Part 1: What do u know about the 3 wise men ? Id like your feedback on this?

Question

I have a 10 Part Question: For my new book. my first book is " The 1 hour Bible " R Lamas ( Amazon ) .

Please answer without google searching- based on your present understanding:

Question # 1: What do u know about the 3 wise men ?

Or any1 wise man or how many were there ?

Answer 1

The three wise men were the Leaders of the Essene sect in Palestine. They were wise because they knew the truth of the circumstances of the birth of Jesus and his twin brother Judas Khrestus. The bible story is myth and allegory..

Answer 2

The wise men were never in the stable at the birth of Jesus, they came to the house Mary and Joesph were living in when Jesus was about 18 months old. This is why King Herod decreed that all male children two years and younger were to be killed. If they had been at the stable Herod would not have said 2 years old.
Also Joesph would not have been able to take Mary on the hard trip to Egypt if she had just given birth.
Another point...if they were at the stable giving gold then Mary would have had the money to buy the higher priced sin offering instead of the sin offering of the very poor that was required of a woman who had given birth.

Answer 3

The Bible references "magi" who came to seek the "King of the Jews" but it does not specify how many there were. The number of three comes from the fact that there were 3 gifts. Each of the gifts represented some aspect of Jesus the Christ.

Gold - Traditionally given to those of royalty. This gift spoke
to Jesus as King

Frankenscense - A very expensive inscence that was used
in worship time. This spoke to Jesus the Christ being
our great High Priest

Myrrh - An expensive oil that was applied to the skin when a
person died. This spoke to the fact that Jesus the
Christ was born to die for us.

The magi had journeyed from the east (probably Persia) following a star that had appeared to them. They believed that this was a sign that a new king had been born. When they reached Israel they could not see the star (the reason why is not recorded) and so they went to king Herod to ask where the child might be found. They must have conveyed that they thought that this was a very special child because the king immediately asked the preists where the King would be born. They immediately answered in the city of David which is called Bethlehem in fullfillment of prophecy.

When the magi resumed their journey they were very happy because the star appeared once more. They found the baby in Bethlehem. They presented their gifts and prepared to leave. When they did, however, an angel of the Lord told them not to return to Herod as he had asked but to go home another way.

When Herod realized that the magi were not going to return he was furious. He sent his soilders to Bethlehem to kill any male child 2 years of age or younger. From this piece of information some have surmised that the magi had bee searching for the Christ for more than a year.

Of course Herod failed to kill Jesus because Mary and Joseph, at God's direction, fled to Egypt before the soilders arrived. All of this was in fullfillment of prophecies.

Answer 4

Based solely on the Bible account:
They were astrologers.
The term "wise men" does not refer to being particularly intelligent, but rather steeped in mysticism.
The fact they were following a star, adds to that.
They were part of Satan's plan to kill the young Jesus.
The star led them to Herod ....arch-enemy! Wanting to kill Jesus.
It took the intervention of an angel to make them not return to Herod.
They visited Jesus IN A HOUSE, not a manger.
So, it seems they came along a little while after the birth.
The gifts they brought had no particular signifigance ....it certainly does not set a precedent for christmas.
There may not have been 3.
There were 3 gifts, however the Bible does not specify the number of so-called "wise men".

Answer 5

The "Three Wisemen" of scriptures bring up a paradox.
It is always assumed that the wisemen from the East were three in number because of the three gifts they brought to the young child, Jesus.
But no where in scripture does it mention "3" wisemen.
It may have been any number, from 2 or more. How ever many they were, they brough gold, frankensense, and myrrh.

Answer 6

I know it's a pretty little fable.

As a fable, it's misunderstood that they were kings. They were magi, a tribe that were responsible for religious and funerary ceremonies. Also known as magicians.

The gifts had significance--I know that myrhh was used in funerals to disguise the smell of a rotting corpse. I don't remember the significance of the others (gold prosperity?)

Add: Since there were three gifts, people suppose there were three. May have been more. But again, it's a fable.

Answer 7

There was most likely a whole caravan as it would have been foolish to carry valuables across the continent without an escort, so the number 3 refers to the number of gifts.
They found Jesus through astrology, so they were probably from Persia (modern day Iraq/Iran) and since the Bible prohibits astrology, Satan probably caused the star of Bethlehem, whatever it was, in order for Herod? to find Jesus as a baby when he was most vulnerable in order to destroy him.

Answer 8

First of all, we do not know that there really were three wise men. The Bible only speaks of magi. The idea of three magi comes from the three gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Answer 9

Their gifts to the baby Jesus were _____?, frankinsence and myrrh. Basically spices and insence. They came from the West following the star in the east?

gold... how could I forget that one?

Answer 10

They were "magi" that studied the stars and were from a far off kingdom from the East.