The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-18
The Wise Men
Find Jesus
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan. I4.i9o6
Specially Prepared for This Paper.


TIME Probably February. b. c. 4, when
Jesus was six or eight weeks old.
PLACE. Bethlehem Of Judea
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES The in.
fancy Of Jesus; l. His birth, the shep.
herds and the ANGELS song duke 2:7-2O) .
g. His naming and His conservation In the
temple at Jerusalem luke 221-2s); 3. ST.
moons hymn. The Nunc Dimittis duke
29-3O; Z. Simeons prophecy and Anua's
Thanksgiving Luke 23S-39). 5. The wise
men from the east Matt 2:l-l2); 9. The
hight into Egypt Matt. 2:I3-l5): I The
massacre Of the innocents Matt 2:l6-1s) /;
5, Return to Nazareth Matt. 2:1g-23; Luke
2:S9-40).
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 1. There came" arrived in Pales.
tine. IL must have been been after
the presentation in the Temple. for the
family left Bethlehem Immediately
after the visit OF the wise men. and
before April. for Herod died April l.
IL was probably in February. wise
men from the east" Magi sages
V. 2. Saying. Where is He that is
born King of the Jews?" where Is
the newly born King?" For we have
seen His star in the east" Seen by
them in the eastern countries, or seen
in the eastern sky, or both. "And are
come to worship Him" To acknowl.
edge His worship; to do homage TO
Him.
V. 3. when Herod the king had
heard these things" Eager to find
the object of tkeir search. they would
go through the streets asking:
Where is He?" at the same time tell.
ing the story of the star. ut is a sim.
pie question. but the quiet voice gath.
ers velocity and volume until II
sweeps over Jerusalem like a cyclone
or a rushing wind OF Peutecost. "He
was troubled" agitated. And all Je.
rusalem with him" A new king
might involve the, nation in a conflict
with Rome. II might interfere with
their luxuries, their tyrannies. their
schemes of greedy gain.
V. 4. Gathered all the chief priests
and scribes." The authoritative
teachers and students of the law.
He demanded (rather inquired) OF
them where Christ" in the original.
the Christ" not the proper name, but
the Messiah the official title of the
promised Deliverer. should be born"
What do your Scriptures say? What
is your belief?
v. 8. 1T is written" (Mic. SGD.
V. 6. And thou Bethlehem" This
is quoted freely from the Septuagint
(the Greek version of the Old Tes.
tamenD. Just as such quotations were
popularity made at that time. for there
were no Bibles in circulation. and
quotations must be made chiefly as
remembered from hearing them read.
bethlehem. In the land OF Judea."
Distinguishing It from Bethlehem in
Zebulon.
V. 7. Then Herod privily
privately called the wise men"
Privately. for he was already hatch.
Ing. still more privately. his malicious
plot to destroy Jesus ENDURED
/. diligently" Greek. accurate.
ly, to the finest point, referring to the
information. rather than diligence OF
inquiry. What time the star ap.
peared." How long ago. within what
time. was the birth OF the king made
known by the appearing OF the star.
v. 8. He sent (or directed) them
to Bethlehem" a short six miles from
Jerusalem. Search diligently"
Better. pc before. accurately, carefully.
'BrinT me word worship
Pa" He lied. because II he had told
his real object they would. OF course.
moi report to him. =.
v. g. And 10. the star. which they
saw in the east. the same distin.
guished star. but now in the south.
v. 10. When they saw the star"
guiding them. and pointing ont the
place. They rejoiced." Because their
journey was now ended, their search
was successful
v. IL. "They saw the young
child" The wonder is that in a little
child, In a small village, 10 humble
circumstances, they could see the
King. And fell down." in the orien.
tai manner OF showing homage "And
worshiped Him" Three acts are here
falling down. worshiping and offer
ing; the first, the worship Of the body;
the second, Of the soul; the third. OF
our goods With these three our
bodies. our souls. our goods, we are
to worship Him. Without them ALL
worship Is but a lame and manned
sacrifice, neither At for wise men to
give nor Christ to receive."--Dr. Mark
Frank. Opened their treasures.
The caskets or chests In which the
gifts were brought. They presented
unto Him gifts" According to the
oriental custom in paying visits to
roya.ty
V. IL. "BslcT warned of God" In
a dream. In the same manner as God
may have spoken to them before.
"The verb means. to give a response
to one who asks or consults. The
word therefore implies that the wise
men had sought counsel of God
Religious Thought.
The best way to drive your children
to sin is to keep your religion for com.
pany.-Ram's Horn.
God is willing to do for any man
or woman all that He ever did for
anyone. II there is not mighty
work of God in us, It is our own fault
Tind out what these hindrances are
and put them away.-R. A. Torrey.
A ray of light is not all the light
there Is In the universe, but II leads
as unerringly 10 the source of all light
as II II were. Let each child Of the
light be as true as each beam of Haht