DISCOURSE: 1279 THE WISE MEN SEEKING CHRIST Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judζa, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to w... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1280 THE JOY OF THE MAGI Matthew 2:10. _And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy_. IN so concise a history as that of our blessed Lord, the events of whose life and death were so numerous, that, if circumstantially related, they would occupy too many volumes to... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1281 THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INFANTS Matthew 2:16; Matthew 2:18. _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 t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1281 THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INFANTS Matthew 2:16; Matthew 2:18. _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 t... [ Continue Reading ]