Mat. 2:10. "_ When they saw the star,_ they rejoiced with exceeding great joy." The wise men that sought Christ traveled through a vast howling wilderness, full of pits and drought and serpents, hideous rocks and mountains, even the desert of Arabia, before they had this 'joy' of seeing that star; a... [ Continue Reading ]
Mat. 2:11. "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.'_ Gifts proper to be offered to a King and a God: gold, su... [ Continue Reading ]
Mat. 2:16. "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." Hero... [ Continue Reading ]