Posted by
Ikester on Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:04:37 PM
The birth of Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach has come to be very distorted, even by Christian pastors. We see the manger scene in nativity and see Joseph, Mary and the baby and then we see three wise men standing there with their gifts for the Messiah. The error is seen clearly if we look to the Book of books, the Bible. In Matthew chapter two and Luke chapter two we find the birth of Jesus/Yeshua and the wise men or Magi coming to worship Him.
The errors are as follows:
1. There was NO star over Bethlehem on the night Jesus/Yeshua was born. The star appeared to guide the wise men to the child.
2. The wise men were NOT at the manger scene but came as much as one to two years later.
3. The star comes into play to guide the wise men to the HOUSE where Jesus/Yeshua was living.
4. We know the approximate age of Jesus by the change of words used to describe the baby and child.
Brephos is an infant, Luke 2:12, 16, which spoke of His birth and then Matthew 2:9, 11 uses the word paidion to describe a child up to age seven. So what other clues do we have as to His accurate age when the wise men came to visit Him?
1. Jesus was living in a house when the wise men arrived.
2. When Herod went on his killing rampage he killed all male babies two years and younger. Why two years? This must have been the approximate age of the child at the arrival of the Magi. He certainly was not an infant when they came. Then Joseph and Mary were warned to leave the land and go to Egypt for safety.
My goal here is merely to set the record straight so that we will not continue telling the story incorrectly.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!