesus. The "star" in the east led them to take their trip to Judea. After hearing about the timing of the "star's appearance" from the Magi; King Herod ordered the slaughter of all children two years and younger(Matt.2:16). When Jesus was 40 days old: His parents presented him in the temple (Luke 2:22)(Lev.12:2-4). After the Magi came, the family fled to Egypt. {Jesus six weeks old.}
WHEN WAS JESUS'S BIRTH?
http://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/magazine/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine33&item=1104261794
http://family.webshots.com/photo/1342393463049373547FazWzQ
Are these holidays dangerous to people?
http://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/magazine/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine9&item=1103909093
2006-12-20 17:15:26 · answer #8 · answered by KNOWBIBLE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not say that there was three wise men.. For all we know there could have been many.. The reason we say three is because there was three gifts given , gold, frankincense and myrrh. Because these three gifts were recorded, most believe there were three givers but , the Scripture does not specify how many wise men came
2006-12-20 17:03:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO. It does say that by the time the men found Jesus he was a young child living in a house with his mother and was about the age of 2 years old. This is one of the gospels of the New Testament.
2006-12-20 17:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋