Revealed Truth: The Wise Men’s Visit to Jesus.

The bible tells of us of Paul’s advice to his spiritual son to always study the bible at all times. The kind of study referred to here is an in-depth kind – a study with the Holy Spirit as the teacher and interpreter.

Higher Living - www.preciousways.blogspot.com

People are always lead astray because of the wrong or inadequate knowledge which they have. Hosea 4 v 6 tells a lot about this.  I have always told people not just to listen and accept from the pulpit but also make your own research (study the bible) through help of the Holy Spirit to find out more truth about what you heard from the altar – that is why you have access to the bible and the Holy Spirit residence in you. Many of us are just listening without further studying. What you hear from the altar can either shape or alter your destiny. 

This article is not meant to ridicule any teachers or student of the word. To the teacher, pastors, etc we need to teach with the Holy Spirit inspired accuracy because we are dealing with destinies –bishops, governors, presidents, etc.  

To the sole aim of the article:

Matthew 2 vs 1:7 (You can read the whole passage)

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, ² saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

³ When Herod the king heard this, 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 inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

⁵ So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

⁶ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”

⁷ Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. ⁸ And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”

⁹ When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen 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 exceedingly great joy. ¹¹ And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹² Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

From the above passage you will notice that the wise men were not three. Hey! Before you think me stupid go through the passage again. The bible said wise men and not three wise men like we have always being told from the pulpit or by Sunday school teachers. Even when you do a google – image search on this same topic, you will see three men assumed to be the three wise men. 

People assume that they were three simply because of the gifts they presented. They could be twenty (20) persons who contributed towards the gifts or whatever is the case. The bible is not a book full of assumptions. Teachers of the gospel should not teach base on assumptions. Teach by precision. It was never three men but three gifts that were presented. 

This is why I said earlier everyone should study his or her bible. Don’t accept everything from everyone concerning the bible hook, line and sinker. That is why you have access to the bible.

Precious Omoregbe

Drop your comment below. Love to get your opinion on this.