Bible data: The 3 Eastern astrologers, star gazers, or what have you who came to pay homage to the baby Jesus were practicing a sin that in the Bible carried the death sentence when caught! But since they were looking for Jesus in the stars they are OK! (Bible Ethics 101) These Heathen kings were very stupid! They came all the way to the Royal Palace of King Herod the Roman client King of the Jews to ask him candidly, "where is the newborn king of the Jews?... for we have seen his star in the East” and so on... BTW, this newborn king is the rightful king of the Jews!
God had to protect baby Jesus and told the Heathen kings not to go back to King Herod, but to sneak out of Judea without telling anybody (Bible Ethics 101). King Herod got mad and sent his troops with a royal order to slaughter all the Jewish baby boys up to 2 years of age. God said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. A lot of innocent blood was shed at the birth of Jesus Christ already!
2007-11-02 02:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by Opus 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Jewish mothers who lost their babies were so upset that not even the Holy Ghost could comfort them. They "refused to be comforted!" (Matthew 2:18) God comes up in a dream to Saint Joseph and tells him to wake up and take the baby Jesus Christ and scram to the forbidden land of Egypt in the middle of the night.
Jeremiah 42:18-19 (NIV) This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach; you will never see this place again.' "O remnant of Judah, the LORD has told you, 'Do not go to Egypt.' Be sure of this: I warn you today
So when King Herod is exterminating all the Jewish baby boys in Judea it is OK to flee for cover to the friendly Nation of Egypt! (Bible Ethics 101)
2007-11-02 02:46:58 · update #1
What about runing away tothe forbidden land of Egypt? Isn;t that a sin? to go against God's Word!
2007-11-02 03:07:07 · update #2
As a blood cult it's only appropriate that it began with a bloodbath.
2007-11-02 02:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by Murazor 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
King Herod slaughtered those Jewish boys. You answered your own question. By the way the Magi was not three people it was many. Why would the whole city be afraid. They were not kings. They were astronomers from the Persian Empire. You may think that there was only three because of the three gifts, but seriously you have not done your homework. That was only one of the things you wrote about. If you do some more digging then I am sure that you will come up with a more honest speech.
2007-11-02 03:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Adelaide B 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Herod was very cruel ..The history of the family is interesting an bloody.
Not all "magic" was a death sentence..The line about suffer not a witch to live, really meant the type that cast spells to kill people, what we would consider black magic. People like midwives that use herbs etc, astrologers, dream interpreters etc weren't considered "sorcerers. That happened in later times during the witch hunts.
2007-11-02 02:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
King Herod, he was fulfilling prophecy, Jer,31:15, Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
2007-11-02 02:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Satan entered King Herod. who was out to destroy the predicted Messaih who was coming to die for the sins of the world. But since he didn't know where he was at the time, of course he had to kill all the children of that age thinking that Jesus would be amongst them.
2007-11-02 02:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by Binahl 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Herod
2007-11-02 02:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
If Jesus had been amongst those babies, the world would have been much more scientifically advanced, more enlightened and more peaceful.
2007-11-02 02:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Herod was.
2007-11-02 02:50:34 · answer #8 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
With God, all is possible, so i guess it's his fault...
Unless you don't believe he exists...
2007-11-02 02:50:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jay 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋