Matthew 2:1-12
There were three responses to the birth of Christ
. The wise men – “We have come to worship Him”
. Herod – Pride, arrogance and unwillingness to follow Christ’s demands
. The Jewish leaders – Indifference
1. The Intense Interest of the Magi – Vs. 1-2
. Daniel 2:2 – Diviners, sorcerers, magicians
. Numbers 24:17 – Prophecy of a ‘star’
2. The Troubled Inquiry of Herod
. Micah 5:2