Who live in a HOUSE in Bethlehem?
Kings seemed conspicuous by their absence in that last study, but we usually find them somewhere in our manger scenes, so here's their story... (5) The First Two Years Lots of manger scenes (and Christmas carols) include three kings. Before reading this study, what do you believe about the wise men? Read Matthew 2:1-16 1. Let’s look at the men first: a. Are they wise men, astrologers, or kings? How many are there of them? And why does tradition say 3? b. If the men are astrologers, they’re probably Babylonian. Why might they be interested in Judaism? c. Do they find the baby in a stable? d. Does it worry you that there might be differences between interpretation, tradition and what the Bible says? How would you try to resolve these differences? 2. Now let’s look at the star: a. Why did the wise men go West when they saw a star in the East?