Yeru
A few issues though.
A “few issues” butt! Listen, Yeru, I’m gonna address only one or two more things here, and until you stop side-stepping the many “issues” that I myself confront YOU with (which you have a great nack for conveniently ignoring), I will not continue on with this. With the exception of a very few things, you have deliberately ignored, time and time again, the many responses that I’ve made to the questions that you YOURSELF have raised. You neither say “yea” nor “nay”. That’s a sure sign of one that’s unwilling to proceed on the up and up. Either address those things and quit jumping to other new points, or admit that you’ve experienced defeat. And don’t ask me to point those things out to you. You can read, and you HAVE read them.
From the above I draw that the Star didn't necessarily lead them to Jerusalem, but rather that the Magi went there expecting that was where to find a king
Do not use THIS particular point/issue as another diversion tactic to avert attention off the many things that you should have already answered, but didn’t. OF COURSE the “star” led them to Jerusalem, by reason of the fact that it pointed them in the direction of THAT city. How else do you suppose that they knew that the “king” that was supposedly born was to be king of the Jews?
Another reason to think that perhaps the star didn't take them to Jerusalem is that they were "overjoyed" at seeing the star when the got to Bethlehem.
You’re not citing the Bible accurately, Yeru. (Will you be honest enough to admit that? Or will you conveniently ignore it like you did all the times up above.) You are ignoring the fact that the “star” was first seen again by the Magi upon their leaving out of Jerusalem:
When they had heard the king, they went their way; and, look! the star they had seen [when they were] in the east went ahead of them, until it came to a stop above where the young child was. On seeing the star they rejoiced very much indeed. And when they went into the house…. -- Matthew 2:9-11.
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Also, we see that the Magi either worshipped or did obessence to Jesus, recognizing him as a King.
How many times does it make now Yeru that you’ve said that? I’ve replied to that each time that you did, and you completely ignore the fact that I did. You don’t seem to say much anyway (size-wize), and then much of the content of what you do say is a mere repetition of something you’ve already said and that I’ve already overturned. Look back and see if this is not the case. What is occupying your mind, in addition to this discussion, that prevents you from realizing this. If it’s the concern you have over your wife’s current status, I can understand that. But, is it really THAT?
Isaiah 60 speaks to the messiah, and verse 6 speaks of people from the East bring him Frankincense and Gold. Now where else in Jesus life did this occur? As to whether or not it was a real star? Are we not to take the bible at it's word, several time it calls it a STAR not "what appeared to be a star" Finally, show me from scripture that we are to believe this is from Satan and not from God.
What proof do you have of that … the mere fact that you find the words frankincense and gold mentioned there? That fact alone doesn’t prove what you would wish that it did, Yeru. I suggested that to you previously. Also I keep asking you to explain, starting with verse one, the context that surrounds that verse; and keep stressing that it’s YOUR responsibility to demonstrate that you understand it all so as to justify having a claim such as you do. But so far you continue to ignore the fact that such a responsibility rests in your lap, because it is YOU that says that the 6th verse means such and such.
Perhaps you should wait until the concern for your wife is out of the way before you continue with this. You and your wife have my best wishes.
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