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How old was Jesus when the wise

men found Him?

Bible Question:
How old was Jesus when the wise men found Him?

Bible Answer:
The gospel of Luke records the conception of Jesus Christ in
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according to Mosaic custom, Jesus was taken to the temple to
be circumcised and given His name. Then 40 days after His
birth, He was taken to the temple and dedicated to God in
obedience to Leviticus 12:4-5. Some time after that, the wise MOST RECENT
men or magi visited Christ (Matthew 2:1-11). The answer to Q&A:
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Birth of Christ In A Manger

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The gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus Christ was born in a What is the

manger because His parents could not stay in the local inn. blasphemy
against the Holy

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wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn. Is it okay to elope?
Luke 2:7 (NASB) What does the
Bible say about
The Greek word for “manger” is phatne which means “a box or eloping?
crib where animals feed.”[1]  Consequently, we know that January 13, 2020

Jesus was born either in a cave[2] or on the bottom oor of a Can a divorced
building since it was the custom in those days to keep animals man, who is not a
on the bottom oor at night when the temperature was cold. pastor, be
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The house may have been built in front of a cave. This was
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common in Bethlehem.
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The lower room was the place where the family’s animals Are the Greek
spent the night. According to an interpretation of the story words αποϚολος
o ered in the following slides, Mary and Joseph were and απoστολος
the same word for
denied access to the comfortable guest chamber and
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instead Mary gave birth in the portion of the house where
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the animals were kept.[3]
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Luke 2:8-21 tells us that an angel spoke to some shepherds man be an elder
who then visited Jesus after He was born that evening. or a pastor? —
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The gospel of Matthew tells us that later some magi from the
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east arrived in Jerusalem asking where would the king of the denominations
Jews be born? (Matthew 2:1-3) The Roman governor, Herod are biblical and
the Great, asked the Jewish chief priests and scribes where He believe the Bible?
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would be born. After the Jewish chief priests and scribes
searched the Scriptures they told Herod and the magi the What is the Greek
Christ would be born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:4-8). tense of the verb
‘commits adultery’
Consequently, the magi followed the light in the sky. It led in Matthew 19:9?
them to the city of Bethlehem and to the place where Jesus December 30, 2019

was living with His parents.

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After coming into the house they saw the Child

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with Mary His mother; and they  fell to the ground
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and  worshiped Him. Then, opening their
treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 (NASB)

Verse 11 states that Jesus was living in a house. This reveals

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that Jesus’ parents had moved to a house. Contrary to popular Go To Heaven
nativity scenes and paintings, Christ was now living in a house
when the magi visited Him. His parents had moved from the
location of the manger to this house. There were no
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Verses 13-14 state that the magi left and Joseph was warned in Searching for God

a dream to take his family to Egypt. It is di cult to know how — Go To Heaven

much time had elapsed between the magi’s arrival in How To Go To

Jerusalem and their visit to the house. But it is highly unlikely Heaven
that the events happened quickly.
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Matthew 2:16 tells us that when Herod realized that the magi
had not returned to tell him the exact location of where the Parable of The

Christ was living, he ordered every child two years old and Shrewd Manager

younger to be murdered. The Prodigal Son

 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked Heaven, Paradise,

by  the magi, he became very enraged, and sent Sheol, Hell, Hades

and slew all the male children who were in and Lake of Fire
Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old
and under, according to the time which he had
determined from the magi. Matthew 2:16 (NASB)
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Verse 16 and verse 2 tell us that Herod the Great had
determined that the magi had seen the star two years earlier. Seeking God

Consequently, Herod murdered all children from two years of Historical Quotes
age and under. This would reveal that Jesus was about two About Christ

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years of age when the magi visited Him. For more information Life of Christ –
read “Are there any secular references to Herod killing babies events, miracles
under the age of two?” and teachings

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Conclusion:
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The gospel of Matthew reveals that Jesus was about two years
of age when the wise men or magi visited Him. It is amazing all
the information that Scripture gives us. In this case, the age of
Christ is important since the information helps us understand
the ful llment of a prophecy in Jeremiah. Matthew 2:17 quotes
Jeremiah 31:15.

Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the

prophet was ful lled:

A voice was heard in Ramah,

Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.” Matthew 2:17
(NASB)

Matthew 2:17 helps understand why young children were

murdered in the prophecy of Jeremiah 31:15. We can thank
God for the many details He has given us in Scripture.

References:
1. Louw and Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New
Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. United Bible
Societies, 1996, p. 69.
2. An early church father, Justin Martyr, states that Jesus was
born in a cave (Letter to Paulinius, 58.3).
3. “Luke 2, Photo Companion.” BiblePlaces.com.

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gifts?
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to Christ?
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