What are you thoughts on the three wise men?

Question

like who were these guys and where did they come from. what did they follow to be so wise. where was there source of knowledge from.
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Answer 1

they were astrologers.

here is an article from the 02 12/15 watchtower:
“The Three Wise Men”—Who Were They?

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.

Answer 2

We only assume that there were three wise men because of the three gifts that were given: gold, incense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:11). However, the Bible does not say there were three wise men. There could have been many more. Tradition does seem to say that there were three wise men. There is a legend that their names were Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar – but since the Bible does not say, we have no way of knowing whether the tradition is accurate.

It is a common misconception that the wise men came and visited Jesus shortly after His birth. In fact, the wise men came months (or possibly as much as two years) later, when Joseph and Mary had already settled in Nazareth. That is why Matthew 2:11 says the wise men visited and worshipped Jesus in a house. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and the wise men likely witnessed the "Star of Bethlehem" at the time Jesus was born. The wise men did not arrive in Israel for a significant amount of time after Jesus was born. During that time, Joseph and Mary had returned to live in Nazareth (Matthew 2:13-20). That is also why Herod ordered all the boys in Bethlehem under two years of age to be killed (Matthew 2:16). Herod did not know that Jesus was no longer in Bethlehem, and did not know that the star had reappeared to the wise men and redirected them to Nazareth.

Recommended Resource: God's Gift of Christmas by John MacArthur.

Answer 3

HI MADLYNN. No the wise men were not psychic. The Bible fortells the birth of Christ in the Old Testament, in Micah 5:2: "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel." Matthew 2:2 tells us about the Wise men who were following the star of Bethlehem: “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” King Herod, who wanted to kill Jesus, because Jesus was the true King of Israel, asked the wise men to send word when the found him but the wise men refused. In Matthew 2:9-12 God tells us: "...and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had 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 gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way." Is it a sin to be psychic? Yes. Satan can give people dreams or visions, but God stopped sending Divine Revelation when he was finished writing the New Testament. (Revelations 22:18)

Answer 4

The term that is used is "magi" and it is sometimes translated as "wisemen" or "astrologers" from the East. There is no mention of how many, in fact tradition has them be from 3 to 7.
Quoting the "Watchtower" for true information about the Bible is a sure guarantee to get an extremely biased answer. Because "no good" seems to come from something, like the visit of the magi, does not mean the original impulse or direction did not come from God. All people have chosen to sin, does that mean people had to come from Satan too? Of course not.

Answer 5

They most likely received the knowledge of the time of the coming of the Messiah from Daniel the Prophet, who lived in Babylon some 400 years before, and whose old testament book provides the necessary time frame.

And being kings, they had the resources, so they were able to take off when they saw the star.

The cathedral in Cologne, Germany has the bones of the three kings preserved in a shrine there.

For more, go here:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09527a.htm

Answer 6

They were men from the east...from the biblical standpoint.
There source of knowlege came from God.
And they were on one mission to honor a new born king.
They brought gifts to honor this baby.
They worshipped the baby.
And they followed a star to find the baby.
Their names are mentioned and the gifts they brought are mentioned in the bible.
What part of the east is unknown.
But thats not important, the main story line is that they being kings themselves, knew to be humble and bow to this new king.
King Herod was trying to lay a trap for them, after they found the baby, and they were given a heads up, to avoid him after they found the babe.
Herod did not want the competition.
This was a spiritual journey for the wise men, as it is with us.

Answer 7

From all the written evidence they were three Magus of Zoroastrianism. (Magi is the plural of Magus) They followed a star they had been guided to via astrology to the creche where the baby Jesus lay. They anointed him with frankincense and myrrh and placed gold before him for they knew he would one day be a Master Magus.

Their names were Gaspar, Melchoir, Belthazar per Peloubat's Dictionary of The Bible. That's 3 for all those who snorted at the questioner.

Answer 8

There was no mention in the Bible about there being 3 wisemen; it didn't tell how many there were.The Bible said that they came from the east,Arabia. They brought gold, frankinsense, and I believe that they were sort of astrologers that told the future. In concerning their visit to Baby Jesus, God was their source of knowledge.

Answer 9

They give 3 gifts but we do not know the number. They were not kings in likelihood but Magi,Zoroastrian priests or Mesopotamian or Persian astrologers. They consulted the science of their time and place and probably studied not just their own but other religions and cultures as well.

Answer 10

it dose not say 3 it says wise men, it must have been enough of them to scare Herod. they would have been kings and astrologers and consulars to kings from the counties of the east they would have been looking for the star they new the signs of the heavens