just a thought.... looking through the greatest man book, something just occurred to me which i can't recall has ever been highlighted (but please correct me).. i always thought it a bit strange that jehovah allowed the three pagan astrologers to find jesus especially as they were obviously guided to him by satan's star (remember they were led to herod first who wanted to kill the messiah).
what purpose did it serve?.
well, a few pages earlier in tgm book, we see mary presenting a dove as a sin offering at the temple - this was the cheapest offering that was acceptable which must have meant that they were pretty poor at the time.. shortly after the three wise men visited the family had to flee to egypt when herod started to kill all the young boys in an attempt to kill jesus.. what would they need to travel and live as exiles for a couple of years?.
Just thought I would point out something. Who says there were 3 wise men? The Bible certainly doesn't.
At Matthew 2:1-13 all it points out is that astrologers from Eastern parts came to Jerusalem.
There could have been 3 or there could have been 10. 3 comes from a tradition which is not based on truth.
I'm not meaning to criticize just correct a misunderstanding.
Edited by - Quark on 27 March 2000 20:38:57
