One in Messiah Congregation
All the Nativity sets and scenes are wrong
There are no "3" wise men
The wise men came to the
"young child" - "in the house"
not when Yeshua / Jesus was a babe lying in a manger.
Matt.2[
1] Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came
wise men
from the east to Jerusalem, [
2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.[
3] When Herod the king had heard
these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.[
4] And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where
Christ should be born.[5] And
they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,[
6] And thou Bethlehem, in the
land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee
shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.[
7] Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men
, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.[
8] And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said, Go and search diligently for the
young child; and when
ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.[
9] When they had heard the king,
they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw 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 exceeding
great joy.
Shepherds,
not 3 wise men came with
haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger
Luke.2[1
] And it came to pass in those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.[
2] (And this taxing was first
made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)[3
] And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.[
4] And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)[
5] To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with child.[6
] And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished
that she should be delivered.[7
] And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for
them in the inn.[8] And there
were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.[
9] And, lo, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and
they were sore afraid.[10] And
the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all people.[11
] For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.[12
] And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.[13
] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising God, and saying,[14
] Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.[15] And it
came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven,
the shepherds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto us.[16] And they
came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
[17]
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told
them concerning this child.[18
] And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were
told them by the shepherds.
[11] And
when they were come into the
house, they saw the
young child
with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense,
and myrrh.[12] And being warned
of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into
their own country another way.[13
] And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth
to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the
young child and his
mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for
Herod will seek the young child
to destroy him.[14
] When he arose, he took the
young child and his
mother by night, and departed into Egypt:[15
] And was there until the death of Herod: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
have I called my son.[16] Then
Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the
wise men, was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and
in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time
which he had diligently inquired of the
wise men.[
17] Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,[18
] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and
great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted,
because they are not.[19] But
when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph
in Egypt,[20] Saying, Arise,
and take the young child
and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are
dead which sought the young child
's life.[21
] And he arose, and took the
young child and his
mother, and came into the land of Israel.[22
] But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea
in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding,
being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:[
23] And he came and dwelt in
a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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[19] But Mary kept all these
things, and pondered them in her heart.[20
] And the shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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