Three........ 3 Gifts....... 3 More Days to complete Year One
Many people think there were 3 wise men but it doesn't say there were 3 people, the scriptures says they presented Him with 3 types of gifts -
Gold, representing deity, indicated that these men recognized it was the Son of God whom they now worshiped.
Frankincense was part of that specially compounded perfume used in the tabernacle worship and which represented the rare richness and fragrance of the presence of the Lord. Common people were forbidden to make it and it was to remain very sacred and holy.
They also presented myrrh which was always a type of suffering. God through the Baby was, myrrh was to be a true symbol of the new life into which He was now born: "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief". Jesus suffered for us.
wonderful capture and beautiful discription Kathy...Its so nice to be reminded of all these things..Its so nice to see you identify Jesus as the main Reason for the Season...FAV!
they also weren't present at the birth. They didn't arrive until after Christ's presentation in the temple (according to Luke).. he would have been 2 or 3 yrs old.
@jsw0109 Good point Jeff, He was described as the young child never baby when they came. Thank you so much for the FAV @ellimae We call all (myself included of course) be reminded of that.
Yes it is true, so we just do the best we can and its also funny how nice and protective our managers always look too, but in reality it was probably a cold and smelly stall, unprotected from the weather, the most unlikely place for a King.
