thin king

Over two thousand years ago, three magi, one of fair skin another dark and the third brown, travelled from afar and guided by a bright star, met in Judea. These magi were Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior, learned great men who had set out to seek the Messiah according to their studies. When they arrived in Jerusalem they asked, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."

When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled. He assembled all the chief priests and the scribes of the people and inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They answered, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet."

Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance. Then he sent them to Bethlehem saying, "Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I too may go and do him homage."

As the magi set out after their audience with the king they were overjoyed at seeing the star. They followed it until it came and stopped over the place where the child Jesus was. And on entering the house they saw the child Jesus with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These gifts signified Jesus' kingship, his divinity and his mortality.

Thereafter, having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

Ron

# posted by chunmu @ 9:22 PM