Matthew 2:7-12
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Reflection
We read Monday that the Magi came looking for the new King of the Jews to worship Him. King Herod says that he wants to worship the new King of the Jews as well. However, we know that is a lie – Herod wanted to find the new King of the Jews so that he could dispose of him and not have his own kingdom infringed upon.
Beyond the chief priests and teachers of the law quoting Scripture as to where the Messiah would be born, we don’t see them reacting at all to the birth of Jesus. They simply ignored the fact that the Messiah that their Scripture referred to, the one to save the people Israel, was coming to bring about His Kingdom. They were simply indifferent.
What is your response?
