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Why the Star

 

Matthew 2:2 - 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. 

What compelled the magi to put aside all they were doing to undertake a long and dangerous journey, following one shimmering star across the landscape? The wise men were astrologers, seeking to understand human events by reading the constellations. It was their habit to compare the skies to prophetic literature, including the Jewish Scriptures. Perhaps they had read Numbers 24:17 – “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.”

For the ancient magi, the message was clear: a great King, announced with the silent fanfare of a brilliant star, was on the way. And if such a King was foretold more than one thousand years earlier, He was worth traveling to see.

So they came, and so do we. Somehow this star, our star broke through the galaxies to remind us that the intimate story of the Nativity is written on the widest of canvases. And when we see the promised Savior, every star dims by comparison.

From – “ Walking With God” by David Jeremiah