Daniel had the gift of interpreting every kind of vision and dream. When the period stipulated by the king for the boys' training was over, the chief eunuch presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. The king conversed with them, and among all the boys found none to equal Daniel, Hananiah, Misheal and Azariah. So they became members of the king's court, and on whatever point of wisdom or information he might question them, he found them ten times better than all magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom...Nebuchadnezzar had a series of dreams; his mind was troubled, sleep deserted him. The king then had magicians, and enchanters, sorcerers and Chaldaeans summoned to tell the king what his dreams meant. - Dan. 1:18-21, 2:1-2 -
The definition for the word of 'Wise' is having or showing good sense and judgment, and the ability to understand and decide on the right action. The New Testament mentioned the visit of the Magi. [the three wise men] After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of king Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. 'Where is the infant the king of Jews?' they asked. 'We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.' - Matt. 2:1-2 -
Having listened to what the king had to say, they set out. And there in front of them was the star they had seen rising; it went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. - Matt. 2:9-11 -
Herod was furious when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, and in Bethlehem and its surrounding district he had all the male children killed who were two years old or under, reckoning by the date he had been careful to ask the wise men. - Matt. 2:16 -
The role of the star in Matt. chapter 2 suggests a connection with astrology. These astrologers, pursuing their observations of the stars in the heavens, encountered a sign of God. The universal significance of the Lord Jesus Christ coming. - Matt. 24:29-31 - God broke through their misguided system to make the great event known. The joy, rejoicing, worship, and gifts which mark the response of these wise men to the birth of Jesus is quite contrast to the troubled state and murderous intent of Herod and his Jewish advisers in Jerusalem. Sorcerers, magicians, and the false prophets in its other occurrences in the New Testament. - Acts 8:9-25, 13:4-12 -
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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