{"id":7812,"date":"2022-11-30T06:39:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minutegospel.com\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2023-01-31T06:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:35:26","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-matthew-2-1-12-patternsinthebible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minutegospel.com\/?p=7812","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 Matthew 2: 1-12 | #PatternsInTheBible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-default-sans-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#707170\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">Herod the king<\/mark><\/strong>, behold, wise men <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#707170\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">from the east<\/mark><\/strong> came to Jerusalem, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:1em\">2 saying, \u201cWhere is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#567393\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">rose<\/mark><\/strong> and have come to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#567393\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">worship him<\/mark><\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:2em\">3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, \u201cIn <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#8e6766\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">Bethlehem<\/mark><\/strong> of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:3em\">6 \u201c\u2018And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#41b4a1\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">rulers<\/mark><\/strong> of Judah; for from you shall come a <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#41b4a1\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">ruler<\/mark><\/strong> who will shepherd my people Israel.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:2em\">7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#8e6766\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">Bethlehem<\/mark><\/strong>, saying, \u201cGo and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.\u201d 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left:1em\">And behold, the star that they had seen when it <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#567393\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">rose<\/mark><\/strong> went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#567393\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">worshiped him<\/mark><\/strong>. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 And being warned in a dream not to return to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#707170\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">Herod<\/mark><\/strong>, they departed to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#707170\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">their own country<\/mark><\/strong> by another way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00271d8e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.99em\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>v.3 &#8211; Why do you think Herod was troubled?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v.12 &#8211; Why were the wise men warned not to return to Herod?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, \u201cWhere is he who has been born king of the Jews? 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