The Bible mentions that it travelled and then stopped for the Magi. How would that work since stars don't do that kind of thing?
Was it from God or Satan? I have heard both.
Something of that magnitude and magnificence would be hard for the rest of the world to miss, so why was it not recorded in secular history?
2007-10-24 23:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The star you are referring to was believed to be a conjunction. The Magi were astrologers, and saw an astrological significance of the conjunction.
"A triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn occurred in 7 B.C. and has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the star of Bethlehem. Even making the display more impressive was a massing (a massing is when several planets move into close proximity in the sky) of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn that immediately followed the conjunction. The conjunctions and massing also occurred in the constellation of Pisces which was often identified with the Jews."
Neat huh? A little research goes a long way.
Keep on thumpin!
2007-10-24 23:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are many accounts in the Bible, which employ a literary device used by Jewish Old and New Testament writers called Midrash. Midrash is the substantive of the Hebrew word darash which means to search, to investigate, to study and, also, to expound on the fruits of the research. The aim of Midrash is to draw from Scripture a lesson for the present.
Midrash could also be defined as a "reflection on Scripture in the light of the actual situation of God's people and of the developments of God's action on its history." It proposes to explain the meaning of Scripture in the light of the later historical experience of God's people. This kind of interpretation often opened the door to embellishments of the sacred accounts, anachronisms, and a freedom in handling and maneuvering the data of tradition that were at times a little too candid and certainly very imaginative.
For more information about Midrash please go to this link.://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/m/midrashim.html
2007-10-25 00:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like the bible points to Jesus everywhere you look at the
The Rock in the wilderness
The blood on the doorposts
The manna
many others
God made a star to point to his son. A special happening needed a special star
2007-10-24 23:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read the first chapter of the old testament book of Ezekiel and you'll know much more about the "star" of Bethlehem.
2007-10-25 01:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was no ordinary star. Most probably a cluster of angels.
"That star was a distant company of shining angels, but of this the wise men were ignorant."
2007-10-24 23:42:24 · answer #5 · answered by Andy Roberts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from God...not many books in those days but the ark story was written esveral places
2007-10-24 23:34:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋